SP1 2AR Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced December 1995. Ward: Salisbury St Edmund's. Region: South West.
Streets
- Brown Street, Salisbury: 8 addresses
- Brewery Road, Salisbury: 2 addresses
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 B (43% of about 930 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, SALISBURY (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 30.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- SCHOOL OF ARTS ANNEXE, grade I
- 17 AND 19, CATHERINE STREET, grade II*
- 38, CATHERINE STREET, grade II*
- BELL AND CROWN INN, grade II*
- SUMMER HOUSE IN GARDEN OF NO 15, grade II*
- WHITE HART HOTEL, grade II*
- 13-17, TRINITY STREET, grade II
- 14-20, TRINITY STREET, grade II
- 2 AND 4, IVY STREET, grade II
- 22 AND 24, TRINITY STREET, grade II
- 26 AND 28, CATHERINE STREET, grade II
- 26-40, TRINITY STREET, grade II
- 27 AND 29, CATHERINE STREET, grade II
- 30, CATHERINE STREET, grade II
- 31, CATHERINE STREET, grade II
- 42-46, TRINITY STREET, grade II
- 45-49, Catherine Street, grade II
- 46 AND 48, CATHERINE STREET, grade II
- 50, CATHERINE STREET, grade II
- 71A AND 75, BROWN STREET, grade II
- 77 AND 79, BROWN STREET, grade II
- 81, BROWN STREET, grade II
- 82 AND 84, BROWN STREET, grade II
- 86 AND 88, BROWN STREET, grade II
- 87, BROWN STREET, grade II
- 89 AND 91, BROWN STREET, grade II
- 90 AND 92, BROWN STREET, grade II
- QUEENS ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- THE ANCHOR INN, grade II
- THE STAR PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 2-8 Catherine Street, Salisbury: up to 7 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- 23-25 Milford Street, Salisbury, permissioned (190 m)
- 1 Fish Row, Salisbury: up to 7 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Milford House 43-55 Milford Street, Salisbury: up to 31 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- 14 Rollestone Street, Salisbury, SP1 1DX: up to 6 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- First and Second Floors, 38 High Street, Salisbury: up to 6 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- Hillcote 22 Manor Road, Salisbury: up to 5 homes, permissioned (710 m)
- 141 Castle Street, Salisbury, SP1 3TB: up to 66 homes, permissioned (780 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 6 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 2 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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 addresses are about 46 m above sea level.
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 | 1.0 km |
| Dean (Wilts) 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 26 stops within 400 m, 58 within 800 m; nearest Brown Street Salisbury | 30 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Culver Street Car Park | 180 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Mer | 30 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 32.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 73.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Three Chequers Medical Practice | 550 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Newman Dental Care LTD | 130 m |
| Hospital | Salisbury District Hospital | 2.6 km |
| Police station | Bourne Hill Police Station | 600 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest M&S ATM | 180 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest The Green 2,460 m² | 380 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Churchill Gardens 9.4 ha | 470 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 580 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,490 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bell and Crown Inn, a listed building (Grade II*), 50 m west. 561 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 32 of them Grade I and 133 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bell and Crown Inn | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m west |
| White Hart Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m south-west |
| School of Arts Annexe | Listed building, Grade I | 100 m west |
| 38, Catherine Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m north-west |
| The Poultry Cross | Scheduled monument | 290 m north-west |
| The North Canonry, Cathedral Close, Salisbury | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 580 m west |
| Bourne Hill House Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 620 m north |
| City rampart E of Council House | Scheduled monument | 630 m north |
| Harnham Bridge | Scheduled monument | 760 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St John's Island | Island | 740 m south |
| West Harnham Millstream | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km south-west |
| Middle Carrier | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-east |
| Harnham Hill | Hill | 1.7 km south-west |
| Ashley Hill | Hill | 2.5 km east |
| Bull Plot Withybed | Wood | 2.7 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 10 |
3 of the postcode's 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 18% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 61% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 34% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Brown Street.