Map of SP7 8DL postcode

General information
Postcode SP7 8DL
Post Town Shaftesbury
Nearest station Gillingham (Dorset) (6 km)
Bus stops
Wincombe Lane (SE)
Coppice Street Car Park (E)
Coppice Street Car Park (W)
Ivy Cross Garage (SW)
Ivy Cross Garage (NE)
Grosvenor Road (SW)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 3 View
Known addresses
Ampersand House, Christys Lane, Shaftesbury
Little Content House, Christys Lane, Shaftesbury
The Chalet, Christys Lane, Shaftesbury
Main property type Detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 51.008775
Longitude -2.19151
Easting 386660
Northing 123283
Grid reference ST866232
UTM reference 30U 556720 5651111
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Plus code 9C3V2R55+G9
Altitude 222 metres (728 feet)
Sunrise (today) 5:13
Sunset (today) 20:59
Distance away
Distance to sea 34 KMs (21.1 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishShaftesburyE04003434
Ward Shaftesbury Town E05012714
Unitary Authority Dorset E06000059
County Dorset E10000009
Constituency (2024) North Dorset E14001388
MPSimon HoareConservative
Police forceDorset
Water companyWessex Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Dorset
NUTS/ITL 2 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
NUTS/ITL 1 South West
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated February 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
Demographics
Population (2011) 4
Households (2011) 1
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
13,189 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£43,600
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanRural town and fringe
Built up area (2024)ShaftesburyE63013329
Census output area (2021)E00103674
Census output area (2011)E00103674
Lower layer super output area (2021)Dorset 003AE01020454
Lower layer super output area (2011)North Dorset 003AE01020454
Middle layer super output area (2021)ShaftesburyE02004257
Middle layer super output area (2011)ShaftesburyE02004257
Travel to work areaBlandford Forum and GillinghamE30000172
Property sales
Average property price in Salisbury £324,611
Annual change -2.3%
View all properties sold in the SP postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
Ampersand House, Christys Lane, ShaftesburyDetached (freehold)Feb 2016£478,000
The Chalet, Christys Lane, ShaftesburyDetached (freehold)May 2010£495,000
Detached (freehold)May 1999£205,000
Little Content House, Christys Lane, ShaftesburyDetached (freehold)Feb 2005£422,500


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