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SP7 0RL

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 0AF 81 m
SP7 0LY 230 m
SP7 0LX 272 m
SP7 0BT 481 m
SP7 0BU 595 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SP7 0RL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
SP
Postcode district
SP7
Postcode sector
SP7 0
Latitude
50.977663
Longitude
-2.190741
British National Grid easting
386,705
British National Grid northing
119,824

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Beacon · E05012682
Parish or community
E04003427
Westminster constituency
North Dorset · E14001388
Output area
E00103713
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 006D · E01020460
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 006 · E02004259

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. Shaftesbury School

    Academy converter

    2.7 km

  2. The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury

    Voluntary aided school

    2.8 km

  3. St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 2
  • Other theft 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • Pitts Lane

    BCT · West Melbury

    0.4 miles

  • Pitts Lane

    BCT · West Melbury

    0.4 miles

  • Cann Bridge

    BCT · Cann

    0.7 miles

  • Cann Bridge

    BCT · Cann

    0.7 miles

  • Compton Abbas Church

    BCT · Compton Abbas

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 006D, 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

17,354 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Shaftesbury School is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 2 events.

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