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SP5 5BF

Cranborne Chase · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Cranborne Chase
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset
Postcode district
SP5
Postcode sector
SP5 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SP5 5NA 38 m
SP5 5NS 56 m
SP5 5DF 68 m
SP5 5NP 77 m
SP5 5NR 80 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SP5 5BF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2001
Terminated
1 May 2013
Postcode area
SP
Postcode district
SP5
Postcode sector
SP5 5
Latitude
50.953792
Longitude
-2.004384
British National Grid easting
399,788
British National Grid northing
117,152

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Cranborne Chase · E05012694
Parish or community
E04012455
Westminster constituency
North Dorset · E14001388
Output area
E00103354
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 007D · E01020397
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 007 · E02004243

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
1
Secondary
0

  1. Sixpenny Handley First School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    346 m

  2. Sandroyd School

    Other independent school

    4.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
24
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Other theft 3
  • Public order 3
  • Anti social behaviour 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SP5 5 residents
3,188

Age bands in SP5 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14%

412 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.4%

218 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.9%

467 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.9%

1,000 residents

Age 65 and over
28.8%

849 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Nearby transport

  • The Roebuck Inn

    BCT · Sixpenny Handley

    0.0 miles

  • The Roebuck Inn

    BCT · Sixpenny Handley

    0.0 miles

  • War Memorial

    BCT · Sixpenny Handley

    0.1 miles

  • War Memorial

    BCT · Sixpenny Handley

    0.1 miles

  • Town Farm

    BCT · Sixpenny Handley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 007D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,851 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Sixpenny Handley First School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 346 m.

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

Recorded crime

24 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Criminal damage and arson with 6 events.

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