Melksham

Melksham is covered by postcode district SN12. It is in the Wiltshire council area, England.

Typical price £275,000 Homes sold in Melksham, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Gigabit broadband 338 of 451 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 49 of 459 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 77 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 5 4 primary schools and 1 all-through school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Melksham, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Melksham, by flood risk Of the 459 postcodes in Melksham that ONS places, 8 have a home or business at high risk, 5 are at medium risk at worst, 36 are at low risk at worst and 410 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Melksham. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SN12 6AA: not on the flood risk listSN12 6AB: not on the flood risk listSN12 6AE: not on the flood risk listSN12 6AF: not on the flood risk listSN12 6AG: not on the flood risk listSN12 6AL: not on the flood risk listSN12 6AN: not on the flood risk listSN12 6AP: not on the flood risk listSN12 6AR: not on the flood risk listSN12 6AS: not on the flood risk listSN12 6AT: not on the flood risk listSN12 6AU: not on the flood risk listSN12 6AW: not on the flood risk listSN12 6AX: not on the flood risk listSN12 6AY: not on the flood risk listSN12 6AZ: not on the flood risk listSN12 6BA: not on the flood risk listSN12 6BB: not on the flood risk listSN12 6BD: not on the flood risk listSN12 6BE: not on the flood risk listSN12 6BH: not on the flood risk listSN12 6BJ: not on the flood risk listSN12 6BL: not on the flood risk listSN12 6BN: not on the flood risk listSN12 6BP: not on the flood risk listSN12 6BQ: not on the flood risk listSN12 6BS: not on the flood risk listSN12 6BW: not on the flood risk listSN12 6BZ: not on the flood risk listSN12 6DA: not on the flood risk listSN12 6DB: not on the flood risk listSN12 6DD: not on the flood risk listSN12 6DE: not on the flood risk listSN12 6DF: not on the flood risk listSN12 6DG: not on the flood risk listSN12 6DH: not on the flood risk listSN12 6DJ: not on the flood risk listSN12 6DL: not on the flood risk listSN12 6DP: not on the flood risk listSN12 6DS: not on the flood risk listSN12 6DW: not on the flood risk listSN12 6EN: not on the flood risk listSN12 6EP: not on the flood risk listSN12 6ES: not on the flood risk listSN12 6EW: not on the flood risk listSN12 6EX: not on the flood risk listSN12 6FG: not on the flood risk listSN12 6FN: not on the flood risk listSN12 6FP: not on the flood risk listSN12 6FR: not on the flood risk listSN12 6FS: not on the flood risk listSN12 6FT: not on the flood risk listSN12 6FU: not on the flood risk listSN12 6FW: not on the flood risk listSN12 6FX: not on the flood risk listSN12 6FY: not on the flood risk listSN12 6FZ: not on the flood risk listSN12 6GA: not on the flood risk listSN12 6GB: not on the flood risk listSN12 6GF: not on the flood risk listSN12 6GG: not on the flood risk listSN12 6GL: not on the flood risk listSN12 6GR: not on the flood risk listSN12 6GS: not on the flood risk listSN12 6GT: not on the flood risk listSN12 6GW: not on the flood risk listSN12 6GY: not on the flood risk listSN12 6HA: not on the flood risk listSN12 6HB: not on the flood risk listSN12 6HD: not on the flood risk listSN12 6HE: not on the flood risk listSN12 6HF: not on the flood risk listSN12 6HG: