Beech Close Porton, Wiltshire
12 addresses across 1 postcode (SP4), about 130 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 33500297.
- Sales: 15 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £545,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 1, E: 1, F: 1, G: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Wiltshire costs £2,572 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Salisbury, about 8.6 km (5.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.2 km (1.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 75 to 77 m above sea level.
- Noise: 9 of its 12 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is St Melor House Surgery, about 5.3 km (3.3 miles) away.
- People: About 320 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 87% of households owned their home and 43% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 1 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £545,000 | £545,000 | £545,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £385,000 | £385,000 | £385,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £455,000 | £455,000 | £455,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £445,000 | £440,000 | £450,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £399,950 | £399,950 | £399,950 |
| 2015 | 1 | £302,000 | £302,000 | £302,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | £260,000 | £225,000 | £295,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £249,950 | £249,950 | £249,950 |
| 2007 | 1 | £323,000 | £323,000 | £323,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £310,000 | £310,000 | £310,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £148,000 | £148,000 | £148,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £82,000 | £82,000 | £82,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | 5 SP4 0NP | Detached | £545,000 | |
| 4 Jan 2024 | 4 SP4 0NP | Detached | £385,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2023 | 10 SP4 0NP | Detached | £455,000 | |
| 16 Nov 2022 | 3 SP4 0NP | Semi-detached | £450,000 | |
| 4 Mar 2022 | 5 SP4 0NP | Detached | £440,000 | |
| 30 Oct 2020 | 7 SP4 0NP | Detached | £399,950 | |
| 23 Oct 2015 | 9 SP4 0NP | Detached | £302,000 | |
| 1 Nov 2010 | 3 SP4 0NP | Semi-detached | £295,000 | |
| 1 Oct 2010 | 1 SP4 0NP | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 10 Jul 2009 | 7 SP4 0NP | Detached | £249,950 | |
| 11 Sep 2007 | 9 SP4 0NP | Detached | £323,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2006 | 6 SP4 0NP | Detached | £310,000 | |
| 7 Aug 2001 | 3 SP4 0NP | Semi-detached | £148,000 | |
| 18 Apr 1997 | 6 SP4 0NP | Detached | £82,000 | |
| 11 Oct 1996 | 3 SP4 0NP | Semi-detached | £87,500 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 115 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (4); House, detached (3). Built: 1950-1966 (3); 1967-1975 (2); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6).
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 street: most are in band D (36% of about 720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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 street's 12 addresses are between 75 m and 77 m above sea level (76 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP4 0NP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Salisbury 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km (5.4 miles) |
| Grateley 281,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) | |
| Dean (Wilts) 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.1 km (7.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 20 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Avenue Porton | 50 m |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 33.2 km (21 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 74.1 km (46 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | St Melor House Surgery | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Sarum Pharmacy | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Ivydene Dental Practice | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Hospital | South Newton Hospital | 10.4 km (6.5 miles) |
| Police station | Amesbury Police Station | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Serco Defence Science and Tech Cashzone | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 180 m² | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old Rectory, a listed building (Grade II*), 910 m (0.6 miles) east. 20 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 middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Old Rectory | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 930 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Round barrow E of Downbarn West | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Gomeldon deserted village | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Horse Barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Copse | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Upper Copse | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Cusse's Gorse | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Battery Hill | Hill | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Moll Harris's Clump | Wood | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) east |
| Stock Bottom | Valley | 4 km (2.5 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 12 |
9 of the street's 12 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 470 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Gomeldon Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Choice Takeaway SP4 0LH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Jan 2026 |
| Porton Post Office & Store SP4 0LF | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Feb 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Tidworth Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 62% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 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 (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 23% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- SP4 0NP: 12 addresses
Nearby streets
Southbourne Way · The Avenue · Tidworth Road · Bourne Gardens · Malvern Way · Southbourne Close · Nahalsen Close · Parkland Way
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.