SP2 7SD Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Salisbury St Edmund's. Region: South West.
Streets
- Rectory Road, Salisbury: 42 addresses
- South Street, 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 (23% of about 1,130 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: 3.
- 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
- FISHERTON MILL, grade II*
- 2-5, MILL ROAD (See details for further address information), grade II
- Clements Cottage, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 13 A Windsor Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7DX: up to 6 homes, permissioned (410 m)
- First and Second Floors, 38 High Street, Salisbury: up to 6 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- Grove House Surgery, 18 Wilton Road, Salisbury: up to 10 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- Land At 39 Devizes Road Salisbury SP2 7AA: up to 5 homes, permissioned (570 m)
- Finch House, Old Manor Hosp, Wilton Road, Salisbury: up to 21 homes, permissioned (610 m)
- 1 Fish Row, Salisbury: up to 7 homes, permissioned (670 m)
- 2-8 Catherine Street, Salisbury: up to 7 homes, permissioned (680 m)
- 141 Castle Street, Salisbury, SP1 3TB: up to 66 homes, permissioned (740 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 14 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 39 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 14 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 46 addresses are between 46 m and 47 m above sea level (47 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 | 270 m |
| Dean (Wilts) 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 51 within 800 m; nearest Railway Station Stop SC Salisbury | 180 m |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Emmanuel Church Car Park | 510 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 620 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 32.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 72.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Harcourt Medical Centre | 260 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Fisherton Dental Care | 350 m |
| Hospital | Salisbury District Hospital | 2.9 km |
| Police station | Salisbury Police Station | 930 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest BT Kiosk Fisherton Street CZ Cashzone | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Queen Elizabeth Gardens 3.0 ha | 60 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 670 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 680 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,420 m² | 880 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 3.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Fisherton Mill, a listed building (Grade II*), 100 m west. 543 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 31 of them Grade I and 126 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fisherton Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m west |
| 89-93, Fisherton Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m north-east |
| Crane Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 330 m east |
| Church House Incorporating Audley House | Listed building, Grade I | 360 m south-east |
| The North Canonry, Cathedral Close, Salisbury | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 400 m south-east |
| The Poultry Cross | Scheduled monument | 540 m east |
| Harnham Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-east |
| Bourne Hill House Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km north-east |
| City rampart E of Council House | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| West Harnham Millstream | Lake or reservoir | 740 m south |
| St John's Island | Island | 1.0 km south-east |
| Harnham Hill | Hill | 1.4 km south |
| Bull Plot Withybed | Wood | 1.9 km west |
| Middle Carrier | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south-east |
| Purchase Plantation | Wood | 2.5 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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 | 46 | 46 |
None of the postcode's 46 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 44% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 29% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 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) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Rectory Road.