SP2 8EY Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Salisbury Harnham West. Region: South West.
Streets
- Lower Street, Salisbury: 17 addresses
- Middle Street, Salisbury: 1 address
- Town Path, Salisbury: 1 address
- Buttercup Close, 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 A (35% of about 680 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: 5.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST GEORGE, grade II*
- ELIM HUNTERS COTTAGE THE OLD COTTAGE, grade II
- MANOR FARMHOUSE, grade II
- OLD MILL COTTAGE, grade II
- OLD MILL FLATS THE THREE CROWNS PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Churchfields & Engine Sheds, Salisbury: up to 1,100 homes, not permissioned (770 m)
- First and Second Floors, 38 High Street, Salisbury: up to 6 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
- 13 A Windsor Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7DX: up to 6 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
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 13 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 13 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 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 20 addresses are between 46 m and 47 m above sea level (46 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 93%, gigabit 93% 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 | 900 m |
| Dean (Wilts) 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 26 within 800 m; nearest Constable Way Salisbury | 160 m |
| Car parks | Emmanuel Church Car Park | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 660 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 31.5 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 | 790 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 790 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Twenty Twenty Dental Care | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Salisbury District Hospital | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Salisbury Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | BT Kiosk Fisherton Street CZ Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,310 m² | 520 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Queen Elizabeth Gardens 3.0 ha | 690 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 860 m² | 460 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 100 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,990 m² | 320 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 3.5 hectares in all.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 20 |
7 of the postcode's 20 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Lower Street.