SN15 3BU postcode in Chippenham, Wiltshire

SN15 3BU is a postcode in Chippenham, in the Chippenham Hardens & Central ward of Wiltshire. It is in the Chippenham parliamentary constituency and the Wiltshire police force area, and has been in use since June 2005.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 28% of homes and businesses can get it. Wiltshire: 77% Typical price £281,000 Homes sold in SN15 3, last 12 months. ▲ 4.1% on the year before Nearest station Chippenham 650 m in a straight line

Where SN15 3BU is, and what is near it

Map of SN15 3BU and what is near it Map of SN15 3BU: its centre point, with the 330 other postcodes in the SN15 3 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 15 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SN15 3AH: also in SN15 3SN15 3AJ: also in SN15 3SN15 3AL: also in SN15 3SN15 3AN: also in SN15 3SN15 3AT: also in SN15 3SN15 3AU: also in SN15 3SN15 3AW: also in SN15 3SN15 3AX: also in SN15 3SN15 3AY: also in SN15 3SN15 3AZ: also in SN15 3SN15 3BA: also in SN15 3SN15 3BH: also in SN15 3SN15 3BJ: also in SN15 3SN15 3BL: also in SN15 3SN15 3BN: also in SN15 3SN15 3BP: also in SN15 3SN15 3BQ: also in SN15 3SN15 3BS: also in SN15 3SN15 3BT: also in SN15 3SN15 3BW: also in SN15 3SN15 3BX: also in SN15 3SN15 3BY: also in SN15 3SN15 3BZ: also in SN15 3SN15 3DB: also in SN15 3SN15 3DD: also in SN15 3SN15 3DE: also in SN15 3SN15 3DF: also in SN15 3SN15 3DG: also in SN15 3SN15 3DJ: also in SN15 3SN15 3DL: also in SN15 3SN15 3DN: also in SN15 3SN15 3DP: also in SN15 3SN15 3DQ: also in SN15 3SN15 3DR: also in SN15 3SN15 3DS: also in SN15 3SN15 3DT: also in SN15 3SN15 3DU: also in SN15 3SN15 3DW: also in SN15 3SN15 3DX: also in SN15 3SN15 3DY: also in SN15 3SN15 3DZ: also in SN15 3SN15 3EA: also in SN15 3SN15 3EB: also in SN15 3SN15 3ED: also in SN15 3SN15 3EE: also in SN15 3SN15 3EF: also in SN15 3SN15 3EG: also in SN15 3SN15 3EH: also in SN15 3SN15 3EJ: also in SN15 3SN15 3EL: also in SN15 3SN15 3EN: also in SN15 3SN15 3EP: also in SN15 3SN15 3ER: also in SN15 3SN15 3ES: also in SN15 3SN15 3EU: also in SN15 3SN15 3EW: also in SN15 3SN15 3EX: also in SN15 3SN15 3EY: also in SN15 3SN15 3GD: also in SN15 3SN15 3GQ: also in SN15 3SN15 3GR: also in SN15 3SN15 3GU: also in SN15 3SN15 3GW: also in SN15 3SN15 3GX: also in SN15 3SN15 3GY: also in SN15 3SN15 3HA: also in SN15 3SN15 3HB: also in SN15 3SN15 3HD: also in SN15 3SN15 3HE: also in SN15 3SN15 3HF: also in SN15 3SN15 3HG: also in SN15 3SN15 3HJ: also in SN15 3SN15 3HL: also in SN15 3SN15 3HN: also in SN15 3SN15 3HP: also in SN15 3SN15 3HQ: also in SN15 3SN15 3HR: also in SN15 3SN15 3HS: also in SN15 3SN15 3HT: also in SN15 3SN15 3HU: also in SN15 3SN15 3HW: also in SN15 3SN15 3HX: also in SN15 3SN15 3HY: also in SN15 3SN15 3HZ: also in SN15 3SN15 3JD: also in SN15 3SN15 3JE: also in SN15 3SN15 3JF: also in SN15 3SN15 3JG: also in SN15 3SN15 3JH: also in SN15 3SN15 3JJ: also in SN15 3SN15 3JN: also in SN15 3SN15 3JP: also in SN15 3SN15 3JR: also in SN15 3SN15 3JS: also in SN15 3SN15 3JT: also in SN15 3SN15 3JU: also in SN15 3SN15 3JW: also in SN15 3SN15 3JX: also in SN15 3SN15 3JY: also in SN15 3SN15 3JZ: also in SN15 3SN15 3LD: also in SN15 3SN15 3LF: also in SN15 3SN15 3LH: also in SN15 3SN15 3LL: also in SN15 3SN15 3LN: also in SN15 3SN15 3LU: also in SN15 3SN15 3LW: also in SN15 3SN15 3LX: also in SN15 3SN15 3NG: also in SN15 3SN15 3NH: also in SN15 3SN15 3NJ: also in SN15 3SN15 3NL: also in SN15 3SN15 3NN: also in SN15 3SN15 3NQ: also in SN15 3SN15 3NR: also in SN15 3SN15 3NS: also in SN15 3SN15 3NT: also in SN15 3SN15 3NW: also in SN15 3SN15 3PA: also in SN15 3SN15 3PB: also in SN15 3SN15 3PD: also in SN15 3SN15 3PE: also in SN15 3SN15 3PJ: also in SN15 3SN15 3PL: also in SN15 3SN15 3PN: also in SN15 3SN15 3PP: also in SN15 3SN15 3PR: also in SN15 3SN15 3PS: also in SN15 3SN15 3PW: also in SN15 3SN15 3PZ: also in SN15 3SN15 3QD: also in SN15 3SN15 3QE: also in SN15 3SN15 3QP: also in SN15 3SN15 3QQ: also in SN15 3SN15 3QS: also in SN15 3SN15 3QT: also in SN15 3SN15 3RZ: also in SN15 3SN15 3SA: also in SN15 3SN15 3SB: also in SN15 3SN15 3SF: also in SN15 3SN15 3SG: also in SN15 3SN15 3SH: also in SN15 3SN15 3SJ: also in SN15 3SN15 3SN: also in SN15 3SN15 3SQ: also in SN15 3SN15 3SR: also in SN15 3SN15 3WA: also in SN15 3SN15 3WL: also in SN15 3SN15 3XG: also in SN15 3SN15 3XH: also in SN15 3SN15 3XJ: also in SN15 3SN15 3XL: also in SN15 3SN15 3XN: also in SN15 3SN15 3XQ: also in SN15 3SN15 3XS: also in SN15 3SN15 3XT: also in SN15 3SN15 3XW: also in SN15 3SN15 3XX: also in SN15 3SN15 3XY: also in SN15 3SN15 3YU: also in SN15 3SN15 3YW: also in SN15 3SN15 3YY: also in SN15 3 Lodge Surgery 1.4 kmAbbeyfield School 1.7 kmHathaway Surgery 2.0 kmMelksham station 8.7 kmChippenham Hardens & Central SN15 3BU Map of SN15 3BU and what is near it Map of SN15 3BU: its centre point, with the 330 other postcodes in the SN15 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 15 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 700 mLodge Surgery 1.4 kmHathaway Surgery 2.0 kmMelksham station 8.7 kmChippenham Hardens & Central SN15 3BU
  • SN15 3BU
  • Other postcodes in SN15 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 15 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4565, longitude -2.1165)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SN15 3BU?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SN15 3BU?

