SP5 5QR is a postal code used within the United Kingdom for delivering mail.

Postcodes are made up of two parts. The part before the space (SP5) is called the outward code. The part after the space (5QR) is called the inward code. The letters C, I, K, M, O and V are not allowed in the inward code. In addition to the inward and outward code, the postcode can be broken up into four parts:

Postal Area. In our case SP which means Salisbury.
Postal District. In our case SP5.
Postal Sector. In our case SP5 5.
Postcode Unit. The last two letters. In our case QR.

The regional mail center for the post area SP is the South West Distribution Centre, which is located at Western Approach, Distribution Park, Severn Beach, BRISTOL, BS35 4GG.

The final port of call for any post addressed to the SP5 5QR postcode is the local delivery office (DO) which is HANDLEY SPDO. Here the post will be sorted ready for delivery.

A close-knit community! The 2021 Census indicates that only 11 individuals call the SP5 5QR postcode their home.

It is situated within the post town of SALISBURY within the old postal county of Wiltshire.

SP5 5QR is within the village of Sixpenny Handley.

The SP5 5QR postcode area is composed of 100% residential properties, 0% commercial properties, and 0% public properties.

Interactive Mapping Showing UPRNs within the SP5 5QR Postcode Boundaries

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Property Type	Percentage
Residential	100%
Commercial	0%
Public	0%

Map Coordinates for SP5 5QR

Latitude	50.9636806489
Longitude	-1.98754615806

Ordnance Survey Maps for SP5 5QR

Map Series	Amazon	Ordnance Survey
Explorer 1:25,000 118 Shaftesbury, Cranbourne Chase, Poole, Wimbourne Minster and Blandford	Check Price on Amazon	Buy Direct from the Ordnance Survey
Landranger 1:50,000 184 Salisbury and The Plain	Check Price on Amazon

Weather Forecast for SP5 5QR

Thu 2nd May

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
09:00 to 12:00	Heavy rain shower (day)	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	65.00%	NW 7 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Overcast	12.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	20.00%	WNW 9 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Overcast	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	25.00%	W 13 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Overcast	10.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	24.00%	W 13 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Overcast	9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	18.00%	W 13 mph

Fri 3rd May

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Cloudy	8.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	20.00%	W 11 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Cloudy	8.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	16.00%	W 11 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Cloudy	8.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	17.00%	WSW 11 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Cloudy	10.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	15.00%	W 13 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	13.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	12.00%	WSW 13 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	13.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	10.00%	WSW 11 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	7.00%	W 9 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Clear night	8.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	3.00%	WSW 4 mph

Sat 4th May

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Clear night	6.0°C (feels like 4.0°C)	2.00%	SW 4 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Clear night	5.0°C (feels like 3.0°C)	5.00%	SW 4 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Fog	7.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	17.00%	S 4 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Partly cloudy (day)	12.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	10.00%	S 9 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	13.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	17.00%	SSE 9 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	14.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	15.00%	SSE 9 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	17.00%	SSE 9 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	9.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	17.00%	S 7 mph

Sun 5th May

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Cloudy	8.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	11.00%	SSE 7 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Cloudy	8.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	9.00%	SSE 7 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Cloudy	8.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	11.00%	SSE 7 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	15.00%	SSE 9 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Overcast	14.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	19.00%	S 9 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	14.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	18.00%	SSW 9 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Light rain shower (day)	13.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	33.00%	SW 7 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	10.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	12.00%	SW 7 mph

Schools within a five minute drive of SP5 5QR Postcode

Data accessed January 2024

Nearest Dentists

Dentists near SP5 5QR

THE LAKES DENTAL PRACTICE

Address: UNIT 4/A, THE OLD CROSSROADS, STATION ROAD, VERWOOD, DORSET, BH31 7PU

Distance: 7.29 miles

Contact: :

FOREST LODGE DENTAL PRACTICE

Address: 18 VICARAGE ROAD, VERWOOD, DORSET, BH31 6DR

Distance: 7.49 miles

Contact: :

VERWOOD DENTAL CARE

Address: 35 RINGWOOD ROAD, VERWOOD, DORSET, BH31 7AB

Distance: 7.66 miles

Contact: :

TISBURY DENTAL AND IMPLANT CENTRE

Address: HIGH STREET, TISBURY, SALISBURY, SP3 6HD

Distance: 8.01 miles

Contact: :

NEWTOWN ROAD DENTAL SURGERY

Address: 131 NEWTOWN ROAD, VERWOOD, DORSET, BH31 6EH

Distance: 8.31 miles

Contact: :

HIGHFIELD HOUSE (DENTAL SURGERY)

