4,128
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 50%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
58 · 6.3 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£289,844
Median property price
278
Postcodes
Overview of Shaftesbury Town
Coordinates51.0074, -2.1915
Postcodes
278
Population (Census)
9,162
Households (Census)
4,128
Recorded crime · May '26
58 · 6.3 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Shaftesbury Town
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 6.22 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.22 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Shaftesbury Town
Property sales · Shaftesbury Town
HM Land Registry · Shaftesbury Town
Average price
£323,234
YoY: +8.6%
Median price: £283,850
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 5 sales · avg £407,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£407k£319k£231k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Shaftesbury Town
Crime trends · Shaftesbury Town
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
19100
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
14
YoY stable
ASB
23120
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
18
YoY -14%
Vehicle Crime
1470
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -75%
Burglary
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
1580
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY +38%
Demographics in Shaftesbury Town
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.7%
Other White4.2%
+ other · 4.1%
Religion
Christian50.1%
No religion40.8%
Not answered7.4%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
50–6419.2%
35–4917.6%
25–3412.4%
65–7411.7%
75–848.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.1%
Households
Any member 66+17.1%
Other16.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.2%
All members 66+11.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.2%
+ 8 other households · 32.3%
Schools in Shaftesbury Town
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School
Dorset · SP7 8PZ
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Shaftesbury School
Dorset · SP7 8ER
Good
0.2 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury
Dorset · SP7 8HQ
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Shaftesbury Town
Postcodes in Shaftesbury Town
SP7 0LTSP7 0NASP7 0RRSP7 7AHSP7 7ATSP7 7AZSP7 7BJSP7 7BNSP7 7BUSP7 7BXSP7 8AASP7 8ABSP7 8ADSP7 8AESP7 8AGSP7 8AHSP7 8AJSP7 8ALSP7 8APSP7 8AQSP7 8ARSP7 8ATSP7 8AUSP7 8AWSP7 8AXSP7 8AYSP7 8AZSP7 8BASP7 8BBSP7 8BDSP7 8BESP7 8BFSP7 8BGSP7 8BHSP7 8BJSP7 8BLSP7 8BNSP7 8BPSP7 8BQSP7 8BSSP7 8BTSP7 8BWSP7 8BYSP7 8BZSP7 8DBSP7 8DDSP7 8DESP7 8DFSP7 8DHSP7 8DJSP7 8DLSP7 8DNSP7 8DPSP7 8DQSP7 8DRSP7 8DSSP7 8DTSP7 8DUSP7 8DWSP7 8DXSP7 8DYSP7 8DZSP7 8EASP7 8EBSP7 8EDSP7 8EESP7 8EFSP7 8EGSP7 8EHSP7 8EJSP7 8ELSP7 8ENSP7 8EPSP7 8EQSP7 8ERSP7 8ESSP7 8ETSP7 8EUSP7 8EWSP7 8EXSP7 8EYSP7 8EZSP7 8FASP7 8FBSP7 8FDSP7 8FESP7 8FFSP7 8FGSP7 8FHSP7 8FJSP7 8FLSP7 8FNSP7 8FPSP7 8FQSP7 8FRSP7 8FSSP7 8FTSP7 8FUSP7 8FWSP7 8FXSP7 8FYSP7 8FZSP7 8GASP7 8GBSP7 8GDSP7 8GESP7 8GFSP7 8GGSP7 8GHSP7 8GJSP7 8GLSP7 8GNSP7 8GPSP7 8GQSP7 8GRSP7 8GSSP7 8GTSP7 8GWSP7 8GXSP7 8GY