| Postcode | SP7 0LJ |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Shaftesbury |
| Nearest station | Gillingham (Dorset) (10 km) |
| Bus stops |
Vale Farm (S)
West Orchard Church (N)
West Orchard Church (S)
Manston Gate Cottage (SE)
Manston Gate Cottage (NW)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 48 View |
| Known addresses |
Dairy Farm Cottage, 17 West Orchard
Gatekeepers Lodge, West Orchard
Old School House, West Orchard
Orchard House, 7 West Orchard
Willis House, West Orchard
Windfall, West Orchard
14 West Orchard
15 West Orchard
17 West Orchard
19 West Orchard
|
| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 50.949308 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.253475 | |
| Easting | 382290 | |
| Northing | 116683 | |
| Grid reference | ST822166 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 552440 5644453 | |
| what3words | powers.plenty.hydration | |
| FixPhrase | cricket lustrous sneer unaligned | |
| Plus code | 9C2VWPXW+PJ | |
| Altitude | 52 metres (172 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:00 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:47 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 29.3 KMs (18.2 miles) |
| Parish | West Orchard | E04003455 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Beacon | E05012682 |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset | E06000059 |
| County | Dorset | E10000009 |
| Constituency (2024) | North Dorset | E14001388 |
| MP | Simon Hoare | Conservative |
| 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) | 45 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 19 | |
| 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 hamlet and isolated dwellings | |
| Census output area (2021) | E00171752 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1A3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Dorset 002C | E01020462 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | North Dorset 002D | E01020462 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe | E02004256 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe | E02004256 |
| Travel to work area | Blandford Forum and Gillingham | E30000172 |
| Average property price in Salisbury | £324,684 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | -1.2% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard House, 7 West Orchard | Detached (freehold) | Nov 2024 | £735,000 |
| Other (freehold) | Dec 2019 | £595,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Dec 2019 | £595,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Aug 2003 | £325,000 | |
| Old School House, West Orchard | Detached (freehold) | Dec 2022 | £625,000 |
| 15 West Orchard | Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2015 | £415,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2003 | £249,500 | |
| 14 West Orchard | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2013 | £310,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2001 | £175,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 1996 | £42,500 | |
| Willis House, West Orchard | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2012 | £965,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Aug 1997 | £400,000 | |
| Dairy Farm Cottage, 17 West Orchard | Detached (freehold) | Jul 2010 | £495,500 |
| 19 West Orchard | Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2010 | £330,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2000 | £188,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 1998 | £140,000 | |
| Gatekeepers Lodge, West Orchard | Detached (freehold) | Dec 2006 | £457,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Nov 1996 | £145,000 | |
| Windfall, West Orchard | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2005 | £285,000 |
| 17 West Orchard | Detached (freehold) | Oct 1995 | £82,775 |