Around average
IMD England
58
Crime · May '26
£444,800
Median property price
—
Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for SP7 8BG
Blandford Forum and Gillingham
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SP7 8BG
Coordinates
51.0040, -2.2013
Grid reference
ST859227
Easting
385,970
Northing
122,760
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C3V2Q3X+JF
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Shaftesbury
Travel to Work
Blandford Forum and Gillingham
ITL Region
Dorset
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · SP7 8BG
HM Land Registry · Dorset
Average price
£444,800
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £444,800
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Nov '23 – Dec '25Dec '25: 1 sales · avg £294,600
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£595k£445k£295k
Nov '23Dec '25
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near SP7 8BG
Crime trends · near SP7 8BG
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(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.5%
Other White4.2%
+ other · 4.3%
Religion
Christian51.6%
No religion36.9%
Not answered8.9%
+ other · 2.6%
Age groups
50–6420.5%
35–4915.9%
65–7413.5%
75–8412.1%
25–3411.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.9%
Households
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 AreaNorth Dorset E14001388
Constituency
E14001388Dorset
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 ScotlandWessex
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
E01020454MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 003 E02004257
E02004257LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
North Dorset 003A E01020454
E01020454MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
North Dorset 003 E02004257
E02004257Larger 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
4:09 AM
Sunrise
8:19 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:09 AM
Sunset (today)
8:19 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SP7 8BG 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 8BG 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
Schools near SP7 8BG
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury
Dorset · SP7 8HQ
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Shaftesbury School
Dorset · SP7 8ER
Good
0.5 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School
Dorset · SP7 8PZ
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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