not on the flood risk listSN12 6HH: not on the flood risk listSN12 6HJ: not on the flood risk listSN12 6HL: not on the flood risk listSN12 6HN: not on the flood risk listSN12 6HP: not on the flood risk listSN12 6HQ: not on the flood risk listSN12 6HR: not on the flood risk listSN12 6HS: not on the flood risk listSN12 6HT: not on the flood risk listSN12 6HU: not on the flood risk listSN12 6HW: not on the flood risk listSN12 6HX: not on the flood risk listSN12 6HY: not on the flood risk listSN12 6HZ: not on the flood risk listSN12 6JA: not on the flood risk listSN12 6JB: not on the flood risk listSN12 6JD: not on the flood risk listSN12 6JE: not on the flood risk listSN12 6JF: not on the flood risk listSN12 6JG: not on the flood risk listSN12 6JH: not on the flood risk listSN12 6JJ: not on the flood risk listSN12 6JL: not on the flood risk listSN12 6JN: not on the flood risk listSN12 6JP: not on the flood risk listSN12 6JQ: not on the flood risk listSN12 6JR: not on the flood risk listSN12 6JT: not on the flood risk listSN12 6JX: not on the flood risk listSN12 6JY: not on the flood risk listSN12 6LA: not on the flood risk listSN12 6LE: not on the flood risk listSN12 6LG: not on the flood risk listSN12 6LS: not on the flood risk listSN12 6LT: not on the flood risk listSN12 6LU: not on the flood risk listSN12 6NA: not on the flood risk listSN12 6QJ: not on the flood risk listSN12 6RP: not on the flood risk listSN12 6SR: not on the flood risk listSN12 6TN: not on the flood risk listSN12 6UD: not on the flood risk listSN12 6UE: not on the flood risk listSN12 6UL: not on the flood risk listSN12 6UN: not on the flood risk listSN12 6US: not on the flood risk listSN12 6UT: not on the flood risk listSN12 6UU: not on the flood risk listSN12 6UX: not on the flood risk listSN12 6UY: not on the flood risk listSN12 6UZ: not on the flood risk listSN12 6WP: not on the flood risk listSN12 6WR: not on the flood risk listSN12 6WT: not on the flood risk listSN12 6WW: not on the flood risk listSN12 6WZ: not on the flood risk listSN12 6XF: not on the flood risk listSN12 6XJ: not on the flood risk listSN12 6XL: not on the flood risk listSN12 6XQ: not on the flood risk listSN12 6YE: not on the flood risk listSN12 6YF: not on the flood risk listSN12 6YN: not on the flood risk listSN12 6YR: not on the flood risk listSN12 6YU: not on the flood risk listSN12 6YW: not on the flood risk listSN12 6ZJ: not on the flood risk listSN12 6ZL: not on the flood risk listSN12 6ZP: not on the flood risk listSN12 6ZQ: not on the flood risk listSN12 6ZS: not on the flood risk listSN12 6ZT: not on the flood risk listSN12 6ZU: not on the flood risk listSN12 7AA: not on the flood risk listSN12 7AB: not on the flood risk listSN12 7AD: not on the flood risk listSN12 7AE: not on the flood risk listSN12 7AF: not on the flood risk listSN12 7AG: not on the flood risk listSN12 7AH: not on the flood risk listSN12 7AJ: not on the flood risk listSN12 7AL: not on the flood risk listSN12 7AN: not on the flood risk listSN12 7AP: not on the flood risk listSN12 7AR: not on the flood risk listSN12 7AS: not on the flood risk listSN12 7AT: not on the flood risk listSN12 7AU: not on the flood risk listSN12 7AW: not on the flood risk listSN12 7AX: not on the flood risk listSN12 7AY: not on the flood risk listSN12 7AZ: not on the flood risk listSN12 7BB: not on the flood risk listSN12 7BE: not on the flood risk listSN12 7BG: not on the flood risk listSN12 7BH: not on the