| Postcode | SP7 8QJ |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Shaftesbury |
| Nearest station | Gillingham (Dorset) (6 km) |
| Bus stops |
Ivy Cross Garage (SW)
John Shoobridge Court (SW)
John Shoobridge Court (NE)
Grosvenor Road (SW)
Homefield (S)
Bell Street Car Park (NW)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 5 View |
| Known addresses |
Lower Pensbury, Motcombe Road, Shaftesbury
Pensbury Cottage, Motcombe Road, Shaftesbury
Pensbury House, Motcombe Road, Shaftesbury
|
| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
No businesses found
|
| Latitude | 51.012223 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.194989 | |
| Easting | 386417 | |
| Northing | 123667 | |
| Grid reference | ST864236 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 556472 5651492 | |
| what3words | prospers.charge.sprayed | |
| FixPhrase | cried lusty secluding tributary | |
| Plus code | 9C3V2R64+V2 | |
| Altitude | 193 metres (632 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:58 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:48 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 34.4 KMs (21.4 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 | |
| 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) | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 3 | |
| 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) | E00103694 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5B3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Dorset 003C | E01020457 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | North Dorset 003D | E01020457 |
| 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% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Pensbury, Motcombe Road, Shaftesbury | Detached (freehold) | Oct 2017 | £1,175,000 |
| Pensbury Cottage, Motcombe Road, Shaftesbury | Detached (freehold) | Oct 2007 | £955,000 |
| Pensbury House, Motcombe Road, Shaftesbury | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2001 | £1,800,000 |