Area guide

Living in SP4, Wiltshire

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around SP4 in Wiltshire. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 16 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 SP4 →
See where SP4 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 SP4 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for SP4 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around SP4

148 recorded home sales on the streets around central SP4 in the last 2 years, with a median of £303,000 and a range from £76,500 to £510,000. Mostly semi-detached houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
12 Mckie Road, SP4 7XD Detached £390,000 10 Aug 2026
5 Mckie Road, SP4 7XD Semi-detached £320,000 31 Jul 2026
12 Beaulieu Road, SP4 7PD Terraced £230,000 30 Jul 2026
104 Archers Way, SP4 7WQ Detached £405,000 24 Jul 2026
7 Great Amber Way, SP4 7GD Semi-detached £315,000 24 Jul 2026
10 Archers Way, SP4 7WQ Terraced £325,000 20 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

13 schools within 3 miles , of which 62% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Amesbury Archer Primary School Primary Good 0.2 mi away no figure
King's Gate Primary School Primary Good 0.3 mi away no figure
The Stonehenge School Secondary Good 0.7 mi away no figure
Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior School Primary Good 2.1 mi away no figure
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School Primary Good 3.0 mi away no figure
Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury Primary Report card 0.5 mi away no figure

10 state primary and 2 state secondary schools within range, plus 1 fee-paying school.

See the full school breakdown for SP4 →

Private schools

1 fee-paying school within 3 miles: Avondale Preparatory School.

All 1 fee-paying schools near SP4, 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
Associate professional and technical18.1%
Professional occupations14.9%
Administrative and secretarial13.1%
Managers, directors and senior officials12.7%
Elementary occupations10.8%

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

How SP4 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: private renting, down 7.0 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of SP4 (E01031976, 2,394 residents in 2021, up 68.6% 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: private renting, down 7.0 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 45.1% 49.1% +4.0 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 32.9% 25.9% -7.0 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 18.8% 19.8% +1.0 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 30.0% 27.0% -3.0 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 3.7% 5.2% +1.5 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 31.9% 32.0% +0.1 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 9.5% 12.0% +2.5 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 91.7% 88.4% -3.3 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 96.7% 90.3% -6.4 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

80 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central SP4 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 7 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (moderately deprived ), based on Wiltshire's figures.

Getting around & nearby essentials

3 supermarkets, 2 pharmacies, 16 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs within a mile of central SP4.

Buses from the centre of SP4

Best-served stop: Boscombe Road Roundabout, with 3.6 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of SP4 is Boscombe Road Roundabout: 3.6 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 1.5 in the evening and 1.0 on Sunday daytime; first bus 05:39, last 23:43. Routes there: X4, HPC, 201, 675, 8. 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

2 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of SP4. The nearest, St Melor House Surgery, has 6,942 registered patients and 2,503 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
St Melor House Surgery0.6 mi6,9422,503
Barcroft Medical Centre0.8 mi10,6881,581

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 SP4

What is the average house price in SP4?

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 SP4?

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

What do houses actually sell for in SP4?

The median of 148 recorded sales around central SP4 in the last 2 years is £303,000, ranging from £76,500 to £510,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in SP4?

13 schools sit within 3 miles of central SP4, and 62% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in SP4?

80 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central SP4 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is SP4 at risk of flooding?

Central SP4 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 SP4 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 62% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £303,000; the area sits in decile 7 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 80 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is SP4 safe?

80 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central SP4 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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