flood risk listSN12 7BJ: not on the flood risk listSN12 7BL: not on the flood risk listSN12 7BN: not on the flood risk listSN12 7BP: not on the flood risk listSN12 7BQ: not on the flood risk listSN12 7BS: not on the flood risk listSN12 7BT: not on the flood risk listSN12 7BU: not on the flood risk listSN12 7BW: not on the flood risk listSN12 7BX: not on the flood risk listSN12 7BY: not on the flood risk listSN12 7BZ: not on the flood risk listSN12 7DA: not on the flood risk listSN12 7DB: not on the flood risk listSN12 7DD: not on the flood risk listSN12 7DE: not on the flood risk listSN12 7DF: not on the flood risk listSN12 7DG: not on the flood risk listSN12 7DH: not on the flood risk listSN12 7DJ: not on the flood risk listSN12 7DL: not on the flood risk listSN12 7DN: not on the flood risk listSN12 7DP: not on the flood risk listSN12 7DQ: not on the flood risk listSN12 7DR: not on the flood risk listSN12 7DW: not on the flood risk listSN12 7DY: not on the flood risk listSN12 7DZ: not on the flood risk listSN12 7EA: not on the flood risk listSN12 7EE: not on the flood risk listSN12 7EF: not on the flood risk listSN12 7EG: not on the flood risk listSN12 7EH: not on the flood risk listSN12 7EJ: not on the flood risk listSN12 7EL: not on the flood risk listSN12 7EN: not on the flood risk listSN12 7EP: not on the flood risk listSN12 7EQ: not on the flood risk listSN12 7ER: not on the flood risk listSN12 7ES: not on the flood risk listSN12 7ET: not on the flood risk listSN12 7EU: not on the flood risk listSN12 7EX: not on the flood risk listSN12 7EY: not on the flood risk listSN12 7EZ: not on the flood risk listSN12 7FA: not on the flood risk listSN12 7FB: not on the flood risk listSN12 7FD: not on the flood risk listSN12 7FE: not on the flood risk listSN12 7FF: not on the flood risk listSN12 7FG: not on the flood risk listSN12 7FH: not on the flood risk listSN12 7FJ: not on the flood risk listSN12 7FL: not on the flood risk listSN12 7FN: not on the flood risk listSN12 7FP: not on the flood risk listSN12 7FQ: not on the flood risk listSN12 7FR: not on the flood risk listSN12 7FU: not on the flood risk listSN12 7FW: not on the flood risk listSN12 7FX: not on the flood risk listSN12 7FY: not on the flood risk listSN12 7FZ: not on the flood risk listSN12 7GA: not on the flood risk listSN12 7GB: not on the flood risk listSN12 7GD: not on the flood risk listSN12 7GE: not on the flood risk listSN12 7GF: not on the flood risk listSN12 7GG: not on the flood risk listSN12 7GH: not on the flood risk listSN12 7GJ: not on the flood risk listSN12 7GL: not on the flood risk listSN12 7GN: not on the flood risk listSN12 7GP: not on the flood risk listSN12 7GQ: not on the flood risk listSN12 7GR: not on the flood risk listSN12 7GW: not on the flood risk listSN12 7GX: not on the flood risk listSN12 7GY: not on the flood risk listSN12 7GZ: not on the flood risk listSN12 7HA: not on the flood risk listSN12 7HB: not on the flood risk listSN12 7HD: not on the flood risk listSN12 7HE: not on the flood risk listSN12 7HF: not on the flood risk listSN12 7HG: not on the flood risk listSN12 7HH: not on the flood risk listSN12 7HJ: not on the flood risk listSN12 7HL: not on the flood risk listSN12 7HN: not on the flood risk listSN12 7HP: not on the flood risk listSN12 7HQ: not on the flood risk listSN12 7HR: not on the flood risk listSN12 7HS: not on the flood risk listSN12 7HT: not on the flood risk listSN12 7HU: not on the flood risk