Laverstock lies immediately north‑east of Salisbury in Wiltshire, tucked beside the seasonal River Bourne where the city gives way to the chalk downland. The setting looks out towards the wide open spaces of Salisbury Plain and is close to the ancient earthwork of Old Sarum, so the area blends a long rural and archaeological heritage with a near‑urban location.
Today Laverstock is largely residential, with a mix of older cottages and more recent housing; many people commute into Salisbury while local life centres on the village, its church and active community and parish council. Historic features and riverside meadows sit alongside nearby light industry and military training areas on the plain, giving the locality a distinctive combination of village character and practical links to the wider economy.
Postcode districts covering Laverstock
Most populated places nearby
- Southampton 20.2 miles
- Bournemouth 24.2 miles
- Eastleigh 20.8 miles
- Eastleigh Town 20.1 miles
- Winchester 19.9 miles
- Salisbury 1.4 miles
- Christchurch 23.8 miles
- Andover 15.4 miles
- Trowbridge 24.7 miles
- Totton 16.5 miles
- Totton and Eling 16.9 miles
- New Milton 23.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Salisbury Milford Ward 0.8 miles
- Salisbury St. Francis & Stratford Ward 1.1 miles
- Old Sarum Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Salisbury Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Salisbury St. Edmund's Ward 1.5 miles
- Salisbury St. Paul's Ward 1.7 miles
- Winterbourne Dauntsey and Winterbourne Earls Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley Ward 1.8 miles
- Winterbourne Parish 2 miles
- Salisbury Harnham East Ward 2.1 miles
- Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village Ward 2.1 miles
- Clarendon Park Parish 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Laverstock
SP1 1SA, SP4 6RR, SP1 3GZ, SP1 3PF, SP1 1QR, SP4 6BQ, SP4 6RN, SP4 6HJ, SP1 1SG … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 20.6 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 21.4 miles
- Salisbury Station 1.7 miles
- Dean Railway Station 6.9 miles
- Salisbury Bus Station 1.4 miles
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Schools in Laverstock
- Greentrees Primary School Primary
- Old Sarum Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's C of E Voluntary Aided Primary School, Laverstock Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic School Secondary
- Wyvern St Edmund's Academy Secondary
Local points of interest
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 4.1 miles
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 5.9 miles
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 6.6 miles
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 6.7 miles
- Norman Court Estate 7.1 miles
- Western Downs Hill 11.4 miles
- Ramridge House Estate 13.3 miles
- Embley House Estate 13.5 miles
- Broadlands Country house 14.1 miles
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 14.5 miles
- Cranborne Chase Forest 14.5 miles
- Paultons Park Estate 14.5 miles