SP4 7YE Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 2007. Ward: Amesbury South. Region: South West.
Streets
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 D (25% of about 550 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 19 Boscombe Road, Amesbury, permissioned (500 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 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: 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 54 addresses are between 108 m and 111 m above sea level (109 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% 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 | 10.3 km |
| Salisbury 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest The Orchard Archers Gate | 170 m |
| Car parks | Church St Car Park | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 770 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 37.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 70.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Melor House Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 1.2 km |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ivydene Dental Practice | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | South Newton Hospital | 9.9 km |
| Police station | Amesbury Police Station | 800 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Archers Gate - Amesbury, Amesbury Cashzone | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,130 m² | 620 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3.2 ha | 630 m |
| Play area | 12 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 60 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 260 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 910 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 5.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lynchets at Southmill Hill, a scheduled monument, 470 m west. 15 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lynchets at Southmill Hill | Scheduled monument | 470 m west |
| Bowl barrow within Boscombe Down Airfield, 160m south east of The Rifle and Pistol Club | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km east |
| Bowl barrow 340m east of Stockport | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-east |
| Amesbury Abbey | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.8 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Southmill Hill Plantation | Wood | 630 m west |
| Stock Bottom | Valley | 1.1 km south-west |
| Folly Bottom | Valley | 1.6 km north |
| Salisbury Clumps | Wood | 1.7 km south |
| Gallows Hill | Hill | 1.8 km north-west |
| Cocked Hat Plantation | Wood | 2.4 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 51 | 54 |
3 of the postcode's 54 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 47% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 75% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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.