Around average
IMD England
Low · 1.5 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
South West
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
16608
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16608 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near SN12 6FP
England & WalesCrime trends · near SN12 6FP
Counts are for Melksham East electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
6
YoY —
1161
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
5
YoY —
951
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.6%
Other White4.2%
+ other · 4.2%
Religion
Christian46.0%
No religion44.9%
Not answered7.5%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
50–6421.9%
35–4918.6%
25–3413.2%
65–749.2%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.7%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.6%
Any member 66+14.3%
Other13.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.6%
All members 66+8.0%
+ 8 other households · 36.9%
Coordinates & Location for SN12 6FP
Postcode
SN12 6FP
Coordinates
51.3669, -2.1258
Grid reference
ST913630
Easting
391,335
Northing
163,099
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C3V9V8F+QM
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Melksham
Travel to Work
Trowbridge
ITL Region
Wiltshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Wiltshire
Local Authority
Council AreaMelksham and Devizes E14001356
Constituency
E14001356Wiltshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Melksham East
Constituency code
E14001356
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Melksham
International Territorial Level
Wiltshire
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandSomerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South West
NHS Region
South West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Wiltshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB - 92G
Cancer Alliance
Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Wiltshire 022B E01032066
E01032066MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wiltshire 022 E02006680
E02006680LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wiltshire 022B E01032066
E01032066MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wiltshire 022 E02006680
E02006680Urban: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1
Sun & Time Information
6:15 AM
Sunrise
5:38 PM
Sunset
11 hours 23 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:15 AM
Sunset (today)
5:38 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 23 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
August 1993
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~33 years
Active Duration
1993 -> PresentAugust 1993 — Introduced
Postcode SN12 6FP introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 16608
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01032066 and MSOA E02006680 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SN12 6FP is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 1993
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~33 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near SN12 6FP
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 24%
Attainment 8
41.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 51%
RWM expected
48%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
42%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–16
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
65%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 45%
RWM expected
38%
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