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SP7 8UD

Shaftesbury Town · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SP7 8UE 65 m
SP7 8UF 88 m
SP7 8UB 156 m
SP7 8UH 160 m
SP7 8UA 165 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SP7 8UD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SP
Postcode district
SP7
Postcode sector
SP7 8
Latitude
51.015030
Longitude
-2.183111
British National Grid easting
387,251
British National Grid northing
123,978

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
E00103684
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 003B · E01020456
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 003 · E02004257

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Primrose Walk, Shaftesbury, SP7 8UD 26 September 2025 £276,000
3, Primrose Walk, Shaftesbury, SP7 8UD 25 September 2025 £217,200

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
5
Secondary
1

  1. Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School

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    444 m

  2. Shaftesbury School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

  3. Coombe House School

    Other independent special school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
590
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 198
  • Anti social behaviour 115
  • Shoplifting 73
  • Criminal damage and arson 54
  • Other theft 35

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

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.

Nearby transport

  • Blackmore Road

    BCT · Ivy Cross

    0.2 miles

  • Blackmore Road

    BCT · Ivy Cross

    0.2 miles

  • Hill Farm

    BCT · Ivy Cross

    0.2 miles

  • Hill Farm

    BCT · Ivy Cross

    0.2 miles

  • Springfield Close

    BCT · Ivy Cross

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 003B, 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

16,454 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
9 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

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £246,600 from 2 recorded sales in SP7 8UD. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Dorset is £325,410 in June 2026, up 1.6% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

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 444 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

590 published events cover 12 months, averaging 49.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 198 events.

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