SP7 9NR

Gillingham · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SP7 9PL 595 m
SP7 9PW 669 m
SP7 8GU 678 m
SP7 9QA 718 m
SP7 9NS 769 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SP7 9NR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SP
Postcode district
SP7
Postcode sector
SP7 9
Latitude
51.016117
Longitude
-2.224686
British National Grid easting
384,335
British National Grid northing
124,107

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
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

Postcode source versions

Explore SP7

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Old Granary, Shaftesbury Road, Motcombe, Shaftesbury, SP7 9NR 19 May 2021 £752,556
The Granary, Shaftesbury Road, Motcombe, Shaftesbury, SP7 9NR 2 February 2005 £375,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
6
Secondary
2
  1. Port Regis Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    716 m
  2. Motcombe CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury

    Voluntary aided school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
27
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Burglary 4
  • Other theft 2
  • Vehicle crime 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.5
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SP7 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
50%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • GILLINGHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BARN SURGERY, NEWBURY, GILLINGHAM, SP8 4XS

    ODS code J81081

    3.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Turnpike Cottage

    BCT · Motcombe

    0.5 miles
  • Long Cross

    BCT · Enmore Green

    0.8 miles
  • Long Cross

    BCT · Enmore Green

    0.8 miles
  • St Marys Church

    BCT · Motcombe

    0.8 miles
  • St Marys Church

    BCT · Motcombe

    0.8 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

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 2 secondary schools. Port Regis Preparatory School is the nearest published school at 716 m.

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

Recorded crime

27 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 10 events.

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