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

SP2 8QP 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 8QP 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

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 20% on July. Wiltshire 059B: 31 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8020,51.0537,SP28QP
- **Salisbury, 1.9 km**: About 24 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8020,51.0537,SP28QP
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8020,51.0537,SP28QP
- **No property in SP2 8QP 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=-1.8020,51.0537,SP28QP
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Wiltshire 059B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8020,51.0537,SP28QP
- **£328,746 average price**: For the whole of Wiltshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8020,51.0537,SP28QP
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8020,51.0537,SP28QP
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 740 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8020,51.0537,SP28QP
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SP2 8QP**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8020,51.0537,SP28QP
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SP2 8QP**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8020,51.0537,SP28QP
- **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=-1.8020,51.0537,SP28QP
- **6.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8020,51.0537,SP28QP

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Harnham Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harnham-infants-school-e126206) | Primary | 650 m (8 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 | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-osmunds-catholic-primary-school-salisbury-e126425) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Salisbury Cathedral School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/salisbury-cathedral-school-e126518) | Independent | 1.2 km (15 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 | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 73.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Longford Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/longford-church-of-england-primary-school-e150253) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Salisbury Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/salisbury-sixth-form-college-e140621) | Sixth form and further education | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Brunel College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brunel-college-e144514) | Independent | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2024 | £362,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2025 | £410,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| May 2026 | £299,950 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| September 2025 | £475,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2025 | £650,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| November 2024 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2023 | £455,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2026 | £327,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: COOMBE DENTAL CARE LIMITED (570 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Salisbury BP (740 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 059B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 1.9** (2025). Wiltshire 059B has a deprivation score of 1.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 283rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £392,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wiltshire 059B was £392,500 in 2025. Joint 9,081st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,213** (2021). Wiltshire 059B had 1,213 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,791st 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: 99.6%** (January 2026). In Wiltshire 059B, 99.6% 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: 51.0537, -1.8020

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=-1.8020,51.0537,SP28QP

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