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Shaftesbury Town

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North east Dorset. About 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

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

Population
9,163
2,861st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
59.4%
2,185th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Shaftesbury Town compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Shaftesbury TownMiddle
Population52 wards, Dorset · 2021
Population: every ward in Dorset52 areas from 3,665 to 15,526. The middle area is 5,395. Shaftesbury Town is 9,163.
9,16315th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage52 wards, Dorset · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Dorset52 areas from 18.3% to 97.0%. The middle area is 85.6%. Shaftesbury Town is 91.5%.
91.5%10th highest
Claimant rate52 wards, Dorset · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Dorset52 areas from 0.9% to 5.8%. The middle area is 2.1%. Shaftesbury Town is 2.6%.
2.6%joint 14th highest
Aged 15 to 6452 wards, Dorset · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Dorset52 areas from 48.5% to 64.9%. The middle area is 56.6%. Shaftesbury Town is 59.4%.
59.4%8th highest

Figures for the whole of Dorset

These figures are published for the whole of Dorset, not for each ward, so they describe all of Dorset and not Shaftesbury Town 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 Town in brief

Shaftesbury Town had 9,163 usual residents at the census.

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

In Shaftesbury Town, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

59.4% of residents in Shaftesbury Town were aged 15 to 64 at the census.