Map of SP7 8JU postcode

General information
Postcode SP7 8JU
Post Town Shaftesbury
Nearest station Gillingham (Dorset) (6 km)
Bus stops
The Town Hall (W)
Bell Street Car Park (NW)
John Shoobridge Court (NE)
Post Office (NW)
John Shoobridge Court (SW)
Chubbs House (NW)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 16 View
Known addresses
First Floor, 6 The Commons, Shaftesbury
Shop Unit, 4 The Commons, Shaftesbury
Main property type Terraced
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 51.006283
Longitude -2.197672
Easting 386227
Northing 123007
Grid reference ST862230
UTM reference 30U 556291 5650829
what3words shrimp.bead.martini
Plus code 9C3V2R42+GW
Altitude 218 metres (714 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:24
Sunset (today) 18:14
Distance away
Distance to sea 33.8 KMs (21 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) 3
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)E00103677
Census output area (2011)E00103677
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 £320,949
Annual change -3.9%
View all properties sold in the SP postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
Shop Unit, 4 The Commons, ShaftesburyOther (freehold)Apr 2024£162,500
First Floor, 6 The Commons, ShaftesburyTerraced (freehold)Apr 2004£262,500


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