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Shaftesbury

Middle area

North east Dorset. 9,389 people in 4.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Shaftesbury’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£275,000
3,236th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,158
1,951st highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Shaftesbury compares

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Median sale price48 middle areas, Dorset · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Dorset48 areas from £212,750 to £673,600. The middle area is £361,250. Shaftesbury is £275,000.
£275,0009th lowest
Population48 middle areas, Dorset · 2021
Population: every middle area in Dorset48 areas from 5,032 to 12,206. The middle area is 7,794. Shaftesbury is 9,158.
9,15811th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage48 middle areas, Dorset · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Dorset48 areas from 34.3% to 97.4%. The middle area is 83.8%. Shaftesbury is 91.5%.
91.5%9th highest
Claimant rate48 middle areas, Dorset · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Dorset48 areas from 1.2% to 5.0%. The middle area is 2.1%. Shaftesbury is 2.7%.
2.7%joint 12th highest

Figures for the whole of Dorset

These figures are published for the whole of Dorset, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Dorset and not Shaftesbury alone. See Dorset

Average house price
£325,154
Down 0.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,462
140th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.7×
98th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.3
116th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Shaftesbury in brief

The median price paid for a home in Shaftesbury was £275,000 in 2025.

Shaftesbury had 9,158 usual residents at the census.

In Shaftesbury, 91.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Shaftesbury, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.