SP3 4SJ Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Till Valley. Region: South West.
Streets
- Candown Road, Tilshead: 29 addresses
- Marvins Close, 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: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- LOWER FARMHOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land at ex-depot, Imber Pl, Tilshead: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (180 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 23 homes the Environment Agency counts, 3 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 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 30 addresses are between 98 m and 127 m above sea level (100 m on average).
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 | 16.1 km |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 7 within 800 m; nearest Candown Road Tilshead | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Crooks Lane Urchfont | 9.1 km |
| EV charging points | HMP Erlestoke | 8.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 50.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 56.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Courtyard Surgery | 6.2 km |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 6.6 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 9.0 km |
| Hospital | Green Lane Hospital | 12.2 km |
| Police station | Ministry of Defence Police | 9.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Londis Tilshead Garage, Tilshead Cashzone | 590 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 800 m² | 50 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,890 m² | 40 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Thomas A Becket, a listed building (Grade I), 150 m west. 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 | 150 m west |
| Two boundary features to the north/north-east and west of Silver Barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-east |
| White Barrow, a long barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south |
| Silver Barrow, Orcheston Down | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Copehill Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km south |
| West Down Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km north-east |
| Nut Park | Wood | 2.0 km east |
| East Down Plantation | Wood | 2.2 km north-east |
| Breach Hill | Hill | 3.2 km south-west |
| Honeydown Bottom | Valley | 4.9 km east |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 30 |
10 of the postcode's 30 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 | 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 Candown Road.