SP4 7SZ Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced December 2005. Ward: Amesbury East & Bulford. Region: South West.
Streets
- Solar Way, Amesbury: 35 addresses
- Solar Way, Amesbury: 6 addresses
- Equinox Drive, Amesbury: 6 addresses
- London Road, Amesbury: 1 address
- Amesbury Road, Wiltshire: 1 address
- A303, Amesbury: 1 address
- Solstice Park, Amesbury: 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 C (35% of about 710 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.
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 51 addresses are between 89 m and 111 m above sea level (93 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 86%, ultrafast 86%, gigabit 86% of premises; 5% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Grateley 281,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.0 km |
| Salisbury 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 12.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Equinox Drive Boscombe Down | 120 m |
| Car parks | Church St Car Park | 2.4 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 440 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 37.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 71.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | St Melor House Surgery | 2.1 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2.2 km |
| NHS dentists | Dac & Cdc Amesbury | 2.1 km |
| Hospital | South Newton Hospital | 11.8 km |
| Police station | Amesbury Police Station | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | Asda Amesbury - Solstice Park PFS, Amesbury Cashzone | 920 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 830 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 160 m² | 910 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 9.3 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,620 m² | 1.6 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Two disc barrows and a bell barrow, 400m east of the Pennings, Earl's Farm Down, a scheduled monument, 230 m south-east.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Two disc barrows and a bell barrow, 400m east of the Pennings, Earl's Farm Down | Scheduled monument | 230 m south-east |
| Bell barrow 550m east of New Barn, Earl's Farm Down | Scheduled monument | 360 m north-east |
| Three bell barrows 300m north-east of New Barn, Earl's Farm Down | Scheduled monument | 370 m north |
| Amesbury Abbey | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.7 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Folly Bottom | Valley | 790 m west |
| Beaconhill Gorse | Wood | 1.6 km east |
| Longbarrow Clump | Wood | 1.7 km north-west |
| Speak Plantation | Wood | 2.0 km north |
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 2.0 km east |
| Southmill Hill Plantation | Wood | 2.3 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 16 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 51 |
21 of the postcode's 51 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Solar Way.