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SP7 0QA

Beacon · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Beacon
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset
Postcode district
SP7
Postcode sector
SP7 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SP7 0AZ 736 m
SP7 0QB 857 m
SP7 0AY 888 m
SP7 0AX 928 m
SP7 0AS 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SP7 0QA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SP
Postcode district
SP7
Postcode sector
SP7 0
Latitude
50.975246
Longitude
-2.247264
British National Grid easting
382,736
British National Grid northing
119,567

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Beacon · E05012682
Parish or community
E04003425
Westminster constituency
North Dorset · E14001388
Output area
E00171752
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 002C · E01020462
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 002 · E02004256

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
5
Secondary
0

  1. Stower Provost Community School

    Community school

    3.0 km

  2. The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury

    Voluntary aided school

    4.3 km

  3. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull

    Academy converter

    4.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
18
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
SP7 0 residents
3,102

Age bands in SP7 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.3%

384 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.9%

246 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.8%

649 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.9%

967 residents

Age 65 and over
28.2%

880 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SP7 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • Margaret Marsh Turn

    BCT · Margaret Marsh

    0.8 miles

  • Margaret Marsh Turn

    BCT · Margaret Marsh

    0.8 miles

  • East Orchard Cross Roads

    BCT · East Orchard

    0.9 miles

  • East Orchard Cross Roads

    BCT · East Orchard

    0.9 miles

  • Emmetts Hay

    BCT · Hartgrove

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 002C, 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

18,884 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

5 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. Stower Provost Community School is the nearest published school at 1.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

18 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 7 events.

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