SP2 7BW Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Salisbury St Paul's. Region: South West.
Streets
- Coldharbour Lane, Salisbury: 28 addresses
- Avon Terrace, 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 (220 m)
- Grove House Surgery, 18 Wilton Road, Salisbury: up to 10 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- 69-71 Hulse Road, Salisbury, permissioned (430 m)
- Finch House, Old Manor Hosp, Wilton Road, Salisbury: up to 21 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- 13 A Windsor Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7DX: up to 6 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- 141 Castle Street, Salisbury, SP1 3TB: up to 66 homes, permissioned (580 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, 12 addresses are in areas at high risk, 9 at medium risk and 1 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 22 homes the Environment Agency counts, 12 are in areas at high risk, 9 medium, 1 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 addresses are about 49 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 | 530 m |
| Dean (Wilts) 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 45 within 800 m; nearest Hastings Court Salisbury | 210 m |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m; nearest Parking Car Park | 290 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 350 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 32.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 72.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Salisbury Medical Practice | 420 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tanday Pharmacy | 420 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Fisherton Dental Care | 380 m |
| Hospital | Salisbury District Hospital | 3.6 km |
| Police station | Salisbury Police Station | 730 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Waitrose Salisbury PFS Cashzone | 230 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9.7 ha | 450 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,780 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Fisherton Recreation Ground 3.3 ha | 240 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,420 m² | 160 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 20 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 89-93, Fisherton Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 570 m south. 200 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade I and 38 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 89-93, Fisherton Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m south |
| Milford Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m east |
| 93, Castle Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m south-east |
| 91, Castle Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m south-east |
| The Poultry Cross | Scheduled monument | 940 m south-east |
| City rampart E of Council House | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km east |
| Bourne Hill House Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km east |
| The North Canonry, Cathedral Close, Salisbury | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km south |
| Romano-British settlement at Stratford sub Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| West Harnham Millstream | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south |
| St John's Island | Island | 1.7 km south |
| Bull Plot Withybed | Wood | 1.8 km west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.9 km north-east |
| Bemerton Folly | Wood | 2.1 km north-west |
| Harnham Hill | Hill | 2.1 km south |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 25 | 29 |
4 of the postcode's 29 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 | 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 Coldharbour Lane.