BA12 postcode area guide — Wiltshire

Where is BA12?

Broadband & internet speeds in BA12

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the BA12 postcode district (Wiltshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,117 postcodes Ofcom measures in BA12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 88.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 46.2%.

Around 1.2% of premises in BA12 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in BA12

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Mobile signal around Wiltshire

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Wiltshire district (242,195 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in BA12

Police recorded 8 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BA12 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in BA12

Based on 375 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BA12 is £299,950, down 2.5% on the previous year (£307,500).

Latest recorded sales in BA12

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Wiltshire demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Wiltshire district (510,333 residents, 215,081 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around BA12

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in BA12

184 rated food businesses operate in BA12. 127 hold the top rating of 5, 13 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Acorn @ Heytesbury Primary School, Acorn @ St Johns Primary School, Acorn @Sutton Veny Primary School, Acorn Avenue Primary School, Acorn Education Trust.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in BA12

From a sample of 73 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 BA12 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 22% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Wiltshire

Landlines around BA12 typically use:

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What's it like living in BA12?

Postcodes in BA12

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.