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SN12 8DR area guide

Who lives in SN12 8DR, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Melksham North
Council
Wiltshire
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,353 (2024)
At a glance

What SN12 8DR is like

SN12 8DR is a postcode in the Melksham North area of Wiltshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 2,353 people. 73.4% of households own their home, 10.6% rent privately and 14.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 25–29, and 62.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in SN12 8 sold for a median of £323,300 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SN12 8DR compares

Headline figures for SN12 8DR, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
5/ 10

Around the middle: 21.4 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£323,300

Median over 64 sales in SN12 8, −2.1% on the year before.

TransportMore
5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 25 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
67%

Rated good or better across 3 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore
£51,800

Average annual income before tax, higher than 47% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SN12 8DR differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    Few private renters

    Only 10.6% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.

  2. 02
    Mostly owner-occupied

    73.4% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

SN12 8DR FAQs

01
Is SN12 8DR a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 21.4 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. 67% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).
02
How much does a house cost in SN12 8DR?

The median sale price over the last year was £323,300.

Homes in SN12 8 sold for a median of £323,300 across 64 sales in the year to August 2026, −2.1% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is SN12 8DR safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.4 offences per 1,000 people a year around SN12 8DR, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.
04
Who lives in SN12 8DR?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 25–29, at 8.2% of residents. 73.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (45.5%).
05
Which council covers SN12 8DR?

The local authority for SN12 8DR is Wiltshire.

SN12 8DR comes under Wiltshire in the South West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is SN12 8DR?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 25 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Melksham Rail Station, 0.3 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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