The Common is in Broughton Gifford, Melksham and in West Wiltshire district. SN12 8LY is located in the Melksham Without North electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Chippenham. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about The Common, Broughton Gifford, Melksham, SN12 8LY and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: SN12 8NA, SN12 8NB.

The Common Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on The Common are based on 61 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for West Wiltshire.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for SN12 8LY

Average Price
£1,509,122
Semi-Detached
£403,017
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£1,849,164
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£915,014

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Common

Average Price
£682,960
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The CommonStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Gifford Hall Farm 101 The Common, Melksham, Wiltshire
Other, an established residential building
£905,5552017-08-04 £915,014
109 - 110 The Common, Melksham, Wiltshire
Detached, an established residential building
£585,0002016-08-18 £756,643
108A The Common, Melksham, Wiltshire
Detached, an established residential building
£432,5002014-09-30 £638,483
Gifford Hall The Common, Melksham, Wiltshire
Detached, an established residential building
£2,300,0002010-04-19 £3,798,938
Gifford Hall The Common, Melksham, Wiltshire
Detached, an established residential building
£1,065,0002003-05-27 £2,112,488

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4St Mary's Broughton Gifford Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School
The Street, Broughton Gifford SN12 8PR
1,361 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Churchfields, the Village School
Bradford Road, Atworth SN12 8HY
2,142 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Shaw CE Primary School
Corsham Road, Shaw SN12 8EQ
2,175 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School
The Gravel, Holt BA14 6RA
2,691 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Aloeric Primary School
St Michael's Road, SN12 6HN
3,396 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Melksham Oak Community School
, Bowerhill SN12 6QZ
5,258 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedStonar School
Cottles Park, Atworth SN12 8NT
2,961 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedEmmaus School
School Lane, Staverton BA14 6NZ
4,694 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Bell on the CommonThe Common, Broughton Gifford235 yd
The Fox and HoundsThe Fox, The Street914 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Broughton Gifford Common
grass pitches107 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed48.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed47.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed59.75 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed59.75 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed11 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is The Common Street dangerous?

According to police statistics, there was no crime reported in The Common area in year 2023. This neighbourhood is very safe.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

Employment

SN12 8LY area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 4% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 18% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of retired residents living in SN12 8LY area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 42% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired86
Full-Time Employee41
Self-Employed36
Part-Time Employee23
Looking after home or family7
Student (economically inactive)5
Other3
Long-Term Sick or disabled3
Unemployed1
Full-Time Student (with or without job)

Employment Industry

Construction19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles18
Education16
Human health and social work activities15
Manufacturing13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security10
Professional, scientific and technical activities10
Information and communication8
Other7
Agriculture, forestry and fishing7
Transport and storage4
Accommodation and food service activities3
Administrative and support service activities3
Financial and insurance activities2
Real estate activities1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female118
Male118

Partnership Status

Single33
Married: Opposite sex134
Separated3
Divorced16
Widowed22

Health

Very good health126
Good health86
Fair health25
Bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications31
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 12
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 27
Apprenticeship19
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 37
Degree or Similar 76
Other5

Culture

Ethnic Group

White237
Gypsy or Irish Traveller1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom225
European Union5
Rest of Europe2
Africa3
Middle East and Asia1
The Americas and the Caribbean3

Length of Residence

Born in the UK225
10+ Years13

Passport Held

United Kingdom207
Ireland2
Other EU countries1
Other Europe2
No passport held27

Religion

No religion85
Christian132
Hindu1
Not answered19