The ward covering St Francis and Stratford sits on the eastern edge of Salisbury in Wiltshire. It is largely residential, with a mix of Victorian terraces, interwar and post‑war council housing and some more recent infill development, served by local shops, schools and community centres that give it a distinctly neighbourhood feel.
Close enough to the city’s historic centre to benefit from the cathedral, museums and retail offer, the area’s economy links to city‑centre services and to nearby employers on Salisbury Plain and in the wider county. Community groups and periodic regeneration projects reflect a socially mixed population of long‑standing residents alongside newer commuters and families.
Postcode districts covering Salisbury St. Francis & Stratford
Most populated places nearby
- Southampton 21.1 miles
- Bournemouth 24.1 miles
- Eastleigh 21.8 miles
- Eastleigh Town 21.1 miles
- Winchester 21 miles
- Salisbury 0.8 miles
- Christchurch 23.9 miles
- Andover 16.3 miles
- Trowbridge 23.8 miles
- Totton 17.3 miles
- Totton and Eling 17.7 miles
- New Milton 23.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Salisbury Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Salisbury St. Paul's Ward 1.1 miles
- Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village Ward 1.1 miles
- Laverstock Parish 1.1 miles
- Salisbury St. Edmund's Ward 1.1 miles
- Salisbury Bemerton Heath Ward 1.2 miles
- Salisbury Milford Ward 1.3 miles
- Old Sarum Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Quidhampton Parish 1.8 miles
- Salisbury Harnham East Ward 2 miles
- Netherhampton Parish 2.1 miles
- Salisbury Harnham West Ward 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in Salisbury St. Francis & Stratford
SP1 3BX, SP1 3PH, SP1 3LQ, SP1 3BU, SP1 3QW, SP1 3SB, SP1 3NH, SP1 3QR, SP1 3LB … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 21.3 miles
- Southampton Airport 21.6 miles
- Salisbury Station 1.2 miles
- Dean Railway Station 7.9 miles
- Salisbury Bus Station 1.3 miles
Hotels near Salisbury St. Francis & Stratford Ad
- The Riverside 4 2 miles
- The Merchant's House 4 1.4 miles
- The Old Mill 4 1.7 miles
- Mercure Salisbury White Hart Hotel 4 1.5 miles
- Legacy Rose and Crown Hotel 4 2 miles
- Best Western Red Lion Hotel 4 1.4 miles
- The George Hotel, Amesbury, Wiltshire 6 miles
- The Stones Hotel 4 2.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Salisbury - Stonehenge 4 6.5 miles
- Fairlawn House 6 miles
Schools in Salisbury St. Francis & Stratford
- South Wilts Grammar School Secondary
- Stratford-sub-Castle C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Salisbury Racecourse Recreation 3.3 miles
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 5.9 miles
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 6.4 miles
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 6.7 miles
- Norman Court Estate 8.2 miles
- Western Downs Hill 10.5 miles
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 13.4 miles
- Wardour Castle Estate 13.4 miles
- Cranborne Chase Forest 13.6 miles
- Ramridge House Estate 14.1 miles
- Embley House Estate 14.4 miles
- Broadlands Country house 15.1 miles