# SP7 8RJ: area report for a postcode in Dorset

SP7 8RJ is a postcode in Dorset.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Dorset. Open the map at SP7 8RJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) › [SP7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sp7) › [SP7 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sp7-8)

## Around this postcode

- **16 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 52% on July. Dorset 003B: 76 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1878,51.0103,SP78RJ
- **Gillingham (Dorset), 6.5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1878,51.0103,SP78RJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1878,51.0103,SP78RJ
- **No property in SP7 8RJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.1878,51.0103,SP78RJ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Dorset 003B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1878,51.0103,SP78RJ
- **£325,154 average price**: For the whole of Dorset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1878,51.0103,SP78RJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1878,51.0103,SP78RJ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1878,51.0103,SP78RJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SP7 8RJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1878,51.0103,SP78RJ
- **Low road and rail noise at SP7 8RJ**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1878,51.0103,SP78RJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.1878,51.0103,SP78RJ
- **5.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1878,51.0103,SP78RJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shaftesbury-church-of-england-primary-school-e141810) | Primary | 200 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Shaftesbury School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shaftesbury-school-e140898) | Secondary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 40.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-abbey-cofe-va-primary-school-shaftesbury-e113850) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Coombe House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coombe-house-school-e149019) | Special | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £380,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2024 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| September 2024 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2025 | £202,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| January 2026 | £198,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2025 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2026 | £395,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2024 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BOOTS (730 m); SHAFTESBURY PHARMACY (810 m)
- Dental practices: IVY CROSS DENTAL SURGERY (370 m); SHAFTESBURY DENTAL PRACTICE (760 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Beaufoy Close Shaftesbury (280 m, The Southern Co-operative); Asda Ivy Cross Express Petrol (350 m, Asda); Lidl Shaftesbury (430 m, Lidl); Tesco Shaftesbury Superstore (510 m, Tesco); Spar - Latestop Shaftsbury (710 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £325,154** (July 2026). Dorset’s average house price was £325,154 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,462** (2025). Full-time workers living in Dorset earned a median of £37,462 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 140th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.7×** (2025). A home in Dorset costs 8.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 98th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 16.3** (2025). Dorset has a deprivation score of 16.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 116th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Dorset 003B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.9** (2025). Dorset 003B has a deprivation score of 17.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,400th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £280,125** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dorset 003B was £280,125 in 2025. 14,550th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,819** (2021). Dorset 003B had 1,819 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,299th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.3%** (January 2026). In Dorset 003B, 88.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SP7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £295,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SP7 was £295,000 in 2025. Joint 1,116th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 15,347** (2021). SP7 had 15,347 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,023rd least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 83%** (2022). About 83% of people in SP7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.9%** (January 2026). In SP7, 86.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset)
- Centre: 51.0103, -2.1878

Council: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [North Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-dorset): Simon Hoare (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.1878,51.0103,SP78RJ

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