SP2 7TE Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Salisbury St Edmund's. Region: South West.
Streets
- Water Lane, Salisbury: 30 addresses
- Fisherton Street, Salisbury: 3 addresses
- Cranebridge Road, 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: 7.
- 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
- NURSING HOME, grade II
- THE HERMITAGE, grade II
- THE POPLARS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- First and Second Floors, 38 High Street, Salisbury: up to 6 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- 13 A Windsor Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7DX: up to 6 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- 1 Fish Row, Salisbury: up to 7 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- Grove House Surgery, 18 Wilton Road, Salisbury: up to 10 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- 2-8 Catherine Street, Salisbury: up to 7 homes, permissioned (540 m)
- Land At 39 Devizes Road Salisbury SP2 7AA: up to 5 homes, permissioned (570 m)
- 141 Castle Street, Salisbury, SP1 3TB: up to 66 homes, permissioned (570 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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 26 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 25 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 25 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 addresses are about 47 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 96%, ultrafast 96%, gigabit 96% 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 | 350 m |
| Dean (Wilts) 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 54 within 800 m; nearest Fisherton Street Rail Bridge Stop SD Salisbury | 130 m |
| Car parks | 7 within 800 m; nearest Salisbury Coach Parking | 400 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 500 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 32.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 72.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Harcourt Medical Centre | 240 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Dentists | 310 m |
| Hospital | Salisbury District Hospital | 3.0 km |
| Police station | Salisbury Police Station | 750 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest BT Kiosk Fisherton Street CZ Cashzone | 80 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Queen Elizabeth Gardens 3.0 ha | 120 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 670 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 710 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,420 m² | 830 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 5.0 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 41% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 32% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 29% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 Water Lane.