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Melksham South

EnglandSouth WestWiltshireMelksham South
WARD
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
6,291
Households
2,840
Crimes · May '26
31 · 4.9 per 1k
2,840
Households
White Brit. · 91%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
31 · 4.9 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£265,250
Median property price
158
Postcodes
2,840
Households
White Brit. · 91%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
31 · 4.9 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£265,250
Median property price
158
Postcodes

Overview of Melksham South

Coordinates51.3690, -2.1367
Postcodes
158
Population (Census)
6,291
Households (Census)
2,840
Recorded crime · May '26
31 · 4.9 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Melksham South

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.63 (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 6.63 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in Melksham South

Property sales · Melksham South
HM Land Registry · Melksham South
Average price
£256,149
YoY: -1.1%
Median price: £265,250
View district SN12
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Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £405,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£405k£289k£172k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '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 South

Crime trends · Melksham South
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
19148
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
12
YoY -14%
ASB
22110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY -11%
Vehicle Crime
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Burglary
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
1160
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -33%

4 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising

31
incidents · May '26

Demographics in Melksham South

Ethnicity

Total residents: 6,278
White Brit.91.0%
Other White3.1%
+ other · 5.9%

Religion

Total residents: 6,274
Christian48.8%
No religion41.9%
Not answered6.8%
+ other · 2.5%

Age groups

Total residents: 6,291
50–6421.4%
35–4915.5%
65–7412.3%
25–3412.2%
75–849.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.3%

Households

Total households: 2,840
Any member 66+19.1%
Other15.3%
All members 66+12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.3%
+ 7 other households · 31.3%

Schools in Melksham South

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

Aloeric Primary School

Wiltshire · SN12 6HN

Good 0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Melksham House School

Wiltshire · SN12 6ES

0.2 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–16
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School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.

Postcode Districts in Melksham South

SN12
158 postcodes