| Postcode | SP7 8JL | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Shaftesbury | 
| Nearest station | Gillingham (Dorset) (6 km) | 
| Bus stops | The Town Hall (E) The Town Hall (W) John Shoobridge Court (NE) John Shoobridge Court (SW) Post Office (NW) Chubbs House (NW) | 
| Known addresses | 
                          No addresses found
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| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 51.006435 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.1981 | |
| Easting | 386197 | |
| Northing | 123024 | |
| Grid reference | ST861230 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 556260 5650846 | |
| what3words | printer.coast.tadpole | |
| FixPhrase | cried lusty schedule uncouple | |
| Plus code | 9C3V2R42+HQ | |
| Altitude | 218 metres (715 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:00 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:46 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 33.9 KMs (21 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 | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Dorset | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | South West | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | September 2006 | 
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| 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) | E00103677 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 7A1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Dorset 003A | E01020454 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | North Dorset 003A | E01020454 | 
| 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 | £324,684 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | -1.2% |