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Shaftesbury

Town in Dorset, South West. House prices, schools, recorded crime and nearby places.

Property

Five-year median
£329,950
July 2021 to July 2026
Sales in five-year window
1,599
Lower quartile
£240,000
Upper quartile
£472,250

Five-year sales by property type

Detached 633
Semi-detached 342
Terraced 387
Flats 138
Other 99

Local property price history

1-12 of 378 monthly records

Average price trend

Latest 12 monthly UK House Price Index records for Dorset.

Average price trend data
Period Average price
July 2025 £325,504
August 2025 £330,195
September 2025 £332,267
October 2025 £330,507
November 2025 £328,481
December 2025 £328,200
January 2026 £328,674
February 2026 £328,486
March 2026 £329,030
April 2026 £326,137
May 2026 £326,875
June 2026 £325,410
Monthly UK House Price Index records
MonthAreaAverage priceIndexMonthly changeAnnual changeSales volume
June 2026Dorset£325,41095.1-0.4%1.6%Not supplied
May 2026Dorset£326,87595.50.2%1.6%Not supplied
April 2026Dorset£326,13795.3-0.9%-0.4%330
March 2026Dorset£329,03096.20.2%-1.0%378
February 2026Dorset£328,48696.0-0.1%-0.7%392
January 2026Dorset£328,67496.10.1%0.0%386
December 2025Dorset£328,20095.9-0.1%-0.8%443
November 2025Dorset£328,48196.0-0.6%-1.1%504
October 2025Dorset£330,50796.6-0.5%-0.2%620
September 2025Dorset£332,26797.10.6%1.2%564
August 2025Dorset£330,19596.51.4%0.3%570
July 2025Dorset£325,50495.11.6%-1.4%585

Schools

Open schools nearby
8
Nearby establishment records
15
Primary nearby
5
Secondary nearby
1

All establishment records

1-15 of 15 · Within 5 km

  • Shaftesbury School

    Voluntary controlled school

    View published school data
    Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-18
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 May 2014
    Location
    SP7 8ER, 645 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-18
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 June 2014
    Location
    SP7 8ER, 645 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 39.1
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    SP7 8HQ, 701 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 62% expected standard
  • King Alfred's Church of England Middle School

    Voluntary controlled school

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    Phase and ages
    Middle deemed secondary, ages 9-13
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 2004
    Location
    SP7 8PZ, 883 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 28 February 2015
    Location
    SP7 8PZ, 883 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 March 2015
    Location
    SP7 8PZ, 883 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 44% expected standard
  • Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 2-13
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 January 1929
    Location
    SP7 9QA, 2.1 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Coombe House School

    Other independent special school

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 5-19
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 6 May 2022
    Location
    SP7 9LP, 2.1 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 2.4
  • St Mary's School

    Other independent school

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 9-18
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 1 January 1948 · Closed 30 September 2020
    Location
    SP7 9LP, 2.1 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 March 2015
    Location
    SP7 9NT, 2.7 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 68% expected standard
  • Motcombe CofE VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    View published school data
    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 28 February 2015
    Location
    SP7 9NT, 2.7 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Motcombe Grange School

    Other independent school

    View published school data
    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 2-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 7 September 2002
    Location
    SP7 9HJ, 3.6 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Ludwell Community Primary School

    Community school

    View published school data
    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 1 January 1900 · Closed 31 October 2019
    Location
    SP7 9ND, 4.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 November 2019
    Location
    SP7 9ND, 4.2 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 35% expected standard
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    SP7 9AU, 4.7 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 45% expected standard

Recorded crime

Latest published month
June 2026
Records in latest month
60
Records within 1 mile
642
Months covered
12

Month-by-month history

Every available month within 1 mile of Shaftesbury

Monthly records trend

Published monthly records within 1 mile of Shaftesbury.

Monthly records trend data
Period Recorded crime events
July 2025 70
August 2025 51
September 2025 50
October 2025 45
November 2025 36
December 2025 57
January 2026 46
February 2026 57
March 2026 59
April 2026 49
May 2026 62
June 2026 60
Monthly recorded crime history
Published monthRecordsLargest category that monthCategory records
June 202660Violence and sexual offences20
May 202662Violence and sexual offences17
April 202649Violence and sexual offences15
March 202659Violence and sexual offences18
February 202657Violence and sexual offences19
January 202646Violence and sexual offences19
December 202557Violence and sexual offences18
November 202536Violence and sexual offences13
October 202545Violence and sexual offences17
September 202550Violence and sexual offences17
August 202551Violence and sexual offences16
July 202570Violence and sexual offences26

Every published record

1-25 of 642

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Marabout Road

    Dorset 003D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Other theft

    June 2026

    On or near Snowdrop Wynde

    Dorset 003D

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near Higher Blandford Road

    Dorset 006D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Trinity Road

    Dorset 003E

    Outcome

    Action to be taken by another organisation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Christy'S Lane

    Dorset 003E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Mampitts Road

    Dorset 003E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near St George'S Road

    Dorset 003E

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Mampitts Road

    Dorset 003E

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Jeanneau Close

    Dorset 003E

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Theft from the person

    June 2026

    On or near Mampitts Road

    Dorset 003E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Shoplifting

    June 2026

    On or near Supermarket

    Dorset 003E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Shoplifting

    June 2026

    On or near Supermarket

    Dorset 003E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Public order

    June 2026

    On or near Beaufoy Close

    Dorset 003E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Other theft

    June 2026

    On or near Mampitts Road

    Dorset 003E

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Other theft

    June 2026

    On or near Trinity Road

    Dorset 003E

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near Win Green View

    Dorset 003E

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near Mampitts Road

    Dorset 003E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Anti-social behaviour

    June 2026

    On or near Beaufoy Close

    Dorset 003E

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Marabout Road

    Dorset 003D

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Mampitts Lane

    Dorset 003D

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Coles Crescent

    Dorset 003D

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Marabout Road

    Dorset 003D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Rifles Lane

    Dorset 003D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Mead Way

    Dorset 003D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Anti-social behaviour

    June 2026

    On or near Reynolds Rise

    Dorset 003D

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

Place details

Place type
Town
Postcode district
SP7
Country
England

SP7 contains Shaftesbury's reference location. Property evidence on this page uses Price Paid transactions published for Shaftesbury within the SP postcode area; school and recorded-crime evidence use the reference location.

Reference location

Latitude and longitude
51.00631, -2.19521
Wider geography
South West

Administrative areas

Unitary Authority
Dorset
E06000059

Nearby places and postcodes

Evidence in context

Property sales use Price Paid transactions whose published town/city is Shaftesbury and whose postcode is in the SP postcode area. This follows the postal town, not an official boundary. School and recorded-crime evidence use this place's reference location.

Property market

The five-year median is £329,950 from 1,599 recorded sales in Price Paid transactions published for Shaftesbury within the SP postcode area. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Dorset is £325,410 in June 2026, up 1.6% year on year.

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Shaftesbury School is the nearest published school at 645 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

642 published events cover 12 months, averaging 54 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 215 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.