SP5 3EX postcode in Whaddon, Wiltshire

SP5 3EX is a postcode in Whaddon, in the Alderbury & Whiteparish ward of Wiltshire. It is in the Salisbury parliamentary constituency and the Wiltshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 33% of homes and businesses at SP5 3EX can get it Across Wiltshire: 77% Typical price £372,500 Homes sold in SP5 3, last 12 months. ▲ 3.5% on the year before Nearest station Dean 6.1 km in a straight line

Where SP5 3EX is, and what is near it

Map of SP5 3EX and what is near it Map of SP5 3EX: its centre point, with the 245 other postcodes in the SP5 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SP5 3AA: also in SP5 3SP5 3AB: also in SP5 3SP5 3AD: also in SP5 3SP5 3AE: also in SP5 3SP5 3AF: also in SP5 3SP5 3AH: also in SP5 3SP5 3BB: also in SP5 3SP5 3BD: also in SP5 3SP5 3BE: also in SP5 3SP5 3BF: also in SP5 3SP5 3BG: also in SP5 3SP5 3BH: also in SP5 3SP5 3BJ: also in SP5 3SP5 3BL: also in SP5 3SP5 3BQ: also in SP5 3SP5 3DX: also in SP5 3SP5 3DY: also in SP5 3SP5 3DZ: also in SP5 3SP5 3EA: also in SP5 3SP5 3EB: also in SP5 3SP5 3ED: also in SP5 3SP5 3EE: also in SP5 3SP5 3EF: also in SP5 3SP5 3EG: also in SP5 3SP5 3EH: also in SP5 3SP5 3EQ: also in SP5 3SP5 3FE: also in SP5 3SP5 3FT: also in SP5 3SP5 3FU: also in SP5 3SP5 3FX: also in SP5 3SP5 3HB: also in SP5 3SP5 3HD: also in SP5 3SP5 3HE: also in SP5 3SP5 3HF: also in SP5 3SP5 3HT: also in SP5 3SP5 3NY: also in SP5 3SP5 3PA: also in SP5 3SP5 3SN: also in SP5 3SP5 3SP: also in SP5 3SP5 3TA: also in SP5 3SP5 3TB: also in SP5 3SP5 3TD: also in SP5 3SP5 3TE: also in SP5 3SP5 3TF: also in SP5 3SP5 3TG: also in SP5 3SP5 3TH: also in SP5 3SP5 3TQ: also in SP5 3 School 4.1 kmDownton Surgery 5.4 kmWhiteparish Surgery 5.9 kmDean station 6.1 kmSalisbury station 7.0 kmWhaddon SP5 3EX Map of SP5 3EX and what is near it Map of SP5 3EX: its centre point, with the 245 other postcodes in the SP5 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Downton Surgery 5.4 km3 places, 5.7–7.0 kmWhiteparish Surgery 5.9 kmAlderbury & Whiteparish SP5 3EX
  • SP5 3EX
  • Other postcodes in SP5 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • 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 51.0371, longitude -1.7219)

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 SP5 3EX?

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 SP5 3EX?

Every home and business at SP5 3EX can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 33% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SP5 3EX 33% Wiltshire 77%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SP5 3EX 100% Wiltshire 97%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 SP5 3EX?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for SP5 3EX.

Check the bin days for SP5 3EX on BinDayBuddy

Source: 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 SP5 3EX 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 SP5 3EX.

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 SP5 3EX: 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 SP5 3EX 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.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SP5 3EX?

Homes in SP5 3 sold for a typical £372,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 79 sales, up 3.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£372,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£360,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £473,500 34 sales
  • Semi-detached £352,500 17 sales
  • Terraced £322,500 22 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £167,500 6 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SP5 district: a typical £464,000 from 228 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in SP5 3EX

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SP5 3EX 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 SP5 3EX?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 730 homes in the neighbourhood around SP5 3EX. The largest share of them, 33%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (26%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SP5 3EX

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 E, the most common, is £3,143.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,715
Band Babout 10 (1%)£2,000
Band Cabout 70 (10%)£2,286
Band Dabout 160 (22%)£2,572
Band Eabout 240 (33%)£3,143
Band Fabout 140 (19%)£3,715
Band Gabout 90 (12%)£4,286
Band Habout 10 (1%)£5,144

When the homes were built

  1. 12% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 12% 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 18% 1965 to 1982
  6. 26% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 8% 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 SP5 3EX is in (ONS area E01031970), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: 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 SP5 3EX?

The nearest open schools to SP5 3EX, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SP5 3EX, and how we find them

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 SP5 3EX?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SP5 3EX is Dean Rail Station, 6.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Dean Rail Station Railway station 6.1 kmDrive
  • Salisbury Rail Station Railway station 7.0 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Sandringhams, 34 m away.

More stations near SP5 3EX, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SP5 3EX?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SP5 3EX, 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.

Find a GP on the NHS website

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 SP5 3EX?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SP5 3EX 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 Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SP5 3EX?

The nearest to the centre of SP5 3EX, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

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 SP5 3EX?

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.

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 care homes are near SP5 3EX?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SP5 3EX, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

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 pharmacies are near SP5 3EX?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SP5 3EX, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SP5 3EX?

The nearest vets to the centre of SP5 3EX on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

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 SP5 3EX in a conservation area?

The centre of SP5 3EX is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 SP5 3EX?

Police.uk records 9 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SP5 3EX in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences6 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Burglary1 report

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 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SP5 3EX

Ward
Alderbury & Whiteparish
Parish
Alderbury
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Whaddon
Rural or urban
Larger 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

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SP5 3 sector SP5 district SP postcode area Whaddon postcodes

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SP5 3SN60 mSP5 3BF80 mSP5 3EB90 mSP5 3EA100 mSP5 3SP110 mSP5 3ED140 m
All of SP5

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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