Every home and business at SN15 3BU can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 28% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)28% can get it

Wiltshire: 77%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Wiltshire: 97%

The line marks the figure across Wiltshire.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at SN15 3BU?

BinDayBuddy has not read Wiltshire Council's days for SN15 3BU today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SN15 3BU on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SN15 3BU at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SN15 3BU.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Wiltshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SN15 3BU: 5,934 properties in Wiltshire are at high risk (2% of all its properties). All the figures for Wiltshire

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SN15 3BU is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SN15 3BU?

Homes in SN15 3 sold for a typical £281,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 160 sales, up 4.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£281,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£270,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 4.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £407,500 53 sales
  • Semi-detached £292,475 40 sales
  • Terraced £217,750 34 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £161,000 33 sales

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

Across the whole SN15 district: a typical £326,621 from 461 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in SN15 3BU

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in SN15 3BU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 22 May 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near SN15 3BU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 980 homes in the neighbourhood around SN15 3BU. The largest share of them, 43%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (29%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SN15 3BU

Band D in Wiltshire for 2026‑27: £2,572. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,715 (band A) to £4,286 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,715.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 420 (43%)£1,715
Band Babout 290 (30%)£2,000
Band Cabout 140 (14%)£2,286
Band Dabout 70 (7%)£2,572
Band Eabout 40 (4%)£3,143
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,715
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,286
Band Hwithheld£5,144

When the homes were built

  1. 25% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. Withheld 1945 to 1964
  5. 10% 1965 to 1982
  6. 29% 1983 to 1999
  7. 19% 2000 to 2009
  8. 13% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

Averages for Wiltshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SN15 3BU is in (ONS area E01031912), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SN15 3BU?

The nearest open schools to SN15 3BU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SN15 3BU, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to SN15 3BU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SN15 3BU is Chippenham Rail Station, 650 metres away in a straight line.

  • Chippenham Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk
  • Melksham Rail Station Railway station 8.7 kmDrive

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

15 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Waitrose, 104 m away.

More stations near SN15 3BU, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near SN15 3BU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SN15 3BU, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SN15 3BU?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SN15 3BU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.8 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SN15 3BU?

The nearest to the centre of SN15 3BU, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SN15 3BU?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SN15 3BU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SN15 3BU, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SN15 3BU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SN15 3BU, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SN15 3BU?

The nearest vets to the centre of SN15 3BU on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SN15 3BU in a conservation area?

The centre of SN15 3BU is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SN15 3BU?

Police.uk records 175 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SN15 3BU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences67 reports
Anti-social behaviour50 reports
Shoplifting15 reports
Public order13 reports
Criminal damage and arson8 reports
Vehicle crime6 reports

Also: other theft 5, burglary 3, drugs 3, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1, robbery 1, possession of weapons 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for SN15 3BU

Ward
Chippenham Hardens & Central
Parish
Chippenham
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Chippenham
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
June 2005

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

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SN15 3HZ40 mSN15 3BH50 mSN15 3HQ60 mSN15 3GU80 mSN15 3GX80 mSN15 3YW80 m
All of SN15

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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