SP2 7TL Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced July 1986. Ward: Salisbury St Edmund's. Region: South West.
Streets
- Priory Square, Salisbury: 14 addresses
- St Thomas Square, Salisbury: 2 addresses
- Malthouse Lane, Salisbury: 2 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: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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
- 13, FISHERTON STREET, grade II
- 38 AND 40, FISHERTON STREET, grade II
- CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, grade II
- THE BULL PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- First and Second Floors, 38 High Street, Salisbury: up to 6 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- 1 Fish Row, Salisbury: up to 7 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- 2-8 Catherine Street, Salisbury: up to 7 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- 14 Rollestone Street, Salisbury, SP1 1DX: up to 6 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- 141 Castle Street, Salisbury, SP1 3TB: up to 66 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- 23-25 Milford Street, Salisbury, permissioned (480 m)
- Milford House 43-55 Milford Street, Salisbury: up to 31 homes, permissioned (570 m)
- 13 A Windsor Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7DX: up to 6 homes, permissioned (630 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 5 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 47 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 | 520 m |
| Dean (Wilts) 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 27 stops within 400 m, 60 within 800 m; nearest United Reform Church Salisbury | 100 m |
| Car parks | 8 within 800 m; nearest Salisbury Coach Parking | 310 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 380 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 32.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 72.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sarum Health Group | 230 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allied Pharmacy Millstream | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Dentists | 170 m |
| Hospital | Salisbury District Hospital | 3.0 km |
| Police station | Salisbury Police Station | 570 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest BT Kiosk Fisherton Street CZ Cashzone | 120 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,310 m² | 70 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Queen Elizabeth Gardens 3.0 ha | 210 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 180 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 590 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,420 m² | 870 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 5.0 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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 | 17 | 18 |
1 of the postcode's 18 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 | 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 Priory Square.