SP1 2EL Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Salisbury Harnham East. Region: South West.
Streets
- Choristers Square, Salisbury: 59 addresses
- North Walk, Salisbury: 6 addresses
- Bishop's Walk, Salisbury: 3 addresses
- West Walk, Salisbury: 2 addresses
- Crane Street, 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 C (23% of about 1,130 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: 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
- First and Second Floors, 38 High Street, Salisbury: up to 6 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- 2-8 Catherine Street, Salisbury: up to 7 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- 1 Fish Row, Salisbury: up to 7 homes, permissioned (610 m)
- 23-25 Milford Street, Salisbury, permissioned (690 m)
- Milford House 43-55 Milford Street, Salisbury: up to 31 homes, permissioned (730 m)
- 14 Rollestone Street, Salisbury, SP1 1DX: up to 6 homes, permissioned (800 m)
- Former Souchez Nurseries, 86 Britford Lane, Harnham (nr Salisbury), permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 4 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 39 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 4 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 72 addresses are between 45 m and 47 m above sea level (46 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 95%, gigabit 95% 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 | 11.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest St Osmunds School Salisbury | 260 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Culver Street Car Park | 670 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 450 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 31.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 73.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Harcourt Medical Centre | 470 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 450 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cathedral Close Dental Practice | 300 m |
| Hospital | Salisbury District Hospital | 2.3 km |
| Police station | Bourne Hill Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 29 High Street Halifax | 420 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest The Green 2,460 m² | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Churchill Gardens 9.4 ha | 390 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 60 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,990 m² | 850 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cathedral School, a listed building (Grade I), 110 m east. 554 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 33 of them Grade I and 129 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cathedral School | Listed building, Grade I | 110 m east |
| Retaining wall, screen railings, piers and gates to front garden of 68, The Close | Listed building, Grade I | 130 m west |
| Cathedral Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 140 m north |
| South Or Harnham Gate and South Gate House | Listed building, Grade I | 150 m south |
| The North Canonry, Cathedral Close, Salisbury | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 310 m north-west |
| Harnham Bridge | Scheduled monument | 330 m south |
| The Poultry Cross | Scheduled monument | 570 m north |
| Bourne Hill House Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km north-east |
| City rampart E of Council House | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St John's Island | Island | 340 m south |
| West Harnham Millstream | Lake or reservoir | 540 m west |
| Harnham Hill | Hill | 1.1 km south-west |
| Middle Carrier | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-east |
| Bull Plot Withybed | Wood | 2.5 km north-west |
| Flowers Bottom | Valley | 4.8 km south-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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 70 | 72 |
2 of the postcode's 72 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 | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 46% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 41% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 27% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Choristers Square.