The UK Postcode Database

SP7 8AW

a postcode in Shaftesbury, Dorset

Introduced in January 1980
SP7 8AW Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with SP7 8AW

Bleke Street - 8 properties, USRN 27600954

The Belfry - 1 property, USRN 27602085

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 27600282

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0079 / 51°0'28"N

Longitude: -2.1975 / 2°11'50"W

UTM Reference: 30U 556304 5651015

OS Easting: 386243

OS Northing: 123192

OS Grid: ST862231

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 1XH.P8J

Mapcode Global: FRA 668G.5QF

Open Location Code: 9C3V2R53+52

Maidenhead Locator System: IO81va61

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

  • rural town
  • a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 7a1

  • Constrained City Dwellers
  • Challenged Diversity
  • Transitional Eastern European Neighbourhoods

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 13189 / 32844

  • 5th decile
  • slightly more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for SP7 8AW on Friday 14 March 2025

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends) 04:33
Nautical twilight begins (First light) 05:12
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 05:51
Sunrise 06:23
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:17
Sunset 18:11
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 18:44
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 19:23
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts) 20:02
Hours of daylight today05:53 to 18:41
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
18:41 to 05:51
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 06:36
Moon Rises 18:45

For a full sun and moon calendar for SP7 8AW, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in SP7 8AW

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
27 June 2018 6 Bleke Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AW Detached Freehold £260,000
18 September 2013 6 Bleke Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AW Detached Freehold £250,000
30 March 2011 6 Bleke Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AW Semi-detached Freehold £187,000
13 August 2003 Sunridge Hotel, Bleke Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AW Detached Freehold £465,000
13 August 2003 La Fleur De Lys, Bleke Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AW Detached Freehold £465,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for SP7 8AW

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

North Dorset

MP

Simon Hoare Conservative

Dorset Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Shaftesbury Town

Councillors

Derek Beer Liberal Democrats

Jack Jeanes Liberal Democrats

SP7 8AW also falls within the Civil Parish of Shaftesbury, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for SP7 8AW

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00103677 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01020454 Dorset 003A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02004257 Dorset 003 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04003434 Shaftesbury Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05012714 Shaftesbury Town Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 2 May 2019 DLUHC
E06000059 Dorset Unitary Authorities Administrative 1 April 2019 DLUHC
E12000009 South West Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001388 North Dorset Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000039 Dorset Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000172 Blandford Forum and Gillingham Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33046430 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000009 Dorset Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 7 July 2011 BEIS
E38000045 NHS Dorset CCG Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2015 ODS
E40000006 South West NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2018 ODS
E54000041 NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000016 Wessex Cancer Alliances Health 1 September 2016 NHS England
E63006198 Shaftesbury Built Up Areas Census 1 December 2022 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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