SP5 3JW

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
SP5
Postcode sector
SP5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SP5 3JP 95 m
SP5 3JT 116 m
SP5 3JR 138 m
SP5 3JS 162 m
SP5 3JY 208 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SP5 3JW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
SP
Postcode district
SP5
Postcode sector
SP5 3
Latitude
50.989908
Longitude
-1.742057
British National Grid easting
418,200
British National Grid northing
121,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Wiltshire · E06000054
Parish or community
E04011700
Westminster constituency
Salisbury · E14001460
Output area
E00163163
Lower layer super output area
Wiltshire 062C · E01031993
Middle layer super output area
Wiltshire 062 · E02006677

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Downton CofE VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    860 m
  2. The Trafalgar School at Downton

    Academy converter

    1.0 km
  3. Morgan's Vale and Woodfalls Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
158
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 47
  • Criminal damage and arson 35
  • Anti social behaviour 26
  • Vehicle crime 13
  • Public order 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SP5 3 residents
6,237

Age bands in SP5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.3%

980 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.2%

522 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.9%

1,335 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.3%

1,875 residents

Age 65 and over
26.4%

1,690 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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • DOWNTON SURGERY

    MOOT LANE, DOWNTON, SALISBURY, SP5 3JP

    ODS code J83043

    95 m

Nearby transport

  • Surgery

    BCT · Downton

    0.1 miles
  • Surgery

    BCT · Downton

    0.1 miles
  • Saxon Meadow

    BCT · Downton

    0.1 miles
  • Moot Close

    BCT · Downton

    0.1 miles
  • The Wooden Spoon

    BCT · Downton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wiltshire 062C, 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

20,013 of 33,755

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

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Downton CofE VA Primary School is the nearest published school at 860 m.

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

Recorded crime

158 published events cover 12 months, averaging 13.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 47 events.

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