SP7 8GQ
PostcodeA postcode in Dorset 003D, Shaftesbury Town ward, Dorset.
This report describes the area around SP7 8GQ, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.
Around SP7 8GQ
- 20 crimes within 500 mAugust, down 20% on JulyDorset 003D: 52 a year per 1,000 peopleMap point
- Gillingham (Dorset), 7.1 kmThe nearest station, in a straight lineExact point
- 2 schools within 800 mNearest is 560 m awayExact point
- No property in SP7 8GQ listed at risk of floodingFrom rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessmentPostcode
- England’s most deprived 50%This neighbourhood, Dorset 003DNeighbourhood
- £325,154 average priceFor the whole of Dorset, July 2026Council
- No GP practices within 1 kmNone found within 2 kmPostcode
- 5 supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 120 m awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SP7 8GQSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Low road and rail noise at SP7 8GQRoad 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021)Postcode
- In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 63% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level1 km grid
- 4.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near SP7 8GQ
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Shaftesbury School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 40.1 (2025/26, provisional) | 560 m 7 minutes on foot | Good (overall), March 2023 |
| Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School Primary. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 770 m 10 minutes on foot | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met |
| Coombe House School Special | 1.2 km 15 minutes on foot | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury Primary. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.5 km 18 minutes on foot | School remains Good, December 2022 |
Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Recent sales near SP7 8GQ
Latest sale at each postcode- £173,000Legg Road, SP7 8GPJanuary 2026, flat or maisonette, established, freehold60 m
- £285,000Mead Way, SP7 8GJDecember 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold80 m
- £164,000Mampitts Lane, SP7 8GRJune 2025, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold90 m
- £257,000Buttons Avenue, SP7 8GSJune 2026, terraced, established, freehold110 m
- £203,000Mampitts Road, SP7 8PGMarch 2025, terraced, established, freehold110 m
- £231,000Mampitts Lane, SP7 8FNMarch 2025, terraced, established, freehold120 m
- £250,000Bramble Patch, SP7 8GHMay 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold140 m
- £575,000Linden Park, SP7 8QZAugust 2026, detached, established, freehold150 m
HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map
Within 1 km of SP7 8GQ
In a straight linePharmacies
- SHAFTESBURY PHARMACY650 m
- BOOTS980 m
Supermarkets
- Spar - Latestop ShaftsburySpar120 m
- Co-op Beaufoy Close ShaftesburyThe Southern Co-operative460 m
- Lidl ShaftesburyLidl740 m
- Tesco Shaftesbury SuperstoreTesco810 m
- Asda Ivy Cross Express PetrolAsda980 m
The neighbourhood: Dorset 003D
Everything about Dorset 003DThe postcode district: SP7
Everything about SP7Your MP
- Simon HoareConservativeMP for North Dorset
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Where these figures come from
- Street-level crimeAugust 2026Map point
- Rail and Tube stations2024/25Exact point
- SchoolsExact point
- Flood risk by postcodeJune 2026Postcode
- English Indices of Deprivation 20252025Neighbourhood
- Average house priceJuly 2026Council
- GP practicesPostcode
- SupermarketsExact point
- Broadband by postcodeJanuary 2026Postcode
- Road and rail noise by postcode2021Postcode
- Radon potential1 km grid
- Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)20251 km grid
Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.