SP2 8BB

Downton & Ebble Valley · Wiltshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Salisbury
Postcode district
SP2
Postcode sector
SP2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SP2 8FJ 151 m
SP2 8FH 176 m
SP2 8FL 206 m
SP2 8FF 274 m
SP2 8FE 327 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SP2 8BB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
SP
Postcode district
SP2
Postcode sector
SP2 8
Latitude
51.051145
Longitude
-1.785943
British National Grid easting
415,100
British National Grid northing
128,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Wiltshire · E06000054
Parish or community
E04012683
Westminster constituency
Salisbury · E14001460
Output area
E00163197
Lower layer super output area
Wiltshire 057A · E01032000
Middle layer super output area
Wiltshire 057 · E02006672

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
17
Secondary
4
  1. Longford Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    481 m
  2. St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury

    Voluntary aided school

    1.4 km
  3. Salisbury Cathedral School

    Other independent school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
592
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 208
  • Anti social behaviour 85
  • Shoplifting 67
  • Criminal damage and arson 67
  • Public order 48

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SP2 8 residents
8,246

Age bands in SP2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

1,350 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

809 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.2%

1,964 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

2,260 residents

Age 65 and over
24.6%

2,080 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • HARCOURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    CRANE BRIDGE ROAD, SALISBURY, SP2 7TD

    ODS code J83003

    2.1 km

  • THREE CHEQUERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    72 ENDLESS STREET, SALISBURY, SP1 3UH

    ODS code J83026

    2.4 km

  • SALISBURY WALK-IN HC

    AVON APPROACH, SALISBURY, SP1 3SL

    ODS code Y02666

    2.4 km

  • SARUM HEALTH GROUP

    MILLSTREAM MEDICAL CENTRE, MILLSTREAM HOUSE, AVON APPROACH, SALISBURY, SP1 3SL

    ODS code J83052

    2.4 km

  • SALISBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FISHERTON HOUSE, FOUNTAIN WAY, SALISBURY, SP2 7FD

    ODS code J83021

    2.9 km

Nearby transport

  • P&R

    BCT · Britford

    0.1 miles
  • P&R

    BCT · Britford

    0.2 miles
  • Milton Road

    BCT · Salisbury

    0.2 miles
  • Milton Road

    BCT · Salisbury

    0.3 miles
  • Poole Close

    BCT · Salisbury

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wiltshire 057A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,088 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

30 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 4 secondary schools. Longford Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 481 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

592 published events cover 12 months, averaging 49.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 208 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.