SP2 8AA Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Salisbury Harnham East. Region: South West.
Streets
- Coombe Road, Salisbury: 14 addresses
- Ayleswade Road, Salisbury: 1 address
- Britford Lane, Salisbury: 1 address
- Britford Lane West, Salisbury: 1 address
- Southampton 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 D (29% of about 520 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
- Former Souchez Nurseries, 86 Britford Lane, Harnham (nr Salisbury), permissioned (530 m)
- First and Second Floors, 38 High Street, Salisbury: up to 6 homes, permissioned (920 m)
- 2-8 Catherine Street, Salisbury: up to 7 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is 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: of the 7 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 2 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 18 addresses are between 45 m and 49 m above sea level (47 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 89%, ultrafast 89%, gigabit 89% 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 | 1.4 km |
| Dean (Wilts) 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest New Bridge Road Salisbury | 60 m |
| Car parks | Culver Street Car Park | 940 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 410 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 31.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 73.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Harcourt Medical Centre | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 890 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Coombe Dental Care Limited | 350 m |
| Hospital | Salisbury District Hospital | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Bourne Hill Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | Cash machine 29 High Street Halifax | 880 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,930 m² | 90 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Churchill Gardens 9.4 ha | 240 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 480 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,870 m² | 330 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,990 m² | 920 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Harnham Bridge, a scheduled monument, 160 m north-west. 329 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 30 of them Grade I and 84 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Harnham Bridge | Scheduled monument | 160 m north-west |
| 16 and 18, St Nicholas's Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m north-west |
| The Rose and Crown Inn | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m west |
| St Nicholas's Hospital | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m north |
| 8, St Nicholas's Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m north-west |
| The North Canonry, Cathedral Close, Salisbury | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 780 m north-west |
| The Poultry Cross | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north |
| Woodbury ancient villages | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south |
| Bourne Hill House Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St John's Island | Island | 150 m north-west |
| West Harnham Millstream | Lake or reservoir | 750 m west |
| Harnham Hill | Hill | 1.0 km south-west |
| Middle Carrier | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km east |
| The Grove | Wood | 2.5 km south-east |
| Flowers Bottom | Valley | 4.5 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 5 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 11 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 18 |
18 of the postcode's 18 addresses are 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 40% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 59% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Coombe Road.