2,757
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
No religion · 47%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
28 · 4.4 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£266,500
Median property price
128
Postcodes
Overview of Melksham Forest
Coordinates51.3783, -2.1282
Postcodes
128
Population (Census)
6,404
Households (Census)
2,757
Recorded crime · May '26
28 · 4.4 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Melksham Forest
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.45 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.45 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Melksham Forest
Property sales · Melksham Forest
HM Land Registry · Melksham Forest
Average price
£275,540
YoY: +5.6%
Median price: £269,625
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – Apr '26Apr '26: 1 sales · avg £385,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£385k£312k£239k
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
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 Forest
Crime trends · Melksham Forest
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
19113
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
12
YoY -14%
ASB
1382
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY -44%
Vehicle Crime
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY -12%
Demographics in Melksham Forest
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.8%
Other White2.7%
White & Black Caribbean1.1%
+ other · 4.4%
Religion
No religion47.5%
Christian44.6%
Not answered6.0%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
50–6420.2%
35–4917.2%
25–3411.9%
65–7411.5%
75–848.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.0%
Households
Other16.4%
Any member 66+16.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.6%
All members 66+10.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.5%
+ 8 other households · 34.6%
Schools in Melksham Forest
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
The Manor CofE VC Primary School
Wiltshire · SN12 7NG
Requires improvement
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
River Mead School
Wiltshire · SN12 7ED
Not judged
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Melksham Forest
Postcodes in Melksham Forest
SN12 6LGSN12 6LPSN12 7AASN12 7ABSN12 7ADSN12 7AESN12 7AFSN12 7AGSN12 7AHSN12 7AJSN12 7ALSN12 7ANSN12 7APSN12 7AQSN12 7ARSN12 7ASSN12 7ATSN12 7AUSN12 7AWSN12 7AXSN12 7AYSN12 7AZSN12 7BBSN12 7BESN12 7BGSN12 7BHSN12 7BJSN12 7BLSN12 7BNSN12 7BPSN12 7BQSN12 7BSSN12 7BTSN12 7BUSN12 7BWSN12 7BXSN12 7BYSN12 7BZSN12 7DASN12 7DBSN12 7DDSN12 7DESN12 7DFSN12 7DGSN12 7DHSN12 7DJSN12 7DLSN12 7DNSN12 7DPSN12 7DQSN12 7DRSN12 7DUSN12 7DWSN12 7DYSN12 7DZSN12 7EBSN12 7EDSN12 7EESN12 7EFSN12 7EGSN12 7EHSN12 7EJSN12 7ELSN12 7ENSN12 7EQSN12 7ERSN12 7ESSN12 7ETSN12 7EUSN12 7EXSN12 7EYSN12 7EZSN12 7FBSN12 7FDSN12 7FESN12 7FFSN12 7FGSN12 7GRSN12 7HASN12 7HBSN12 7HDSN12 7HESN12 7HFSN12 7HGSN12 7HHSN12 7HJSN12 7HLSN12 7HNSN12 7HPSN12 7HQSN12 7HRSN12 7HUSN12 7HWSN12 7HYSN12 7HZSN12 7JASN12 7JESN12 7JFSN12 7JGSN12 7JLSN12 7JNSN12 7JPSN12 7JQSN12 7JRSN12 7JSSN12 7JTSN12 7JUSN12 7JXSN12 7NASN12 7NBSN12 7NDSN12 7NESN12 7NGSN12 7NHSN12 7NJSN12 7NQSN12 7PASN12 7PHSN12 7PJSN12 7PL