# SP2 8GJ: area report for a postcode in Wiltshire

SP2 8GJ is a postcode in Wiltshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Wiltshire. Open the map at SP2 8GJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wiltshire](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire) › [SP2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sp2) › [SP2 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sp2-8)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Wiltshire 057A: 89 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8311,51.0618,SP28GJ
- **Salisbury, 2 km**: About 25 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8311,51.0618,SP28GJ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8311,51.0618,SP28GJ
- **No property in SP2 8GJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.8311,51.0618,SP28GJ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Wiltshire 057A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8311,51.0618,SP28GJ
- **£328,746 average price**: For the whole of Wiltshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8311,51.0618,SP28GJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.9 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8311,51.0618,SP28GJ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8311,51.0618,SP28GJ
- **95% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-1.8311,51.0618,SP28GJ
- **Low road and rail noise at SP2 8GJ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8311,51.0618,SP28GJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.8311,51.0618,SP28GJ
- **6.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8311,51.0618,SP28GJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Brunel College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brunel-college-e144514) | Independent | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Bemerton St John Church of England Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bemerton-st-john-church-of-england-primary-e146808) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harnham Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harnham-infants-school-e126206) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |
| [Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harnham-church-of-england-controlled-junior-school-e126351) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sail-salisbury-academy-for-inspirational-learning-e149746) | Special | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/salisbury-manor-fields-primary-school-e126265) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2025 | £469,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 470 m |
| October 2025 | £463,500 | Detached, new build, freehold | 510 m |
| September 2024 | £265,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 550 m |
| November 2025 | £419,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 550 m |
| December 2023 | £475,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 580 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £328,746** (July 2026). Wiltshire’s average house price was £328,746 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,811** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wiltshire earned a median of £37,811 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 151st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.7×** (2025). A home in Wiltshire costs 8.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 98th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 13.6** (2025). Wiltshire has a deprivation score of 13.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 72nd least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Wiltshire 057A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.3** (2025). Wiltshire 057A has a deprivation score of 14.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,618th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £476,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wiltshire 057A was £476,000 in 2025. Joint 5,449th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,161** (2021). Wiltshire 057A had 2,161 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,234th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 61.1%** (January 2026). In Wiltshire 057A, 61.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SP2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £310,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SP2 was £310,000 in 2025. Joint 1,022nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 30,476** (2021). SP2 had 30,476 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 897th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 29%** (2022). About 29% of people in SP2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.1%** (January 2026). In SP2, 96.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Wiltshire](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire)
- Centre: 51.0618, -1.8311

Council: [Wiltshire](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Salisbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/salisbury): John Glen (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.8311,51.0618,SP28GJ

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