SP2 8RQ

Salisbury Harnham East · 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 8RN 29 m
SP2 8RW 29 m
SP2 8DJ 93 m
SP2 8DL 96 m
SP2 8ES 163 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SP2 8RQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
SP
Postcode district
SP2
Postcode sector
SP2 8
Latitude
51.053556
Longitude
-1.796504
British National Grid easting
414,359
British National Grid northing
128,266

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Wiltshire · E06000054
Parish or community
E04013046
Westminster constituency
Salisbury · E14001460
Output area
E00184260
Lower layer super output area
Wiltshire 059C · E01032007
Middle layer super output area
Wiltshire 059 · E02006674

Postcode source versions

Explore SP2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
16
Secondary
5
  1. Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School

    Voluntary controlled school

    906 m
  2. Harnham Infants' School

    Community school

    906 m
  3. St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
905
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 332
  • Anti social behaviour 162
  • Criminal damage and arson 89
  • Shoplifting 67
  • Public order 67

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

    1.6 km

  • SALISBURY WALK-IN HC

    AVON APPROACH, SALISBURY, SP1 3SL

    ODS code Y02666

    2.0 km

  • SARUM HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code J83052

    2.0 km

  • THREE CHEQUERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    72 ENDLESS STREET, SALISBURY, SP1 3UH

    ODS code J83026

    2.1 km

  • SALISBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FISHERTON HOUSE, FOUNTAIN WAY, SALISBURY, SP2 7FD

    ODS code J83021

    2.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Swiftdown

    BCT · Salisbury

    0.1 miles
  • Swiftdown

    BCT · Salisbury

    0.1 miles
  • Martins Close

    BCT · Salisbury

    0.1 miles
  • Martins Close

    BCT · Salisbury

    0.1 miles
  • Lime Kiln Way

    BCT · Salisbury

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wiltshire 059C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,230 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
9 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 16 primary and 5 secondary schools. Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School is the nearest published school at 906 m.

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

Recorded crime

905 published events cover 12 months, averaging 75.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 332 events.

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