SP2 7QD Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1993. 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 (48% of about 630 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
- Churchfields & Engine Sheds, Salisbury: up to 1,100 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- 124 Wilton Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7JZ: up to 5 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- Finch House, Old Manor Hosp, Wilton Road, Salisbury: up to 21 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- 13 A Windsor Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7DX: up to 6 homes, permissioned (710 m)
- Grove House Surgery, 18 Wilton Road, Salisbury: up to 10 homes, permissioned (780 m)
- Land At 39 Devizes Road Salisbury SP2 7AA: up to 5 homes, permissioned (820 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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: 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: 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 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 | 800 m |
| Dean (Wilts) 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Cherry Orchard Lane Churchfields | 40 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Emmanuel Church Car Park | 760 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 32.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 71.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Salisbury Medical Practice | 620 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tanday Pharmacy | 620 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Twenty Twenty Dental Care | 400 m |
| Hospital | Salisbury District Hospital | 3.6 km |
| Police station | Salisbury Police Station | 350 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Westacre Services | 430 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,860 m² | 350 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 620 m² | 520 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 840 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,420 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bemerton Rectory, a listed building (Grade II*), 610 m north-west. 31 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bemerton Rectory | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m north-west |
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m north-west |
| Church of St John | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m north-west |
| Fisherton Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m east |
| The North Canonry, Cathedral Close, Salisbury | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km south-east |
| The Poultry Cross | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km east |
| Romano-British settlement at Stratford sub Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north |
| Harnham Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-east |
| Bourne Hill House Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bull Plot Withybed | Wood | 870 m west |
| West Harnham Millstream | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south-east |
| Purchase Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km north-west |
| Boys Meadow Withybed | Wood | 1.6 km west |
| Harnham Hill | Hill | 1.8 km south |
| St John's Island | Island | 1.9 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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 | 6 | 7 |
1 of the postcode's 7 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 | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 29% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 32% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 25% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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.