SP1 2EZ Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced March 1982. Ward: Salisbury Harnham East. Region: South West.
Streets
- West Walk, Salisbury: 37 addresses
- North Walk, 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: 7.
- 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
- THE KING'S HOUSE AND COLLEGE OF SARUM ST MICHAEL, grade I
- COLLEGE OF SARUM ST MICHAEL THE OLD DEANERY, grade II*
- THE NORTH CANONRY AND THE GATEHOUSE, grade II*
- COLLEGE OF SARUM ST MICHAEL, grade II
- GATE IN CENTRE OF WALL DIVIDING GARDEN AT BEGINNING OF WALK DOWN TO RIVER, OF NO 60, grade II
- GATE PIERS AND GATES AND OVER THROW OF FORMER NO 62 (COLLEGE OF SARUM ST MICHAEL), grade II
- SCREEN WALL, RAILS, GATE PIERS, GATES AND OVERTHROW OF NO 59 (ARUNDALLS), grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- First and Second Floors, 38 High Street, Salisbury: up to 6 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- 2-8 Catherine Street, Salisbury: up to 7 homes, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- 1 Fish Row, Salisbury: up to 7 homes, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- 23-25 Milford Street, Salisbury, permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- Milford House 43-55 Milford Street, Salisbury: up to 31 homes, permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- 14 Rollestone Street, Salisbury, SP1 1DX: up to 6 homes, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- 13 A Windsor Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7DX: up to 6 homes, permissioned (900 m (0.6 miles))
- 141 Castle Street, Salisbury, SP1 3TB: up to 66 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 31 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 34 homes the Environment Agency counts, 2 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 32 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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
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 | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Dean (Wilts) 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.8 km (7.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 54 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest New Canal Salisbury | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Culver Street Car Park | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 31.8 km (20 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 73.1 km (45 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Harcourt Medical Centre | 280 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cathedral Close Dental Practice | 350 m |
| Hospital | Salisbury District Hospital | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Bourne Hill Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cash machine 29 High Street Halifax | 330 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Green 2,460 m² | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Churchill Gardens 9.4 ha | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 670 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 190 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,990 m² | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is College of Sarum St Michael the Old Deanery, a listed building (Grade II*), 30 m. 564 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 33 of them Grade I and 131 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| College of Sarum St Michael the Old Deanery | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| The King's House and College of Sarum St Michael | Listed building, Grade I | 60 m south |
| The North Canonry and the Gatehouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m north-east |
| The North Canonry, Cathedral Close, Salisbury | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 90 m north-west |
| Arundells | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m north |
| The Poultry Cross | Scheduled monument | 490 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Harnham Bridge | Scheduled monument | 530 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Bourne Hill House Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| City rampart E of Council House | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| West Harnham Millstream | Lake or reservoir | 480 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| St John's Island | Island | 540 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Harnham Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Middle Carrier | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Bull Plot Withybed | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Flowers Bottom | Valley | 4.8 km (3 miles) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 39 | 39 |
None of the postcode's 39 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Wiltshire: see them on the Wiltshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 64 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 49% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 35% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 46% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 27% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 West Walk.