Area guide

Living in SP2, Wiltshire

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around SP2 in Wiltshire. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 13 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Wiltshire: £328,746, up 2.6% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider South West average is £302,298.

Check sold prices for a specific address in SP2 →
See where SP2 ranks across South West →

Council tax at Band D in Wiltshire: £2,572 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare SP2 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for SP2 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around SP2

110 recorded home sales on the streets around central SP2 in the last 2 years, with a median of £295,000 and a range from £50,000 to £755,000. Mostly terraced houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
3 Church Lane, SP2 9NR Terraced £365,000 27 Jul 2026
The West Wing, 43 Church Lane, SP2 9NR Semi-detached £755,000 23 Jul 2026
52 Roman Road, SP2 9BN Semi-detached £330,000 17 Jul 2026
44 Montgomery Gardens, SP2 7UQ Flat or maisonette £150,000 15 Jul 2026
4 New Zealand Avenue, SP2 7JX Semi-detached £499,950 10 Jul 2026
14 Old Dairy Close, SP2 9HG Terraced £295,000 10 Jul 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

27 schools within 3 miles , of which 80% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School Secondary Outstanding 1.5 mi away no figure
Bemerton St John Church of England Primary Primary Good 0.2 mi away no figure
Woodlands Primary School Primary Good 0.6 mi away no figure
Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School Primary Good 0.6 mi away no figure
Pembroke Park Primary School Primary Good 0.7 mi away no figure
Sarum Academy Secondary Good 0.9 mi away no figure

16 state primary and 3 state secondary schools within range, plus 5 fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for SP2 →

Private schools

5 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Brunel College, Chafyn Grove School, Godolphin School, Leehurst Swan School, Salisbury Cathedral School.

All 5 fee-paying schools near SP2, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations23.4%
Managers, directors and senior officials14.9%
Associate professional and technical12.8%
Administrative and secretarial10.2%
Caring, leisure and other service10.1%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How SP2 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: over-65s, up 8.0 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of SP2 (E01032001, 1,470 residents in 2021, down 3.0% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: over-65s, up 8.0 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 75.4% 77.6% +2.2 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 17.1% 16.5% -0.6 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 5.3% 5.0% -0.3 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 17.3% 14.6% -2.7 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 15.0% 23.0% +8.0 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 31.4% 39.4% +8.0 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 6.7% 9.4% +2.7 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 85.1% 85.5% +0.4 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 98.3% 95.7% -2.6 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

126 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central SP2 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 8 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (least deprived nationally), based on Wiltshire's figures.

Buses from the centre of SP2

Best-served stop: Skew Bridge, with 5.8 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of SP2 is Skew Bridge: 5.8 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 2.5 in the evening and 0.9 on Sunday daytime; first bus 06:34, last 23:11. Routes there: PR3, R10, 24, 2, 25, 26. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of SP2. The nearest, Salisbury Medical Practice, has 24,568 registered patients and 1,976 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Salisbury Medical Practice0.7 mi24,5681,976
Harcourt Medical Centre1.2 mi13,0061,991
Sarum Health Group1.2 mi16,3242,182

Nearest A&E: Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, where 56.2% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at 53.4%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Wiltshire pays £2,572 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 5.3% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Wiltshire, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Wiltshire, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£2,031+5.0%
2022-23£2,100+3.4%
2023-24£2,216+5.5%
2024-25£2,330+5.1%
2025-26£2,443+4.8%
2026-27£2,572+5.3%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Wiltshire, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about SP2

What is the average house price in SP2?

The average sold price in Wiltshire is £328,746 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in SP2?

Prices in Wiltshire are up 2.6% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in SP2?

The median of 110 recorded sales around central SP2 in the last 2 years is £295,000, ranging from £50,000 to £755,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in SP2?

27 schools sit within 3 miles of central SP2, and 80% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in SP2?

126 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central SP2 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is SP2 at risk of flooding?

Central SP2 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is SP2 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 80% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £295,000; the area sits in decile 8 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 126 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is SP2 safe?

126 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central SP2 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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