Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
13189
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13189 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near SP7 8AZ
Crime trends · near SP7 8AZ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
14
YoY stable
ASB
9
YoY -18%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY -80%
Burglary
2
YoY stable
Criminal damage
3
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving
52
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,012
White Brit.91.5%
Other White4.2%
+ other · 4.3%
Religion
Total residents: 2,014
Christian51.6%
No religion36.9%
Not answered8.9%
+ other · 2.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,020
50–6420.5%
35–4915.9%
65–7413.5%
75–8412.1%
25–3411.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.9%
Households
Total households: 1,047
Any member 66+26.9%
Other20.1%
All members 66+10.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.5%
+ 7 other households · 28.8%
Administrative Information
Dorset
Local Authority
Council Area
North Dorset E14001388
Constituency
E14001388
Dorset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Shaftesbury Town
Constituency code
E14001388
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Shaftesbury
International Territorial Level
Dorset
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
Wessex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South West
NHS Region
South West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Dorset
Sub ICB Location
NHS Dorset ICB - 11J
Cancer Alliance
Wessex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Dorset 003A E01020454
E01020454
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 003 E02004257
E02004257
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
North Dorset 003A E01020454
E01020454
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
North Dorset 003 E02004257
E02004257
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1
Sun & Time Information
4:26 AM
Sunrise
7:43 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:26 AM
Sunset (today)
7:43 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SP7 8AZ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 13189
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1. LSOA E01020454 and MSOA E02004257 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SP7 8AZ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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