| Postcode | SP6 3BD | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Fordingbridge | 
| Nearest station | Salisbury (16 km) | 
| Bus stops | No nearby bus stops | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 4 View | 
| Known addresses | 
                          No addresses found
                       | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
                     | 
| Latitude | 50.923611 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.821288 | |
| Easting | 412657 | |
| Northing | 113810 | |
| Grid reference | SU126138 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 582844 5641991 | |
| what3words | wicked.next.health | |
| FixPhrase | cricket lying shimmer unspoiled | |
| Plus code | 9C2WW5FH+CF | |
| Altitude | 45 metres (148 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:58 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:45 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 22.3 KMs (13.9 miles) | 
| Parish | Alderholt | E04003362 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Cranborne & Alderholt | E05012693 | 
| Unitary Authority | Dorset | E06000059 | 
| County | Dorset | E10000009 | 
| Constituency (2024) | North Dorset | E14001388 | 
| MP | Simon Hoare | Conservative | 
| Police force | Dorset | |
| Water company | Bournemouth 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) | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 2 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings | |
| Census output area (2021) | E00103309 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1A1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Dorset 007C | E01020389 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | East Dorset 001C | E01020389 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley | E02004243 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley | E02004243 | 
| Travel to work area | Bournemouth | E30000175 | 
| Average property price in Salisbury | £324,684 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | -1.2% |