SP4 6NQ Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Till Valley. Region: South West.
Streets
- Lower Woodford, Little Durnford: 57 addresses
- The Hollows, Lower Woodford: 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 G (17% of about 900 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, LOWER WOODFORD (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- GARDEN WALL ON EAST SIDE OF MAIN STREET, grade II
- GATE PIERS TO MANOR HOUSE, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, grade II
- MANOR HOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 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 32 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 7 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 58 addresses are between 54 m and 58 m above sea level (54 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 97%, gigabit 97% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Salisbury 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Gayton House Lower Woodford | 110 m |
| Car parks | Beehive Park & Ride | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Shell Recharge Charging Station | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 37.3 km (23 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 69.1 km (43 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Salisbury Medical Practice | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Sarum Pharmacy | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Bishopdown Dental Practice | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Hospital | South Newton Hospital | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Police station | Salisbury Police Station | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Southern Co-operative Old Sarum, Old Sarum | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3.7 ha | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 930 m² | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 9,910 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Little Durnford Manor, a listed building (Grade I), 930 m (0.6 miles) south. 19 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Little Durnford Manor | Listed building, Grade I | 930 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Garden Ornament Near South West Corner of House | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Heale House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Heale Hill round barrows and earthworks | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Group of barrows on North Hill Down | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Earthwork W of Woodford Clump | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Little Durnford Hill | Hill | 670 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Rabbit Warren | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Hooklands Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Woodford Clump | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Netton Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Stoford Bottom | Valley | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 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 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 51 | 58 |
7 of the postcode's 58 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Wiltshire: see them on the Wiltshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 31% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Lower Woodford.