The UK Postcode Database

SP7 8PL

a postcode in Shaftesbury, Dorset

Introduced in February 1984
SP7 8PL Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with SP7 8PL

Longmead - 59 properties, USRN 27600311

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 27600270

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 27600301

Nettlecombe - 1 property, USRN 27601133

Wincombe Lane - 1 property, USRN 27601134

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0093 / 51°0'33"N

Longitude: -2.1893 / 2°11'21"W

UTM Reference: 30U 556876 5651168

OS Easting: 386817

OS Northing: 123337

OS Grid: ST868233

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 1XH.R95

Mapcode Global: FRA 669F.WDR

Open Location Code: 9C3V2R56+P7

Maidenhead Locator System: IO81va72

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

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

ONS Population Classification: 8c1

  • Hard-Pressed Living
  • Hard-Pressed Ageing Workers
  • Ageing Industrious Workers

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 8PL on Saturday 15 March 2025

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends) 04:30
Nautical twilight begins (First light) 05:10
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 05:48
Sunrise 06:21
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:17
Sunset 18:13
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 18:46
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 19:24
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts) 20:04
Hours of daylight today05:51 to 18:43
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
18:43 to 05:49
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 06:45
Moon Rises 19:55

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

Residential Property Sales in SP7 8PL

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
6 August 2018 Flat, Longmead Veterinary Practice, Longmead, Shaftesbury SP7 8PL Other property type Freehold £381,200
3 November 2017 2 Longmead, Shaftesbury SP7 8PL Other property type Leasehold £413,000
3 November 2017 2 Longmead, Shaftesbury SP7 8PL Other property type Freehold £195,000
30 September 2014 2 Longmead, Shaftesbury SP7 8PL Other property type Leasehold £370,000
20 September 2000 Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses, Longmead, Shaftesbury SP7 8PL Detached Freehold £80,000
16 May 2000 Kavanagh Roofing Southern Ltd, Longmead, Shaftesbury SP7 8PL Flat/apartment Leasehold £95,000
4 February 2000 Unit 8, Longmead Industrial Estate, Longmead, Shaftesbury SP7 8PL Detached Leasehold £150,000
1 November 1996 Kavanagh Roofing Southern Ltd, Longmead, Shaftesbury SP7 8PL Flat/apartment Leasehold £28,000

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 8PL

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 8PL 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 8PL

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00103674 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
E33046429 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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