SP5 5HT Wiltshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Fovant & Chalke Valley. Region: South West.
Streets
- High Lane, Fifield Bavant: 22 addresses
- Unnamed street near High Lane, Fifield Bavant: 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 (20% of about 890 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
- MANOR FARMHOUSE, 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 1 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 23 addresses are between 94 m and 151 m above sea level (103 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 93%, ultrafast 93%, gigabit 93% of premises; 7% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Tisbury 191,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.1 km |
| Salisbury 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 13.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest St Martins Church Fifield Bavant | 100 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 28.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 65.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Tisbury Surgery | 8.4 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 8.4 km |
| NHS dentists | Tisbury Dental And Implant Centre | 8.4 km |
| Hospital | South Newton Hospital | 11.5 km |
| Police station | Wilton Police Station | 10.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 700 m² | 2.7 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.8 ha | 2.2 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.9 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Martin, a listed building (Grade II*), 150 m east. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Martin | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m east |
| Barrow on Fifield Down 700yds (640m) ESE of North Barn | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Messcombe Wood | Wood | 930 m south-west |
| Gurston Ashes | Wood | 1.7 km north |
| Fifield Ashes | Wood | 1.8 km north-west |
| Poor Patch | Wood | 2.2 km north-east |
| Knowle Hill | Hill | 2.7 km south-east |
| Long Bottom | Valley | 2.9 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 23 |
6 of the postcode's 23 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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 20% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 34% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 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 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 High Lane.