SP1 1PD Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Laverstock. Region: South West.
Streets
- Greenwood Avenue, Salisbury: 48 addresses
- Beechcroft Road, Salisbury: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Wiltshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,572 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,715 | £2,000 | £2,286 | £2,572 | £3,143 | £3,715 | £4,286 | £5,144 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (37% of about 780 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Little Manor Nursing Home, Manor Farm Road, Milford, Salisbury, SP1 2RS: up to 6 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- Hillcote 22 Manor Road, Salisbury: up to 5 homes, permissioned (690 m)
- Milford House 43-55 Milford Street, Salisbury: up to 31 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
Groundwater flooding is possible in this postcode: an address there is in a groundwater flood alert area.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 49 addresses are between 47 m and 50 m above sea level (48 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Salisbury 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km |
| Dean (Wilts) 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Greenwood Avenue West Laverstock | 70 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Car Park on Tollgate Road, SP1 | 760 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 32.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 74.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Three Chequers Medical Practice | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 890 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Newman Dental Care LTD | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Salisbury District Hospital | 3.1 km |
| Police station | Bourne Hill Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Southern Co-Operative Salisbury Kelsey Road Cashzone | 670 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,060 m² | 40 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 510 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 170 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.2 ha | 840 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,490 m² | 380 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 2.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Milford Hill Bridge, a scheduled monument, 380 m south. 55 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Milford Hill Bridge | Scheduled monument | 380 m south |
| Milford Mill Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 380 m south |
| Summer House at Milford Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m south |
| Medieval pottery kilns, Milford Farm | Scheduled monument | 530 m south-east |
| London Road Inn | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m west |
| Church of St Martin | Listed building, Grade I | 880 m south-west |
| Bourne Hill House Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km west |
| City rampart E of Council House | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km west |
| Salisbury Crematorium | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Middle Carrier | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south |
| Ranger's Belts | Wood | 1.5 km east |
| Catt's Grove | Wood | 1.6 km north-east |
| Ashley Hill | Hill | 1.6 km south-east |
| St John's Island | Island | 1.7 km south-west |
| John Coppice | Wood | 2.1 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 49 | 49 |
None of the postcode's 49 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 65 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 51% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 95% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 78% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 52% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Greenwood Avenue.