Buying a home in SP1, Salisbury. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£365kmost £311k–£438k
Houses per m²£4,156flats £3,399
Sold last year1971,436 in five years
Prices in Wiltshire+2.6%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SP1 sold for £365,484 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £310,854 and £438,274, for about 94 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Salisbury (£364,000).

197 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £139k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SP1 2 (£3,890) and the most in SP1 3 (£4,223).

Across Wiltshire, prices are up 2.6% on a year ago and up 14.7% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,220 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,667 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in SP1 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£201,588£155k–£230k43 m²12
2£274,383£245k–£318k65 m²341
3£365,484£311k–£438k94 m²462
4£477,673£405k–£541k118 m²177
5+£614,317£532k–£778k159 m²144

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£202k£274k£365k£478k£614k
Detached—£356k£453k£517k£630k
Semi-detached—£291k£369k£454k£605k
Terraced£197k£257k£316k£434k£557k
Flats£139k£175k£232k£374k£293k

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across SP1

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
SP1 1£4,102£3,512
SP1 2£3,890£3,167
SP1 3£4,223£3,444

Schools near SP1

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury77% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%10 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmWyvern St Edmund's Academy48.1% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%8 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about SP1

Is SP1 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Salisbury; prices in Wiltshire are up 2.6% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (77% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (48.1% against 43.8%); 197 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in SP1?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SP1 sold for £365,484 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £310,854 and £438,274.

Is SP1 expensive for Salisbury?

A 3-bedroom house in SP1 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Salisbury (£364,000).

How many homes sell in SP1 each year?

197 homes sold in the last year and 1,436 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near SP1?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury, where 77% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near SP1?

For a 3-bedroom house, SP9 (£276k, 20 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.