SP2 postcode area · Salisbury

The SP2 postcode district covers Salisbury and spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Wiltshire. Area Scores range from 26 to 83 across them. Every full SP2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The SP2 district contains both ends of the scale: Downton & Morgan's Vale at 84 out of 100 (#1,122 of 6,856 in England) against Salisbury Bemerton at 27, a 57-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 6 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £245,000 in Salisbury Town North & Milford to £490,000 in Great Wishford, Woodford Valley & Porton — a 2.0× gap within the SP2 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£43,904a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime68per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied65%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the SP2 district

£310,000median home sold over the past year · +19.7% over 5 years · +3.9% over the year · 443 sales
Detached£458,500
Semi-detached£320,000
Terraced£275,000
Flat£185,000
Wiltshire£320,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Downton & Morgan's ValeWiltshire 1,12284 £425,000
Salisbury StratfordWiltshire 1,28781 £370,000
Great Wishford, Woodford Valley & PortonWiltshire 1,59577 £490,000
Salisbury ChurchfieldsWiltshire 1,84973 £260,000
Laverstock, Bodenham & Coombe BissettWiltshire 2,00771 £355,000
Salisbury Cathedral & HarnhamWiltshire 2,26067 £370,000
Salisbury Town North & MilfordWiltshire 3,05555 £245,000
Wilton, Nadder & EbbleWiltshire 3,06255 £381,250
Salisbury East HarnhamWiltshire 3,20653 £346,500
Salisbury BemertonWiltshire 5,01627 £290,000

People living in SP2 Census 2021

Residents71,880
Median age (est.)46
Density146per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above38%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 24%45–64 27%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 16%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 31%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional13%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 39% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 11%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in SP2

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SP2 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SP2.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.