SP2 7AR Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced December 2001. Ward: Salisbury St Paul's. Region: South West.
Streets
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 (42% of about 1,060 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 13 A Windsor Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7DX: up to 6 homes, permissioned (50 m)
- Grove House Surgery, 18 Wilton Road, Salisbury: up to 10 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- Land At 39 Devizes Road Salisbury SP2 7AA: up to 5 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- Finch House, Old Manor Hosp, Wilton Road, Salisbury: up to 21 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- Churchfields & Engine Sheds, Salisbury: up to 1,100 homes, not permissioned (650 m)
- 141 Castle Street, Salisbury, SP1 3TB: up to 66 homes, permissioned (730 m)
- First and Second Floors, 38 High Street, Salisbury: up to 6 homes, permissioned (770 m)
- 69-71 Hulse Road, Salisbury, permissioned (830 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 addresses are about 51 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 25%, gigabit 25% 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 | 130 m |
| Dean (Wilts) 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Windsor Street Salisbury | 110 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Emmanuel Church Car Park | 140 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 630 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 32.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 72.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Salisbury Medical Practice | 180 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tanday Pharmacy | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Fisherton Dental Care | 130 m |
| Hospital | Salisbury District Hospital | 3.3 km |
| Police station | Salisbury Police Station | 620 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest BT Kiosk Fisherton Street CZ Cashzone | 500 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Queen Elizabeth Gardens 3.0 ha | 400 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 540 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Fisherton Recreation Ground 3.3 ha | 650 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,420 m² | 550 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 4.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 89-93, Fisherton Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 350 m south-east. 328 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 18 of them Grade I and 81 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 89-93, Fisherton Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m south-east |
| Fisherton Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m south |
| Crane Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 680 m south-east |
| Church House Incorporating Audley House | Listed building, Grade I | 710 m south-east |
| The North Canonry, Cathedral Close, Salisbury | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 790 m south-east |
| The Poultry Cross | Scheduled monument | 820 m south-east |
| City rampart E of Council House | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km east |
| Bourne Hill House Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km east |
| Harnham Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| West Harnham Millstream | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south |
| St John's Island | Island | 1.4 km south-east |
| Bull Plot Withybed | Wood | 1.6 km west |
| Harnham Hill | Hill | 1.7 km south |
| Purchase Plantation | Wood | 2.2 km west |
| Bemerton Folly | Wood | 2.2 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.0 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 17 |
1 of the postcode's 17 addresses is 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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 40% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.