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SP2 8QL

Downton & Ebble Valley · Wiltshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Downton & Ebble Valley
Local authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Salisbury
Postcode district
SP2
Postcode sector
SP2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SP2 8QN 34 m
SP2 8QJ 36 m
SP2 8BX 166 m
SP2 8QW 219 m
SP2 8QX 247 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SP2 8QL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2012
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SP
Postcode district
SP2
Postcode sector
SP2 8
Latitude
51.047525
Longitude
-1.788071
British National Grid easting
414,952
British National Grid northing
127,597

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Wiltshire · E06000054
Electoral ward
Downton & Ebble Valley · E05013432
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

Explore SP2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
16
Secondary
4

  1. Longford Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    758 m

  2. St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury

    Voluntary aided school

    1.7 km

  3. Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
310
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 130
  • Anti social behaviour 45
  • Criminal damage and arson 30
  • Other theft 28
  • Public order 27

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

3 female, 0 male

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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SP2 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

  • HARCOURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    CRANE BRIDGE ROAD, SALISBURY, SP2 7TD

    ODS code J83003

    2.4 km

  • THREE CHEQUERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    72 ENDLESS STREET, SALISBURY, SP1 3UH

    ODS code J83026

    2.8 km

  • SALISBURY WALK-IN HC

    AVON APPROACH, SALISBURY, SP1 3SL

    ODS code Y02666

    2.8 km

  • SARUM HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code J83052

    2.8 km

  • SALISBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FISHERTON HOUSE, FOUNTAIN WAY, SALISBURY, SP2 7FD

    ODS code J83021

    3.1 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • District Hospital

    BCT · Salisbury

    0.0 miles

  • District Hospital

    BCT · Salisbury

    0.1 miles

  • District Hospital

    BCT · Salisbury

    0.2 miles

  • Oak Tree Field

    BCT · Odstock

    0.2 miles

  • Oak Tree Field

    BCT · Odstock

    0.2 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Possible

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 4 secondary schools. Longford Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 758 m.

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

Recorded crime

310 published events cover 12 months, averaging 25.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 130 events.

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