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SP7 8BF

Shaftesbury Town · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Shaftesbury Town
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset
Postcode district
SP7
Postcode sector
SP7 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SP7 0RR 0 m
SP7 7AH 0 m
SP7 7AT 0 m
SP7 7AZ 0 m
SP7 7BJ 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SP7 8BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SP
Postcode district
SP7
Postcode sector
SP7 8
Latitude
51.009692
Longitude
-2.191628
British National Grid easting
386,652
British National Grid northing
123,386

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Shaftesbury Town · E05012714
Parish or community
E04003434
Westminster constituency
North Dorset · E14001388
Output area
E00103674
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 003A · E01020454
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 003 · E02004257

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
5
Secondary
1

  1. Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    470 m

  2. Shaftesbury School

    Academy converter

    861 m

  3. The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
642
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 215
  • Anti social behaviour 128
  • Shoplifting 73
  • Criminal damage and arson 59
  • Other theft 38

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SP7 8 residents
8,950

Age bands in SP7 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%
1,533 residents
Age 15 to 24
10.3%
918 residents
Age 25 to 44
23.9%
2,135 residents
Age 45 to 64
25.5%
2,280 residents
Age 65 and over
23.2%
2,078 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

  • Ivy Cross Garage

    BCT · Shaftesbury

    188 m

  • Wincombe Lane

    BCT · Ivy Cross

    191 m

  • Wincombe Lane

    BCT · Ivy Cross

    192 m

  • Ivy Cross Garage

    BCT · Shaftesbury

    197 m

  • St. Edwards Close

    BCT · Shaftesbury

    234 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 003A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,284 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
4 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
0
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

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 470 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.