listSN12 7HW: not on the flood risk listSN12 7HX: not on the flood risk listSN12 7HY: not on the flood risk listSN12 7HZ: not on the flood risk listSN12 7JA: not on the flood risk listSN12 7JD: not on the flood risk listSN12 7JE: not on the flood risk listSN12 7JF: not on the flood risk listSN12 7JG: not on the flood risk listSN12 7JH: not on the flood risk listSN12 7JL: not on the flood risk listSN12 7JN: not on the flood risk listSN12 7JP: not on the flood risk listSN12 7JQ: not on the flood risk listSN12 7JR: not on the flood risk listSN12 7JS: not on the flood risk listSN12 7JT: not on the flood risk listSN12 7JU: not on the flood risk listSN12 7JX: not on the flood risk listSN12 7JY: not on the flood risk listSN12 7JZ: not on the flood risk listSN12 7LA: not on the flood risk listSN12 7LB: not on the flood risk listSN12 7LD: not on the flood risk listSN12 7LE: not on the flood risk listSN12 7LF: not on the flood risk listSN12 7LH: not on the flood risk listSN12 7LJ: not on the flood risk listSN12 7LL: not on the flood risk listSN12 7LN: not on the flood risk listSN12 7LP: not on the flood risk listSN12 7LR: not on the flood risk listSN12 7LT: not on the flood risk listSN12 7LW: not on the flood risk listSN12 7LX: not on the flood risk listSN12 7LY: not on the flood risk listSN12 7LZ: not on the flood risk listSN12 7NA: not on the flood risk listSN12 7NB: not on the flood risk listSN12 7ND: not on the flood risk listSN12 7NE: not on the flood risk listSN12 7NH: not on the flood risk listSN12 7NN: not on the flood risk listSN12 7NP: not on the flood risk listSN12 7NS: not on the flood risk listSN12 7NU: not on the flood risk listSN12 7NW: not on the flood risk listSN12 7NY: not on the flood risk listSN12 7NZ: not on the flood risk listSN12 7PB: not on the flood risk listSN12 7PD: not on the flood risk listSN12 7PE: not on the flood risk listSN12 7PF: not on the flood risk listSN12 7PG: not on the flood risk listSN12 7PH: not on the flood risk listSN12 7PJ: not on the flood risk listSN12 7PL: not on the flood risk listSN12 7PN: not on the flood risk listSN12 7PQ: not on the flood risk listSN12 7PW: not on the flood risk listSN12 7QL: not on the flood risk listSN12 7QN: not on the flood risk listSN12 7QP: not on the flood risk listSN12 7QR: not on the flood risk listSN12 7QW: not on the flood risk listSN12 7QZ: not on the flood risk listSN12 7RG: not on the flood risk listSN12 7RH: not on the flood risk listSN12 7RJ: not on the flood risk listSN12 7RP: not on the flood risk listSN12 7RQ: not on the flood risk listSN12 7RR: not on the flood risk listSN12 7RS: not on the flood risk listSN12 7RT: not on the flood risk listSN12 7RW: not on the flood risk listSN12 7RX: not on the flood risk listSN12 7RY: not on the flood risk listSN12 7RZ: not on the flood risk listSN12 7SD: not on the flood risk listSN12 7SG: not on the flood risk listSN12 7SH: not on the flood risk listSN12 7SJ: not on the flood risk listSN12 7SL: not on the flood risk listSN12 7SN: not on the flood risk listSN12 7SQ: not on the flood risk listSN12 7SW: not on the flood risk listSN12 7TE: not on the flood risk listSN12 7TS: not on the flood risk listSN12 7UB: not on the flood risk listSN12 8AE: not on the flood risk listSN12 8AG: not on the flood risk listSN12 8AH: not on the flood risk listSN12 8AL: not on the flood risk listSN12 8AN: not on the flood risk listSN12 8AP: not on the flood risk listSN12 8AQ: not on the flood risk listSN12 