Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
15460
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15460 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near SN12 8BA
Crime trends · near SN12 8BA
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
8
YoY +60%
ASB
10
YoY +900%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
2
YoY stable
Criminal damage
4
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
35
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,222
White Brit.91.0%
Other White2.8%
Other Asian1.5%
+ other · 4.8%
Religion
Total residents: 2,227
No religion49.1%
Christian42.9%
Not answered5.2%
Hindu1.1%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,216
50–6418.9%
35–4918.1%
25–3415.3%
65–748.9%
75–847.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.3%
Households
Total households: 946
Other16.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.5%
All members 66+11.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.0%
Any member 66+10.0%
+ 7 other households · 37.3%
Administrative Information
Wiltshire
Local Authority
Council Area
Melksham and Devizes E14001356
Constituency
E14001356
Wiltshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Melksham Without North & Shurnhold
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 Scotland
Somerset, 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 020A E01032063
E01032063
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wiltshire 020 E02006678
E02006678
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wiltshire 020A E01032063
E01032063
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wiltshire 020 E02006678
E02006678
Urban: 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
4:25 AM
Sunrise
7:44 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:25 AM
Sunset (today)
7:44 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SN12 8BA 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: 15460
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01032063 and MSOA E02006678 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SN12 8BA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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