SP3 4RB Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 2014. Ward: Till Valley. Region: South West.
Streets
- High Street, Tilshead: 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 (26% of about 1,010 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, TILSHEAD (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 12.
- 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 THOMAS A BECKET, grade I
- BARTLEY MONUMENT IN THE CHURCHYARD ABOUT 3 METRES SOUTH OF PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST THOMAS A BECKET, grade II
- BELL COTTAGE, grade II
- CHURCH HOUSE, grade II
- COOPER MONUMENT IN THE CHURCHYARD ABOUT 6 METRES SOUTH OF TOWER OF CHURCH OF ST THOMAS A BECKET, grade II
- HOOPERS FARMHOUSE, grade II
- OLD VICARAGE, grade II
- ROSE AND CROWN INN, grade II
- SOUTH MANOR, grade II
- THE ELMS, grade II
- Tilshead War Memorial, grade II
- UNIDENTIFIED MONUMENT, IN THE CHURCHYARD ABOUT 19 METRES SOUTH OF AISLE OF CHURCH OF ST THOMAS A BECKET, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land at ex-depot, Imber Pl, Tilshead: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 address is about 102 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Warminster 356,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 15.9 km |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 7 within 800 m; nearest Rose and Crown Tilshead | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Crooks Lane Urchfont | 9.1 km |
| EV charging points | HMP Erlestoke | 8.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 50.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 55.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Courtyard Surgery | 6.1 km |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 6.5 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 9.0 km |
| Hospital | Green Lane Hospital | 12.2 km |
| Police station | Ministry of Defence Police | 9.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Londis Tilshead Garage, Tilshead Cashzone | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 800 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,890 m² | 270 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Thomas A Becket, a listed building (Grade I), 80 m east. 23 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Thomas A Becket | Listed building, Grade I | 80 m east |
| White Barrow, a long barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south |
| Two boundary features to the north/north-east and west of Silver Barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-east |
| Silver Barrow, Orcheston Down | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Copehill Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km south |
| West Down Plantation | Wood | 2.0 km north-east |
| Nut Park | Wood | 2.2 km east |
| The Firs | Wood | 2.2 km west |
| Candown Copse | Wood | 2.4 km north |
| Breach Hill | Hill | 3.0 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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 | 1 | 1 |
None of the postcode's 1 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 24% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 High Street.