| Postcode | DT6 4LL | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Bridport | 
| Nearest station | Maiden Newton (12 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       Peas Hill (N) 
Shipton Village Centre (E) 
                     | 
                  
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 7 View | 
| Known addresses | 
                       Bow Hole, Shipton Gorge 
                            Cairnhill, Shipton Gorge 
                            Mounting Block Cottage, Shipton Gorge 
                            Virginia House, Shipton Gorge 
                       | 
                  
| Main property type | Detached | 
| Businesses | 
                     
                        No businesses found
                     
                   | 
                
| Latitude | 50.723964 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.715662 | |
| Easting | 349580 | |
| Northing | 91838 | |
| Grid reference | SY495918 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 520070 5619167 | |
| what3words | brambles.compound.lentil | |
| FixPhrase | crewmate lushness shock tactful | |
| Plus code | 9C2VP7FM+HP | |
| Altitude | 80 metres (264 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:08 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:42 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 3.4 KMs (2.1 miles) | 
| Parish | Shipton Gorge | E04013386 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Chesil Bank | E05015780 | 
| Unitary Authority | Dorset | E06000059 | 
| County | Dorset | E10000009 | 
| Constituency (2024) | West Dorset | E14001575 | 
| MP | Edward Morello | Liberal Democrat | 
| Police force | Dorset | |
| Water company | Wessex Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Dorset | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | South West | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 5 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | 
                     Most deprivedLeast deprived 
                   | 
                |
| Average household income (2020) | 
                       Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       
                     | 
                  |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural village | |
| Census output area (2021) | E00103978 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1B2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Dorset 029A | E01020507 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | West Dorset 007A | E01020507 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Burton Bradstock & Chideock | E02004275 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Burton Bradstock & Chideock | E02004275 | 
| Travel to work area | Bridport | E30000178 | 
| Average property price in Dorchester | £318,349 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | -1.4% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia House, Shipton Gorge | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2021 | £795,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Sep 2015 | £550,000 | |
| Bow Hole, Shipton Gorge | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2021 | £550,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2021 | £537,500 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Mar 2011 | £374,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Oct 2005 | £370,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Oct 1996 | £103,500 | |
| Cairnhill, Shipton Gorge | Detached (freehold) | Apr 2011 | £695,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Nov 1996 | £265,000 | |
| Mounting Block Cottage, Shipton Gorge | Detached (freehold) | Dec 1996 | £100,850 |