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SP6 3FJ

Cranborne & Alderholt · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Cranborne & Alderholt
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset
Postcode district
SP6
Postcode sector
SP6 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SP6 3TA 38 m
SP6 3TB 40 m
SP6 3AB 52 m
SP6 3FH 61 m
SP6 3AG 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SP6 3FJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SP
Postcode district
SP6
Postcode sector
SP6 3
Latitude
50.912380
Longitude
-1.839893
British National Grid easting
411,352
British National Grid northing
112,559

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Cranborne & Alderholt · E05012693
Parish or community
E04003362
Westminster constituency
North Dorset · E14001388
Output area
E00103240
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 007A · E01020373
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
9
Primary
5
Secondary
1

  1. St James' Church of England First School and Nursery, Alderholt

    Academy converter

    634 m

  2. Forres Sandle Manor School

    Other independent school

    3.2 km

  3. Trinity Church of England First School

    Academy converter

    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
88
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 22
  • Anti social behaviour 19
  • Burglary 14
  • Criminal damage and arson 13
  • Other theft 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SP6 3 residents
4,704

Age bands in SP6 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.4%

675 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

419 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.3%

857 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.6%

1,530 residents

Age 65 and over
25.8%

1,210 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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • FORDINGBRIDGE SURGERY

    BARTONS ROAD, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 1RS

    ODS code J82131

    3.7 km

  • THE VERWOOD SURGERY

    15 STATION ROAD, VERWOOD, BH31 7PY

    ODS code J81030

    4.4 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Churchill Arms

    BCT · Alderholt

    0.0 miles

  • The Churchill Arms

    BCT · Alderholt

    0.0 miles

  • Charing Cross

    BCT · Alderholt

    0.1 miles

  • Charing Cross

    BCT · Alderholt

    0.1 miles

  • Charing Cross

    BCT · Alderholt

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 007A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,025 of 33,755

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

9 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. St James' Church of England First School and Nursery, Alderholt is the nearest published school at 634 m.

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

Recorded crime

88 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 22 events.

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