SP2 7QY Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Salisbury St Edmund's. Region: South West.
Streets
- Fisherton Street, Salisbury: 71 addresses
- Chapel Place, Salisbury: 4 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 (28% of about 1,300 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: 4.
- 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
- 89-93, FISHERTON STREET, grade II*
- 45 AND 47, FISHERTON STREET, grade II
- 59-63, FISHERTON STREET, grade II
- 65, FISHERTON STREET, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- First and Second Floors, 38 High Street, Salisbury: up to 6 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- 13 A Windsor Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7DX: up to 6 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- Grove House Surgery, 18 Wilton Road, Salisbury: up to 10 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- Land At 39 Devizes Road Salisbury SP2 7AA: up to 5 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- 141 Castle Street, Salisbury, SP1 3TB: up to 66 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- 1 Fish Row, Salisbury: up to 7 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- 2-8 Catherine Street, Salisbury: up to 7 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- 14 Rollestone Street, Salisbury, SP1 1DX: up to 6 homes, permissioned (610 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 8 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 23 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, 0 are in areas at high risk, 2 medium, 26 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 75 addresses are between 47 m and 49 m above sea level (47 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 97%, ultrafast 97%, gigabit 97% 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 | 330 m |
| Dean (Wilts) 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 57 within 800 m; nearest Fisherton Street Rail Bridge Stop SE Salisbury | 70 m |
| Car parks | 7 within 800 m; nearest Salisbury Coach Parking | 320 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 550 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 32.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 72.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sarum Health Group | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allied Pharmacy Millstream | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Fisherton Dental Care | 280 m |
| Hospital | Salisbury District Hospital | 3.1 km |
| Police station | Salisbury Police Station | 710 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest BT Kiosk Fisherton Street CZ Cashzone | 130 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Queen Elizabeth Gardens 3.0 ha | 210 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 180 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 720 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,420 m² | 740 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 5.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 89-93, Fisherton Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 50 m west. 552 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 32 of them Grade I and 127 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 89-93, Fisherton Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m west |
| Fisherton Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m south-west |
| Market House Chambers Martins Bank | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m east |
| Crane Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 340 m south-east |
| The Poultry Cross | Scheduled monument | 430 m south-east |
| The North Canonry, Cathedral Close, Salisbury | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 530 m south |
| Bourne Hill House Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 820 m east |
| City rampart E of Council House | Scheduled monument | 820 m east |
| Harnham Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| West Harnham Millstream | Lake or reservoir | 950 m south |
| St John's Island | Island | 1.1 km south |
| Harnham Hill | Hill | 1.7 km south |
| Bull Plot Withybed | Wood | 2.0 km west |
| Middle Carrier | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south-east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 2.3 km north |
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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 54% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 32% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Fisherton Street.