| Postcode | SP7 8SN |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Shaftesbury |
| Nearest station | Gillingham (Dorset) (7 km) |
| Bus stops |
Fairlane (SW)
Fairlane (E)
Linden Park (S)
Nettlecombe (SE)
Nettlecombe (NW)
Linden Park (N)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 5 View |
| Known addresses |
1 Melbury Way, Shaftesbury
2 Melbury Way, Shaftesbury
3 Melbury Way, Shaftesbury
4 Melbury Way, Shaftesbury
5 Melbury Way, Shaftesbury
|
| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
No businesses found
|
| Latitude | 51.007036 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.182609 | |
| Easting | 387284 | |
| Northing | 123088 | |
| Grid reference | ST872230 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 557346 5650925 | |
| what3words | manly.monopoly.folders | |
| FixPhrase | cried lusty scolding tarantula | |
| Plus code | 9C3V2R48+RX | |
| Altitude | 213 metres (700 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:52 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:06 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 33.7 KMs (20.9 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 | June 2000 |
|---|---|
| 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) | 35 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 12 | |
| 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) | E00183058 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5A1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Dorset 003E | E01034375 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Melbury Way, Shaftesbury | Detached (freehold) | Nov 2023 | £470,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Nov 2015 | £300,000 | |
| New build detached (freehold) | Mar 2000 | £148,500 | |
| 2 Melbury Way, Shaftesbury | Detached (freehold) | Nov 2016 | £325,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Jan 2008 | £295,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Sep 2002 | £225,000 | |
| New build detached (freehold) | Feb 2000 | £138,500 | |
| 4 Melbury Way, Shaftesbury | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2006 | £247,500 |
| New build detached (freehold) | Mar 2000 | £142,000 | |
| 5 Melbury Way, Shaftesbury | Detached (freehold) | Oct 2005 | £190,000 |
| New build detached (freehold) | Mar 2000 | £105,000 | |
| 3 Melbury Way, Shaftesbury | Detached (freehold) | Jul 2004 | £330,000 |
| New build detached (freehold) | Jul 2000 | £240,000 |