Vernon Close Amesbury, Wiltshire
13 addresses across 2 postcodes (SP4), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 33500101.
- Sales: 9 recorded sales since 1995; in 2011 the median was £156,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Wiltshire cost £328,102 in August 2026 (+1.5% on a year); private rents averaged £1,091 a month.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 2).
- Flood: 11 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Landfill: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Porton Road, is 90 m away.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Wiltshire costs £2,572 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 97% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Grateley, about 9.5 km (5.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 70 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 97 to 99 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is St Melor House Surgery, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away.
- People: About 510 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 90% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 8 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | £156,000 | £156,000 | £156,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £190,000 | £185,000 | £195,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £179,000 | £179,000 | £179,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £117,950 | £117,950 | £117,950 |
| 1997 | 1 | £67,950 | £67,950 | £67,950 |
| 1995 | 2 | £65,700 | £65,000 | £66,400 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 2006 | 3 SP4 7QP | Terraced | £185,000 | |
| 2 Mar 1995 | 3 SP4 7QP | Terraced | £65,000 | |
| 25 Jul 1995 | 6 SP4 7QP | Terraced | £66,400 | |
| 1 Dec 2006 | 7 SP4 7QP | Terraced | £195,000 | |
| 8 Jun 2004 | 7 SP4 7QP | Terraced | £175,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2001 | 8 SP4 7QP | Detached | £117,950 | |
| 4 Oct 2005 | 9 SP4 7QP | Terraced | £179,000 | |
| 3 Jun 2011 | 12 SP4 7QP | Terraced | £156,000 | |
| 9 May 1997 | 12 SP4 7QP | Detached | £67,950 |
House prices and rents in Wiltshire
A typical home in Wiltshire cost £328,102 in August 2026, 1.5% more than a year before. That is 14% more than five years earlier and 28% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £517,138 |
| Semi-detached | £327,224 |
| Terraced | £265,398 |
| Flat or maisonette | £158,339 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £263,201 |
Private renters in Wiltshire paid £1,091 a month on average in September 2026, 5.8% more than a year before. That is 30% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £755 |
| Two bedrooms | £981 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,231 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,754 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 88 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (2); House, mid-terrace (1). Built: 1983-1990 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 10,114 kWh of it on average in 2024, about the same as the district, and 2,761 kWh of electricity, 27% less than the district's 3,800 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP4 7QP | 12 | 2,747 kWh | 12 | 11,569 kWh |
| SP4 7QE | 38 | 1,881 kWh | 38 | 9,739 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is SP4.
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 C (35% of about 710 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 19 Boscombe Road, Amesbury, permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 7 October 2026: WESSEX WATER, Remedial works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 10 at medium risk and 6 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 2 of these postcodes: 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SP4 7QP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 4 / 2 | possible |
| SP4 7QE | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 6 / 4 | possible |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 90 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porton Road Amesbury, Wiltshire | 1984 to 1993 | Inert | 90 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 13 addresses are between 97 m and 99 m above sea level (98 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP4 7QE | 100% | 97% | 97% | 0% |
| SP4 7QP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Grateley 281,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
| Salisbury 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.7 km (7.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 35 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chesterfield Close Boscombe Down | 40 m |
| Car parks | Church St Car Park | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gridserve Charging Station | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 37.3 km (23 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 70.9 km (44 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Melor House Surgery Good Sep 2018 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dac & Cdc Amesbury | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | South Newton Hospital | 10.9 km (6.8 miles) |
| Care homes | 3 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Patrick's House Good Sep 2025 | 320 m |
| Police station | Amesbury Police Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Asda Amesbury - Solstice Park PFS, Amesbury Cashzone | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 70 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 3.2 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 160 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8.3 ha | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,620 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 5.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow immediately south of the embankment of a disused railway, within Boscombe Down Airfield, 870m south east of The Pennings, a scheduled monument, 710 m (0.4 miles) south-east. 9 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow immediately south of the embankment of a disused railway, within Boscombe Down Airfield, 870m south east of The Pennings | Scheduled monument | 710 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Bowl barrow within Boscombe Down Airfield, 160m south east of The Rifle and Pistol Club | Scheduled monument | 720 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Two disc barrows and a bell barrow, 400m east of the Pennings, Earl's Farm Down | Scheduled monument | 880 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Amesbury Abbey | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Folly Bottom | Valley | 840 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Southmill Hill Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Longbarrow Clump | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Stock Bottom | Valley | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Beaconhill Gorse | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Gallows Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 13 |
1 of the street's 13 addresses is 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Stonehenge School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 39.2 (37.4 in 2025 and 40.3 in 2024); 32.2% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| Amesbury Archer Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jun 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) | 56% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2% at the higher standard (2025; 43% in 2024 and 63% in 2023) |
| Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | 25% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 40% in 2024) |
| King's Gate Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 80% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 27% at the higher standard (2025; 82% in 2024 and 38% in 2023) |
| Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | 57% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2% at the higher standard (2025; 48% in 2024) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
6 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 280 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stagecoach Amesbury SP4 7SN | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 280 m | |
| RAFA Kidz Boscombe Down SP4 0JF | Full day care | 54 | Good (May 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Finkley Amesbury Nursery and Pre-School SP4 7RT | Full day care | 65 | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Wind In The Willows Preschool Ltd SP4 7XT | Full day care | 61 | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Kindred Parsonage SP4 7PW | Full day care | 32 | Good (Sep 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Puddleducks Day Nursery Amesbury SP4 7AX | Full day care | 72 | Not inspected yet | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 285 childminders and 38 home childcarers (nannies) in Wiltshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Stop Stores SP4 7FL | Retailers - other | 270 m | 5 Very good | 22 Aug 2024 |
| Cornerstones UK Ltd SP4 7LL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 320 m | 5 Very good | 2 May 2024 |
| Beaumont Way Care Home SP4 7UA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 350 m | 5 Very good | 15 May 2024 |
| Southern Quarter Ltd SP4 7GR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Jan 2024 |
| Animal Friends Insurance Ltd | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Nov 2022 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Heyford Close (3); On or near Chesterfield Close (3); On or near Virginia Close (1); On or near Purvis Close (1).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 38% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 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.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: WESSEX WATER: Remedial works, 7 October 2026 to 9 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Chesterfield Close · Virginia Close · Raleigh Crescent · Purvis Close · Nicolson Close · Westland Close · Hurley Close · Coniston Close · Burwood Close · Beverley Hills Park · Heyford Close · Barnes Wallis Close
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.