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SP7 9LA

Beacon · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Beacon
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset
Postcode district
SP7
Postcode sector
SP7 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SP7 0BZ 151 m
SP7 0BS 211 m
SP7 0DA 229 m
SP7 0BP 301 m
SP7 0BU 373 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SP7 9LA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
SP
Postcode district
SP7
Postcode sector
SP7 9
Latitude
50.983756
Longitude
-2.182290
British National Grid easting
387,300
British National Grid northing
120,500

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
7
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. Shaftesbury School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

  2. The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury

    Voluntary aided school

    2.5 km

  3. Coombe House School

    Other independent special school

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Burglary 3
  • Other theft 3
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

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

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

    0.2 miles

  • Pitts Lane

    BCT · West Melbury

    0.2 miles

  • Cann Bridge

    BCT · Cann

    0.2 miles

  • Cann Bridge

    BCT · Cann

    0.2 miles

  • Melbury Mill

    BCT · Melbury Abbas

    0.3 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Shaftesbury School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

14 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

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