8AR: not on the flood risk listSN12 8AS: not on the flood risk listSN12 8AT: not on the flood risk listSN12 8AU: not on the flood risk listSN12 8AW: not on the flood risk listSN12 8AX: not on the flood risk listSN12 8AY: not on the flood risk listSN12 8AZ: not on the flood risk listSN12 8BA: not on the flood risk listSN12 8BB: not on the flood risk listSN12 8BD: not on the flood risk listSN12 8BE: not on the flood risk listSN12 8BG: not on the flood risk listSN12 8BH: not on the flood risk listSN12 8BJ: not on the flood risk listSN12 8BL: not on the flood risk listSN12 8BN: not on the flood risk listSN12 8BQ: not on the flood risk listSN12 8BY: not on the flood risk listSN12 8DB: not on the flood risk listSN12 8DE: not on the flood risk listSN12 8DH: not on the flood risk listSN12 8DJ: not on the flood risk listSN12 8DL: not on the flood risk listSN12 8DN: not on the flood risk listSN12 8DP: not on the flood risk listSN12 8DW: not on the flood risk listSN12 8DZ: not on the flood risk listSN12 8FA: not on the flood risk listSN12 8FB: not on the flood risk listSN12 8FD: not on the flood risk listSN12 8FF: not on the flood risk listSN12 8FG: not on the flood risk listSN12 8FJ: not on the flood risk listSN12 8FL: not on the flood risk listSN12 8FN: not on the flood risk listSN12 8FP: not on the flood risk listSN12 8FR: not on the flood risk listSN12 8RP: not on the flood risk listSN12 6BG: low flood risk at worstSN12 6GD: low flood risk at worstSN12 6LL: low flood risk at worstSN12 6LN: low flood risk at worstSN12 6LX: low flood risk at worstSN12 6LY: low flood risk at worstSN12 7DT: low flood risk at worstSN12 7DU: low flood risk at worstSN12 7EB: low flood risk at worstSN12 7ED: low flood risk at worstSN12 7FS: low flood risk at worstSN12 7FT: low flood risk at worstSN12 7GS: low flood risk at worstSN12 7JJ: low flood risk at worstSN12 7LG: low flood risk at worstSN12 7LQ: low flood risk at worstSN12 7LS: low flood risk at worstSN12 7LU: low flood risk at worstSN12 7NG: low flood risk at worstSN12 7NJ: low flood risk at worstSN12 7NQ: low flood risk at worstSN12 7PA: low flood risk at worstSN12 7PR: low flood risk at worstSN12 7RU: low flood risk at worstSN12 8AB: low flood risk at worstSN12 8AJ: low flood risk at worstSN12 8BP: low flood risk at worstSN12 8BW: low flood risk at worstSN12 8BX: low flood risk at worstSN12 8DD: low flood risk at worstSN12 8DF: low flood risk at worstSN12 8DG: low flood risk at worstSN12 8DR: low flood risk at worstSN12 8DX: low flood risk at worstSN12 8EB: low flood risk at worstSN12 8LQ: low flood risk at worstSN12 6LP: medium flood risk at worstSN12 8AD: medium flood risk at worstSN12 8BS: medium flood risk at worstSN12 8BT: medium flood risk at worstSN12 8DA: medium flood risk at worstSN12 7AQ: high flood riskSN12 7JW: high flood riskSN12 7RD: high flood riskSN12 7RF: high flood riskSN12 8BU: high flood riskSN12 8DS: high flood riskSN12 8DT: high flood riskSN12 8DU: high flood risk Melksham Map of every postcode in Melksham, by flood risk Of the 459 postcodes in Melksham that ONS places, 8 have a home or business at high risk, 5 are at medium risk at worst, 36 are at low risk at worst and 410 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Melksham. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Melksham
  • A home or business at high risk: 8
  • At medium risk at worst: 5
  • At low risk at worst: 36
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 410

