Is SN8 3HY a Good Place to Live? Crime, Schools & Area Insights

SN8 3HY is a postcode in Pewsey Vale East, Wiltshire, South West, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near SN8 3HY, then scores the surrounding small area 71/100 - top 16% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around SN8 3HY are health and schools and education, 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 SN8 3HY is based on Wiltshire 029 Census 2021. It covers 7,308 residents, 37 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 49, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 69% owner-occupied, 17% privately rented, 13% 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 6/10.

For property prices near SN8 3HY, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the SN8 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £498k from 52 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 SN8 3HY 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.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near SN8 3HY; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.