Local servicesHospitalSalisbury District Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryThree Swans Surgery13 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots9 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistNew Canal Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi27 schools15 primary, 4 secondary, 4 independent, 3 special, 1 sixth formSecondaryBishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,193 pupilsunder a mileIndependentSalisbury Cathedral Schoolages 2-13, 230 pupilsunder a mileIndependentChafyn-Godolphinages 0-19, 255 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH20 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS45 miRailway stationSalisburyunder a mileBus stationBus StationRomsey14 miFerrySouthampton Vehicle Ferry TerminalEastern Docks21 miBus stops188 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:52 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:08 am – 4:02 pm
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People5,038 residentsin the Salisbury Cathedral & Harnham census areaMedian age 51.32,514 households60% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright18% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,314 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 9%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 43% go by car, 5% take public transport, 20% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C843 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November45 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksSt John's Islandisland · under a mileWest Harnham Millstreamwater · under a mileKitt's Islandisland · 2.0 miHarnham Hillhill · 1.1 miMiddle Carrierwater · 1.0 miCastle Hillhill · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesQueen Elizabeth Gardenspark · under a mile · 3 haGreen Croftpark · under a mileChurchill Gardenspark · under a mile · 9 haFisherton Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haFive Rivers Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Apr 198444 mi away, Nr Weymouth, DorsetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Feb 202447 mi away, Middlezoy, SomersetSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.0 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,676 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation47 m154 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 46 to 93 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