Address: HIGHFIELD HOUSE, BARTONS ROAD, FORDINGBRIDGE, HAMPSHIRE, SP6 1JD

Distance: 8.81 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest Chemists

Pharmacies near SP5 5QR

VERWOOD PHARMACY

Address: BANK COURT, 10 MANOR ROAD, VERWOOD, DORSET, BH31 6DW

Distance: 7.39 miles

Contact: tel: 01202 828499

BOOTS

Address: HIGH STREET, TISBURY, SALISBURY, WILTSHIRE, SP3 6LD

Distance: 8.01 miles

Contact: tel: 01747 870264

MORRISONS PHARMACY

Address: CHILTERN DRIVE, VERWOOD, DORSET, BH31 6UU

Distance: 8.03 miles

Contact: tel: 01202 826555

VERWOOD PHARMACY

Address: LAKE ROAD SURGERY, LAKE ROAD, VERWOOD, DORSET, BH31 6EH

Distance: 8.31 miles

Contact: tel: 01202 828499

FORDINGBRIDGE CHEMIST

Address: 1 SALISBURY STREET, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 1AB

Distance: 8.96 miles

Contact: tel: 01425 652300

LLOYDSPHARMACY

Address: ABBEY VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE, SALISBURY ROAD, SHAFTESBURY, SP7 8DH

Distance: 9.27 miles

Contact: tel: 01747 852086

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Nearest Opticians

Opticians near SP5 5QR

ROVING EYE

Address: TARGETTS FARM, BOWERCHALKE, SALISBURY, WILTSHIRE, SP5 5DB

Distance: 2.61 miles

Contact: :

PEACOCK AND MURPHY OPTICIANS

Address: 27 VICARAGE ROAD, VERWOOD, DORSET, BH31 6DR

Distance: 7.49 miles

Contact: :

A J BASS OPTICIANS

Address: 34-36 HIGH STREET, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 1AX

Distance: 8.91 miles

Contact: :

EYESTYLE CENTRE (SHAFTESBURY)

Address: 56 HIGH STREET, SHAFTESBURY, DORSET, SP7 8AA

Distance: 9.49 miles

Contact: :

HARROLD OPTICIANS (SHAFTSBURY)

Address: 49 HIGH STREET, SHAFTESBURY, DORSET, SP7 8JE

Distance: 9.52 miles

Contact: :

ROBERT FRITH OPTOMETRISTS LTD (SHAFTESBURY)

Address: WESLEY HOUSE, 12 BELL STREET, SHAFTESBURY, DORSET, SP7 8AR

Distance: 9.59 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest GP Surgeries

Doctors near SP5 5QR

SIXPENNY HANDLEY SURGERY

Address: DEAN LANE, SIXPENNY HANDLEY, SALISBURY, WILTSHIRE, SP5 5PA

Distance: 0.77 miles

Contact: tel: 01725 552500

THE CRANBORNE PRACTICE

Address: THE SURGERY, PENNYS LANE, CRANBORNE, WIMBORNE, DORSET, BH21 5QE

Distance: 4.25 miles

Contact: tel: 01725 517272

BROADCHALKE SURGERY

Address: DOVES MEADOW, BROADCHALKE, SALISBURY, WILTSHIRE, SP5 5EL

Distance: 4.87 miles

Contact: :

SPRING ORCHARD

Address: HIGH STREET, FOVANT, SALISBURY, WILTSHIRE, SP3 5JL

Distance: 6.50 miles

Contact: :

THE VERWOOD SURGERY

Address: 15 STATION ROAD, VERWOOD, DORSET, BH31 7PY

Distance: 7.32 miles

Contact: tel: 01202 825353

THE VILLAGE HALL

Address: ALDERHOLT, FORDINGBRIDGE, HAMPSHIRE, SP6 3EP

Distance: 7.67 miles

Contact: :

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Transport Links near SP5 5QR

Train Stations

Nearest stations for postcode: SP5 5QR

Salisbury
Salisbury station, South Western Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7RS
Distance: 13.76 miles
Driving Time: 22.16 minutes
Tisbury
Tisbury station, Station Road, Tisbury, Wiltshire, SP3 6JT
Distance: 16.87 miles
Driving Time: 33.17 minutes
Gillingham (Dorset)
Gillingham station, Station Yard, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4PZ
Distance: 18.17 miles
Driving Time: 32.00 minutes
Dean (Wilts)
Dean station, Rectory Hill, West Dean, Hampshire, SP5 1JF
Distance: 20.92 miles
Driving Time: 32.90 minutes
Hamworthy
Hamworthy station, Junction Road, Hamworthy, Dorset, BH16 5AA
Distance: 21.17 miles
Driving Time: 32.69 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Motorway Junctions near SP5 5QR

Train Stations

Motorway Junctions near SP5 5QR

M27 J1

Distance: 24.69 miles

Driving Time: 33.72 minutes

M27 J2

Distance: 27.63 miles

Driving Time: 36.53 minutes

M27 J3

Distance: 30.17 miles

Driving Time: 38.99 minutes

M271 J1

Distance: 31.20 miles

Driving Time: 40.02 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Who are my Elected Representatives in the SP5 5QR Postcode?

