Housing in SP1 2ND
What the homes in SP1 2ND are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Salisbury Cathedral & Harnham
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,759 (2024)
SP1 2NDSalisbury
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (31.7%). Flats make up 55.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
43.2% of households in the SP1 2ND area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 40.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 31.6% own outright and 11.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned43.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented40.6%20.5%
- Social rented15.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 53.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (26.8%). 11.1% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Wiltshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Wiltshire (August 2026, +6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SP1 2ND (Salisbury Cathedral & Harnham) (about 1,759 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.