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Housing in SN12 7GR

What the homes in SN12 7GR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Melksham South
Council
Wiltshire
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,954 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (31.7%). Flats make up 33.9%, well above the 22.2% across England.

SN12 7GREngland
Detached9.5%22.9%
Semi-detached24.9%31.5%
Terraced31.7%23%
Purpose-built flat24.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

38.6% of households in the SN12 7GR area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 25% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 20.9% own outright and 17.7% with a mortgage.

SN12 7GR
39%
25%
36%
England
  • Owned38.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented25%20.5%
  • Social rented35.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SN12 7GREngland
Owned outright20.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent22.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council3.6%8.3%
From a housing association32%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 45.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SN12 7GREngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.7%). 21.1% of households include dependent children.

SN12 7GREngland
Living alone, under 6627.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.4%12.8%
Couple, no children13.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.4%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Wiltshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Wiltshire (August 2026, +6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

WiltshireEngland
All homes£1,082£1,459
One bedroom£749£1,195
Two bedrooms£973£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,220£1,489
Four or more£1,739£2,161
Detached£1,496£1,640
Semi-detached£1,191£1,449
Terraced£1,061£1,435
Flat or maisonette£852£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SN12 7GR (Melksham South) (about 1,954 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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