SP3 5DB postcode in Wiltshire, England
SP3 5DB is a postcode in Wiltshire, in the Fovant & Chalke Valley ward. It is in the Salisbury parliamentary constituency and the Wiltshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where SP3 5DB is, and what is near it
- SP3 5DB
- Other postcodes in SP3 5: press one for its page
- 3 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 2 GP practices
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.0672, longitude -1.9595)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after SP3 5DB?
- WiltshireCouncil, for all local services Wiltshire: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around SP3 5DB Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- WiltshirePolice force area
- SalisburyParliamentary constituency. Its MP is John Glen (Conservative), as Parliament lists them. Contact John Glen
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
What broadband can you get at SP3 5DB?
Every home and business at SP3 5DB can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 30% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
When are the bins collected at SP3 5DB?
BinDayBuddy has not read Wiltshire Council's days for SP3 5DB today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for SP3 5DB on BinDayBuddySource: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it
Is SP3 5DB at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SP3 5DB.
Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
From surface water, across Wiltshire
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SP3 5DB: 5,934 properties in Wiltshire are at high risk (2% of all its properties). All the figures for Wiltshire
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Flood warnings
The centre of SP3 5DB is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near SP3 5DB?
Homes in SP3 5 sold for a typical £649,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 22 sales, up 13% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £685,000 17 sales
- Semi-detached 4 sales, too few to price
- Terraced 1 sale, too few to price
Across the whole SP3 district: a typical £454,000 from 108 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Homes sold in SP3 5DB
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SP3 5DB from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What council tax band are homes near SP3 5DB?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,080 homes in the neighbourhood around SP3 5DB. The largest share of them, 18%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (35%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Wiltshire for 2026‑27: £2,572. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,715 (band A) to £5,144 (band H); band A, the most common, is £1,715.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 190 (18%) | £1,715 |
| Band B | about 160 (15%) | £2,000 |
| Band C | about 180 (17%) | £2,286 |
| Band D | about 110 (10%) | £2,572 |
| Band E | about 110 (10%) | £3,143 |
| Band F | about 150 (14%) | £3,715 |
| Band G | about 150 (14%) | £4,286 |
| Band H | about 30 (3%) | £5,144 |
When the homes were built
- 35% Before 1900
- 2% 1900 to 1918
- 5% 1919 to 1939
- 16% 1945 to 1964
- 20% 1965 to 1982
- 12% 1983 to 1999
- 7% 2000 to 2009
- 2% 2010 to 2019
- 1% 2020 or later
Averages for Wiltshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SP3 5DB is in (ONS area E01032004), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are near SP3 5DB?
The nearest open schools to SP3 5DB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
Where is the nearest station to SP3 5DB?
The nearest railway station to the centre of SP3 5DB is Tisbury Rail Station, 8.4 km away in a straight line.
- Tisbury Rail Station Railway station 8.4 kmDrive
- Salisbury Rail Station Railway station 10.7 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.
More stations near SP3 5DB, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near SP3 5DB?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of SP3 5DB, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.
- The Orchard Partnership Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01722 744775 6.7 kmDrive
- Tisbury Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01747 870204 8.3 kmDrive
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where can I charge an electric car near SP3 5DB?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SP3 5DB on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near SP3 5DB?
The nearest to the centre of SP3 5DB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- MA Surgeries Ltd Phone 01722 742100 7.0 kmDrive
- Tisbury Dental Centre Phone 01747 870743 8.5 kmDrive
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which hospitals are nearest to SP3 5DB?
The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.
- Salisbury District Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report July 2026 · Phone 01722 336262 12.1 kmDrive
- New Hall Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2025 · Phone 01722 422333 14.2 kmDrive
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which vets are near SP3 5DB?
The nearest vets to the centre of SP3 5DB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Medivet 11.6 kmDrive
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Is SP3 5DB in a conservation area?
The centre of SP3 5DB is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:
- Conservation areaCompton Chamberlayne
- National landscape (AONB)Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How much crime is there near SP3 5DB?
Police.uk records 1 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SP3 5DB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for SP3 5DB
- Ward
- Fovant & Chalke Valley
- Parish
- Compton Chamberlayne
- Region
- South West
- Country
- England
- Rural or urban
- Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
- In use since
- January 1980
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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