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SP7 9BT

Gillingham · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Shaftesbury
Ward
Gillingham
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset
Postcode district
SP7
Postcode sector
SP7 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SP7 8TR 59 m
SP7 8TP 125 m
SP7 8TJ 152 m
SP7 8TN 155 m
SP7 9QD 194 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SP7 9BT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SP
Postcode district
SP7
Postcode sector
SP7 9
Latitude
51.019237
Longitude
-2.189415
British National Grid easting
386,810
British National Grid northing
124,447

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Gillingham · E05012702
Parish or community
E04003430
Westminster constituency
North Dorset · E14001388
Output area
E00103656
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 002E · E01033158
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 002 · E02004256

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Littledown Business Park, Unit 8, Littledown, Shaftesbury, SP7 9BT 7 September 2020 £5,780,000

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

    Academy converter

    924 m

  2. Port Regis Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    1.9 km

  3. Shaftesbury School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
478
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 146
  • Anti social behaviour 85
  • Shoplifting 72
  • Criminal damage and arson 43
  • Other theft 32

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SP7 9 residents
3,519

Age bands in SP7 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.8%

547 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.5%

276 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.2%

563 residents

Age 45 to 64
32%

1,185 residents

Age 65 and over
30.6%

1,132 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
90%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
10%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
10%
Gigabit-capable
10%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
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

  • Hill Farm

    BCT · Ivy Cross

    0.3 miles

  • Hill Farm

    BCT · Ivy Cross

    0.3 miles

  • Homefield

    BCT · Ivy Cross

    0.3 miles

  • Blackmore Road

    BCT · Ivy Cross

    0.4 miles

  • Blackmore Road

    BCT · Ivy Cross

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 002E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,938 of 33,755

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

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

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 924 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

478 published events cover 12 months, averaging 39.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 146 events.

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