Of the 459 postcodes in Melksham that ONS places, 8 have a home or business at high risk, 5 are at medium risk at worst, 36 are at low risk at worst and 410 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.3740, longitude -2.1323. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

SN12 8DU12 at high riskSN12 7RD7 at high riskSN12 8DT6 at high riskSN12 8DS6 at high riskSN12 7RF2 at high riskSN12 7JW1 at high riskSN12 8BU1 at high riskSN12 7AQ1 at high risk

What is it like to live in Melksham?

Homes sold for a typical £275,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, no change on the 12 months before. At 338 of the 451 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 77 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 49 of its 459 postcodes. It has 4 primary schools and 1 all-through school at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Melksham, 1.1 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Melksham?

Homes in Melksham sold for a typical £275,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 246 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£275,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£275,000 12 months to August 2025
■ no change on the 12 months before
  • Detached £370,000 69 sales
  • Semi-detached £282,250 92 sales
  • Terraced £225,500 62 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £140,000 23 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SN12 district, Melksham's main postcode district: a typical £295,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Melksham: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Melksham?

32 of the 459 postcodes now in use in Melksham came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 334 homes sold in Melksham were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SN12 district, 8%.

The newest postcodes

SN12 7QNsince June 2025SN12 9BXsince September 2024SN12 6JTsince August 2024SN12 6XQsince December 2023SN12 6ZLsince September 2023SN12 6GRsince July 2023

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn MelkshamAcross the SN12 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 246 (0%) 5 of 362 (1%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 334 (0%) 39 of 514 (8%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Melksham?

Ofcom reports on 451 of the 459 postcodes in Melksham. At 338 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit338 of 451
Postcodes where every home can get superfast435 of 451

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Melksham at risk of flooding?

49 of the 459 postcodes in Melksham have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 77 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 49 of 459 postcodes High: 36Medium: 41Low: 441

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Melksham?

The open schools at the postcodes in Melksham. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Melksham?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Melksham is Melksham Rail Station, 1.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Melksham Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
  • Trowbridge Rail Station Railway station 8.3 kmDrive
  • Bradford-on-Avon Rail Station Railway station 8.9 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Melksham?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Melksham. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Melksham safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 1,451 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Melksham over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 115 September 2025
  2. 102 October 2025
  3. 105 November 2025
  4. 94 December 2025
  5. 84 January 2026
  6. 98 February 2026
  7. 159 March 2026
  8. 122 April 2026
  9. 127 May 2026
  10. 137 June 2026
  11. 152 July 2026
  12. 156 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences552 reports
Anti-social behaviour358 reports
Criminal damage and arson120 reports
Shoplifting111 reports
Public order94 reports
Other theft60 reports
Vehicle crime37 reports
Burglary35 reports

Also: other crime 31, drugs 26, bicycle theft 8, robbery 8, possession of weapons 8, theft from the person 3.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Melksham?

Council
Wiltshire
Parliamentary constituency
Melksham and Devizes
Police force area
Wiltshire
Region
South West
Country
England
MP
Brian Mathew (Liberal Democrat)

All 459 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

Moving to Melksham

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

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Melksham postcodes

459 postcodes in use in Melksham, by district:

SN12 postcode district,459 postcodes

That district is in the SN postcode area.

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Places near Melksham

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Melksham's £275,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Bowerhill1.8 km, £322,500Rowde7.1 km, £260,000Corsham7.6 km, £340,000Trowbridge7.9 km, £266,270Rudloe8.5 km, £325,000Bradford-on-Avon8.7 km, £375,000Chippenham9.5 km, £293,000Box9.6 km, £428,500 All places A to Z

Questions about Melksham

What is it like to live in Melksham?
Homes sold for a typical £275,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, no change on the 12 months before. At 338 of the 451 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 77 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 49 of its 459 postcodes. It has 4 primary schools and 1 all-through school at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Melksham, 1.1 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Melksham?
Melksham is covered by postcode district SN12, across 459 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Melksham in?
Melksham is in the Wiltshire council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Melksham?
Melksham is in the Melksham and Devizes parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Brian Mathew (Liberal Democrat), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Melksham?
Homes in Melksham sold for a typical £275,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 246 sales, no change on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Melksham?
In Melksham, primary schools at its postcodes include The Manor CofE VC Primary School, River Mead School and Melksham House School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Melksham House School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Melksham have a railway station?
Yes: Melksham is 1.1 km from the centre point of the postcodes in Melksham, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Melksham?
Ofcom reports on 451 of the 459 postcodes in Melksham. At 338 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Melksham at risk of flooding?
49 of the 459 postcodes in Melksham have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 77 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Melksham?
32 of the 459 postcodes now in use in Melksham came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 334 homes sold in Melksham were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SN12 district, 8%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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