SN16 9RL Guide - Crime Rate, Schools & Area Review

SN16 9RL is a postcode in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, South West, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near SN16 9RL, then scores the surrounding small area 60/100 - top 38% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around SN16 9RL are safety and jobs, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for SN16 9RL is based on Wiltshire 003 Census 2021. It covers 8,242 residents, 222 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 42, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 78% owner-occupied, 10% privately rented, 11% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 5/10.

For property prices near SN16 9RL, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the SN16 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £298k from 83 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near SN16 9RL by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

Local change around SN16 9RL is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 1 street-disruption record in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.