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SN16 postcode area · Wiltshire

The SN16 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cotswold, Wiltshire. Area Scores range from 74 to 87 across them. Every full SN16 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the SN16 district's neighbourhoods is Royal Wootton Bassett Outer & Lyneham (88 out of 100, #855 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Tetbury (74). All 6 rank in the least-deprived third of England. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £324,500 in Royal Wootton Bassett Outer & Lyneham to £560,000 in Somerford, Dauntsey & Minety — a 1.7× gap within the SN16 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Cotswold and Wiltshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£46,423a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime28per 1,000 residents, 12m · excludes areas without published data
Median age (est.)45
Owner-occupied73%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the SN16 district

£390,000median home sold over the past year · +4.3% over 5 years · -4.9% over the year · 217 sales
Detached£665,000
Semi-detached£350,000
Terraced£340,000
Flat£220,000
Wiltshire£320,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Royal Wootton Bassett Outer & LynehamWiltshire 85588 £324,500
Lydiard Millicent & PurtonWiltshire 93786 £377,000
Sherston & HullavingtonWiltshire 1,45879 £443,250
Malmesbury, Crudwell & OakseyWiltshire 1,47978 £342,000
Somerford, Dauntsey & MinetyWiltshire 1,71275 £560,000
TetburyCotswold 1,78074 £440,000

People living in SN16 Census 2021

Residents52,765
Median age (est.)45
Density107per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above38%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 10%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 7%Other: 18%
One person 26%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 7%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 17% · Managers & directors 17%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional17%
Managers & directors17%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 3%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 3%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 39% · Hindu 1%

Born outside the UK: 10%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in SN16

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SN16 district.

Royal Wootton Bassett

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SN16.

GL8 SN5 SN4 SN17 SN15 GL9 GL7 SN14

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.