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Melksham East

EnglandSouth WestWiltshireMelksham East
WARD
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
6,292
Households
2,480
Crimes · May '26
16 · 2.5 per 1k
2,480
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
No religion · 47%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
16 · 2.5 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£283,000
Median property price
93
Postcodes
2,480
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
No religion · 47%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
16 · 2.5 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£283,000
Median property price
93
Postcodes

Overview of Melksham East

Coordinates51.3715, -2.1214
Postcodes
93
Population (Census)
6,292
Households (Census)
2,480
Recorded crime · May '26
16 · 2.5 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Melksham East

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.23 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.23 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in Melksham East

Property sales · Melksham East
HM Land Registry · Melksham East
Average price
£288,920
YoY: -3.1%
Median price: £283,250
View district SN12
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Recent sale price trend
May '24 – Apr '26Apr '26: 4 sales · avg £223,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£397k£280k£163k
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Melksham East

Crime trends · Melksham East
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1161
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY +75%
ASB
951
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -33%
Vehicle Crime
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable

2 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

16
incidents · May '26

Demographics in Melksham East

Ethnicity

Total residents: 6,291
White Brit.92.3%
Other White3.4%
+ other · 4.3%

Religion

Total residents: 6,277
No religion47.2%
Christian44.7%
Not answered6.4%
+ other · 1.7%

Age groups

Total residents: 6,292
35–4921.7%
50–6418.4%
25–3414.5%
65–748.1%
10–158.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.4%

Households

Total households: 2,480
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.5%
Other13.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.7%
All members 66+8.4%
Any member 66+8.1%
+ 8 other households · 35.7%

Schools in Melksham East

Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.

Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School

Wiltshire · SN12 7GN

Good 0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
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School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.

Postcode Districts in Melksham East

SN12
93 postcodes