SP5 4JL

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SP5 4JH 135 m
SP2 8BJ 159 m
SP5 4NZ 190 m
SP2 8QW 378 m
SP2 8QQ 379 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SP5 4JL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 April 2019
Postcode area
SP
Postcode district
SP5
Postcode sector
SP5 4
Latitude
51.042805
Longitude
-1.788435
British National Grid easting
414,928
British National Grid northing
127,072

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

Explore SP5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
14
Secondary
4
  1. Longford Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  2. Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.2 km
  3. Harnham Infants' School

    Community school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
265
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 113
  • Anti social behaviour 37
  • Other theft 26
  • Public order 24
  • Criminal damage and arson 22

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SP5 4 residents
2,339

Age bands in SP5 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14%

270 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

183 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.6%

301 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.3%

566 residents

Age 65 and over
31.7%

612 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • HARCOURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    CRANE BRIDGE ROAD, SALISBURY, SP2 7TD

    ODS code J83003

    2.9 km

  • SALISBURY WALK-IN HC

    AVON APPROACH, SALISBURY, SP1 3SL

    ODS code Y02666

    3.3 km

  • SARUM HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code J83052

    3.3 km

  • THREE CHEQUERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    72 ENDLESS STREET, SALISBURY, SP1 3UH

    ODS code J83026

    3.3 km

  • SALISBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FISHERTON HOUSE, FOUNTAIN WAY, SALISBURY, SP2 7FD

    ODS code J83021

    3.6 km

Nearby transport

  • District Hospital

    BCT · Salisbury

    0.1 miles
  • District Hospital

    BCT · Salisbury

    0.2 miles
  • District Hospital

    BCT · Salisbury

    0.2 miles
  • District Hospital

    BCT · Salisbury

    0.3 miles
  • District Hospital

    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

27 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 4 secondary schools. Longford Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

265 published events cover 12 months, averaging 22.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 113 events.

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