SP5 2DE Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced December 2017. Ward: Redlynch & Landford. Region: South West.
Streets
- Lyburn Road, Wiltshire: 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 E (29% of about 660 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): ARTICLE 4 DIRECTION NP NEW FOREST CAMPSITE, ARTICLE 4 DIRECTION NP NEW FOREST RECREATIONAL CAMPSITE, New Forest National Park Boundary, New Forest National Park Boundary.
- 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.
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 64 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 0%, 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 stations | Dean (Wilts) 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.6 km |
| Mottisfont and Dunbridge 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.4 km | |
| Ashurst New Forest 108,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.8 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Car parks | Longcross Car Park | 2.6 km |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 2.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 21.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 88.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Whiteparish Surgery | 5.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Pharmacy Direct | 5.2 km |
| NHS dentists | The Borough Dental Practice | 8.0 km |
| Hospital | Fordingbridge Hospital | 10.2 km |
| Police station | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary | 10.3 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Landford Service Station Cashzone | 3.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 2.3 ha | 1.1 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,140 m² | 1.1 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 1.1 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Risbury Hill round barrows, a scheduled monument, 870 m north-east.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Risbury Hill round barrows | Scheduled monument | 870 m north-east |
| Two bowl barrows 940m north of Longcross Pond forming part of Black Bush Plain round barrow cemetery | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-east |
| Bowl barrow 770m north of Longcross Pond forming part of Black Bush Plain round barrow cemetery | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sandyfield Plantation | Wood | 90 m north |
| Short Hill Plantation | Wood | 170 m east |
| Risbury Hill | Hill | 870 m north-east |
| Crow's Nest Bottom | Valley | 1.5 km south |
| The Bog | Wetland | 1.6 km north |
| Longcross Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 24% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 24% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 9 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 Lyburn Road.