| Postcode | SP7 8BY |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Shaftesbury |
| Nearest station | Gillingham (Dorset) (8 km) |
| Bus stops |
St Mary's School (E)
The Maltings (W)
The Maltings (E)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 4 View |
| Known addresses |
Stone Cottage, Salisbury Road, Shaftesbury
The Cottage, Salisbury Road, Shaftesbury
2 New Lane Cottages, Salisbury Road, Shaftesbury
|
| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
No businesses found
|
| Latitude | 51.001133 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.173878 | |
| Easting | 387895 | |
| Northing | 122430 | |
| Grid reference | ST878224 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 557966 5650275 | |
| what3words | trickle.galloped.freshest | |
| FixPhrase | cried lusty sash tidy | |
| Plus code | 9C3V2R2G+FC | |
| Altitude | 192 metres (629 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:52 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:06 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 32.9 KMs (20.4 miles) |
| Parish | Shaftesbury | E04003434 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Shaftesbury Town | E05012714 |
| 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 | November 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) | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 4 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
|
|
| Rural/urban (2021) | Larger rural Further from a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural town and fringe | |
| Built up area (2024) | Shaftesbury | E63013329 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00183060 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1C2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Dorset 003D | E01034374 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | North Dorset 003B | E01020455 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Shaftesbury | E02004257 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Shaftesbury | E02004257 |
| Travel to work area | Blandford Forum and Gillingham | E30000172 |
| Average property price in Salisbury | £323,651 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | -1.1% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cottage, Salisbury Road, Shaftesbury | Detached (freehold) | Aug 2020 | £345,000 |
| 2 New Lane Cottages, Salisbury Road, Shaftesbury | Detached (freehold) | Jan 2020 | £145,000 |
| Stone Cottage, Salisbury Road, Shaftesbury | Terraced (freehold) | Aug 1999 | £55,000 |