SP2 7BT Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Salisbury St Paul's. Region: South West.
Streets
- Avon Terrace, Salisbury: 36 addresses
- Marsh Lane, 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 C (62% of about 1,250 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
- Land At 39 Devizes Road Salisbury SP2 7AA: up to 5 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- Grove House Surgery, 18 Wilton Road, Salisbury: up to 10 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- 69-71 Hulse Road, Salisbury, permissioned (380 m)
- Finch House, Old Manor Hosp, Wilton Road, Salisbury: up to 21 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- 13 A Windsor Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7DX: up to 6 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- 141 Castle Street, Salisbury, SP1 3TB: up to 66 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- First and Second Floors, 38 High Street, Salisbury: up to 6 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
- 14 Rollestone Street, Salisbury, SP1 1DX: up to 6 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 25 addresses are in areas at high risk, 7 at medium risk and 0 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 31 homes the Environment Agency counts, 25 are in areas at high risk, 6 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: 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 37 addresses are between 47 m and 49 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 | 560 m |
| Dean (Wilts) 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Hastings Court Salisbury | 260 m |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m; nearest Parking Car Park | 260 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 310 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 32.9 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 | 470 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tanday Pharmacy | 470 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Fisherton Dental Care | 410 m |
| Hospital | Salisbury District Hospital | 3.6 km |
| Police station | Salisbury Police Station | 780 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Waitrose Salisbury PFS Cashzone | 180 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9.7 ha | 400 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,780 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Fisherton Recreation Ground 3.3 ha | 210 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,420 m² | 160 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 20 hectares in all.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 37 | 37 |
None of the postcode's 37 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 40% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 75% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Avon Terrace.