Westminster Constituency	North Dorset Co Const
Member or Parliament	Simon Hoare
Contact Details	Contact Simon Hoare
Political Party	Conservative

What Council is the SP5 5QR Postcode in?

The Council for this Postcode is Dorset Council, who are a Unitary authority. This means that they are responsible for providing education, libraries and maintaining highways as well as normal council duties such as council tax, rubbish collection, housing, environmental health and planning.

You can visit the website for Dorset at the following link Dorset.

How much is the Council Tax?

Dorset Council is responsible for collecting council tax. This will vary depending on which council tax band the property falls within. You can check the council tax band at the gov.uk website.

Once you know the council tax band you can view how much Dorset charge for that band by visiting the The Council Tax section of their website.

Planning Applications

When moving house to a new post code it is worth checking out what will be built in the neighbourhood.

Few people want to live next door to a building site, have their garden overlooked or have the views from their property ruined.

Visit the local planning department and search for planning applications in this postcode granted within the last three years or still awaiting a decision. This will give an indication of what could still be built.

Where can I find out where the nearest Library to the SP5 5QR Postcode is?

Libraries are the responsibility of Dorset council

Visit the link for more information. Please note that some councils outsource library services to private companies and community groups ran by volunteers.

Libraries - Dorset Council

Postcodes near the SP5 5QR Postcode

SP5 5QS

What Popular Supermarkets are near the SP5 5QR Postcode?

Popular Supermarkets near SP5 5QR
Supermarket	Distance	Directions
Morrisons, Chiltern Drive, Verwood, BH31 6UQ	12.44 miles	Directions from SP5 5QR to Morrisons
Waitrose, Rowlands Hill, WIMBORNE, BH21 1AN	18.16 miles	Directions from SP5 5QR to Waitrose
Sainsburys, Ringwood Road, FERNDOWN, BH22 9AL	18.62 miles	Directions from SP5 5QR to Sainsburys
Iceland, Victoria Road, FERNDOWN, BH22 9HU	19.05 miles	Directions from SP5 5QR to Iceland
Tesco, Pennys Walk, FERNDOWN, BH22 9TH	19.19 miles	Directions from SP5 5QR to Tesco

What Popular Restaurants are near the SP5 5QR Postcode?

Burger King Restaurants near SP5 5QR
Burger King	Distance	Directions
Tower Park, Poole, BH12 4NY	14.99 miles	Directions from SP5 5QR to Tower Park
48 Waterloo Road Poole, Poole, BH17 7LG	15.16 miles	Directions from SP5 5QR to 48 Waterloo Road Poole
741-743 Castle Lane East, Bournemouth, BH7 7DP	16.51 miles	Directions from SP5 5QR to 741-743 Castle Lane East
A303, Countess Road, Amesbury, Amesbury, SP4 7AS	17.32 miles	Directions from SP5 5QR to A303, Countess Road, Amesbury

Mcdonald's Restaurants near SP5 5QR
Mcdonald's	Distance	Directions
McDonald's, Winchester Street, SALISBURY, SP1 1HB	11.15 miles	Directions from SP5 5QR to McDonald's, Winchester Street, SALISBURY, SP1 1HB
McDonald's, New Petersfinger Road, SALISBURY, SP1 2FF	11.42 miles	Directions from SP5 5QR to McDonald's, New Petersfinger Road, SALISBURY, SP1 2FF
McDonald's, Ringwood Road, FERNDOWN, BH22 9BB	11.61 miles	Directions from SP5 5QR to McDonald's, Ringwood Road, FERNDOWN, BH22 9BB
McDonald's, Picket Post, RINGWOOD, BH24 3HN	13.52 miles	Directions from SP5 5QR to McDonald's, Picket Post, RINGWOOD, BH24 3HN

KFC Restaurants near SP5 5QR
Restaurant	Distance	Directions
KFC, Ivy Cross, SHAFTESBURY, SP7 8DS	9.46 miles	Directions from SP5 5QR to KFC Shaftsbury - Ivy Cross
KFC, Ringwood Road, FERNDOWN, BH22 9AH	11.85 miles	Directions from SP5 5QR to KFC Ferndown - Ringwood Road
KFC, Tower Park, POOLE, BH12 4NY	15.07 miles	Directions from SP5 5QR to KFC Poole - Tower Park
KFC, Wessex Gate Retail Park, Broadstone Way, POOLE, BH15 3TE	15.81 miles	Directions from SP5 5QR to KFC Poole - Wessex Gate Retail Park
KFC, Wimborne Road, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 2EY	15.89 miles	Directions from SP5 5QR to KFC Bournemouth - Winborne Road