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

SP2 8LX 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 8LX 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

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Wiltshire 058A: 80 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8185,51.0629,SP28LX
- **Salisbury, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8185,51.0629,SP28LX
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8185,51.0629,SP28LX
- **16 of 19 properties in SP2 8LX at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 3 at very low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.8185,51.0629,SP28LX
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Wiltshire 058A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8185,51.0629,SP28LX
- **£328,746 average price**: For the whole of Wiltshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8185,51.0629,SP28LX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8185,51.0629,SP28LX
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8185,51.0629,SP28LX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SP2 8LX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8185,51.0629,SP28LX
- **Low road and rail noise at SP2 8LX**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8185,51.0629,SP28LX
- **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=-1.8185,51.0629,SP28LX
- **6.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8185,51.0629,SP28LX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Brunel College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brunel-college-e144514) | Independent | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Harnham Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harnham-infants-school-e126206) | Primary | 970 m (12 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 | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/salisbury-manor-fields-primary-school-e126265) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 69% 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 | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Bemerton St John Church of England Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bemerton-st-john-church-of-england-primary-e146808) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Salisbury Cathedral School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/salisbury-cathedral-school-e126518) | Independent | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-wordsworths-church-of-england-grammar-school-e136500) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 73.5 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £530,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2024 | £280,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2025 | £156,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| July 2025 | £330,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2023 | £390,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2025 | £525,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2024 | £440,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| June 2025 | £480,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 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 058A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.7** (2025). Wiltshire 058A has a deprivation score of 21.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,337th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £330,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wiltshire 058A was £330,000 in 2025. Joint 13,011th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,496** (2021). Wiltshire 058A had 1,496 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,034th least 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Wiltshire 058A, 99.9% 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: 51.0629, -1.8185

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)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [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=-1.8185,51.0629,SP28LX

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