SP7 8QD postcode in Dorset, England

SP7 8QD is a postcode in Dorset, in the Shaftesbury Town ward. It is in the North Dorset parliamentary constituency and the Dorset police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at SP7 8QD can get it Across Dorset: 77% Typical price £280,000 Homes sold in SP7 8, last 12 months. ▲ 0.4% on the year before Nearest station Gillingham (Dorset) 7.0 km in a straight line

Where SP7 8QD is, and what is near it

Map of SP7 8QD and what is near it Map of SP7 8QD: its centre point, with the 270 other postcodes in the SP7 8 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SP7 8BF: also in SP7 8SP7 8DE: also in SP7 8SP7 8DL: also in SP7 8SP7 8DP: also in SP7 8SP7 8DR: also in SP7 8SP7 8DS: also in SP7 8SP7 8DT: also in SP7 8SP7 8DU: also in SP7 8SP7 8DX: also in SP7 8SP7 8DY: also in SP7 8SP7 8DZ: also in SP7 8SP7 8EA: also in SP7 8SP7 8EB: also in SP7 8SP7 8ED: also in SP7 8SP7 8EE: also in SP7 8SP7 8EF: also in SP7 8SP7 8EG: also in SP7 8SP7 8EH: also in SP7 8SP7 8EN: also in SP7 8SP7 8EQ: also in SP7 8SP7 8FA: also in SP7 8SP7 8FB: also in SP7 8SP7 8FD: also in SP7 8SP7 8FE: also in SP7 8SP7 8FF: also in SP7 8SP7 8FG: also in SP7 8SP7 8FL: also in SP7 8SP7 8FQ: also in SP7 8SP7 8FR: also in SP7 8SP7 8FU: also in SP7 8SP7 8GT: also in SP7 8SP7 8GW: also in SP7 8SP7 8GX: also in SP7 8SP7 8GY: also in SP7 8SP7 8PH: also in SP7 8SP7 8PJ: also in SP7 8SP7 8PL: also in SP7 8SP7 8PN: also in SP7 8SP7 8PP: also in SP7 8SP7 8PQ: also in SP7 8SP7 8PR: also in SP7 8SP7 8PS: also in SP7 8SP7 8PT: also in SP7 8SP7 8PU: also in SP7 8SP7 8PW: also in SP7 8SP7 8PX: also in SP7 8SP7 8PZ: also in SP7 8SP7 8QF: also in SP7 8SP7 8QG: also in SP7 8SP7 8QN: also in SP7 8SP7 8RA: also in SP7 8SP7 8RD: also in SP7 8SP7 8RE: also in SP7 8SP7 8RF: also in SP7 8SP7 8RG: also in SP7 8SP7 8RH: also in SP7 8SP7 8RJ: also in SP7 8SP7 8RL: also in SP7 8SP7 8RP: also in SP7 8SP7 8RR: also in SP7 8SP7 8RU: also in SP7 8SP7 8RW: also in SP7 8SP7 8RX: also in SP7 8SP7 8RY: also in SP7 8SP7 8SJ: also in SP7 8SP7 8SL: also in SP7 8SP7 8SN: also in SP7 8SP7 8SP: also in SP7 8SP7 8SR: also in SP7 8SP7 8SW: also in SP7 8SP7 8TH: also in SP7 8SP7 8TJ: also in SP7 8SP7 8TL: also in SP7 8SP7 8TN: also in SP7 8SP7 8TP: also in SP7 8SP7 8TS: also in SP7 8SP7 8TU: also in SP7 8SP7 8UA: also in SP7 8SP7 8UB: also in SP7 8SP7 8UD: also in SP7 8SP7 8UE: also in SP7 8SP7 8UF: also in SP7 8SP7 8UG: also in SP7 8SP7 8UH: also in SP7 8 Coombe House School 1.2 kmShaftesbury School 1.2 km2 places, 6.9–7.0 km2 places, 8.8–9.2 kmShaftesbury Town SP7 8QD Map of SP7 8QD and what is near it Map of SP7 8QD: its centre point, with the 270 other postcodes in the SP7 8 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Coombe House School 1.2 km2 places, 6.9–7.0 kmHindon Surgery 9.9 kmShaftesbury Town SP7 8QD
  • SP7 8QD
  • Other postcodes in SP7 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.0122, longitude -2.1790)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SP7 8QD?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SP7 8QD?

Every home and business at SP7 8QD can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SP7 8QD 0% Dorset 77%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SP7 8QD 100% Dorset 98%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SP7 8QD?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for SP7 8QD.

Check the bin days for SP7 8QD on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SP7 8QD at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SP7 8QD.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Dorset

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SP7 8QD: 4,861 properties in Dorset are at high risk (1.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Dorset

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SP7 8QD is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SP7 8QD?

Homes in SP7 8 sold for a typical £280,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 149 sales, up 0.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£280,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£278,750 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 0.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £402,500 52 sales
  • Semi-detached £282,500 24 sales
  • Terraced £220,000 58 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £140,000 15 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SP7 district: a typical £300,000 from 198 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in SP7 8QD

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SP7 8QD from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SP7 8QD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,090 homes in the neighbourhood around SP7 8QD. The largest share of them, 41%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (45%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SP7 8QD

Band D in Dorset for 2026‑27: £2,765. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,843 (band A) to £3,994 (band F); band B, the most common, is £2,151.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 90 (8%)£1,843
Band Babout 450 (41%)£2,151
Band Cabout 150 (14%)£2,458
Band Dabout 210 (19%)£2,765
Band Eabout 170 (16%)£3,379
Band Fabout 20 (2%)£3,994
Band Gwithheld£4,608
Band Hfewer than 5£5,530

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 45% 1965 to 1982
  6. 19% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 27% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Dorset before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SP7 8QD is in (ONS area E01020456), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SP7 8QD?

The nearest open schools to SP7 8QD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SP7 8QD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to SP7 8QD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SP7 8QD is Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station, 7.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station Railway station 7.0 kmDrive
  • Tisbury Rail Station Railway station 8.8 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near SP7 8QD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SP7 8QD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SP7 8QD, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SP7 8QD?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SP7 8QD on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SP7 8QD?

The nearest to the centre of SP7 8QD, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SP7 8QD?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SP7 8QD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SP7 8QD, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SP7 8QD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SP7 8QD, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SP7 8QD?

The nearest vets to the centre of SP7 8QD on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SP7 8QD in a conservation area?

The centre of SP7 8QD is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SP7 8QD?

Police.uk records 57 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SP7 8QD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour23 reports
Violence and sexual offences13 reports
Shoplifting8 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Vehicle crime3 reports
Other theft3 reports

Also: burglary 1, bicycle theft 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SP7 8QD

Ward
Shaftesbury Town
Parish
Shaftesbury
Region
South West
Country
England
Rural or urban
Larger rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SP7 8RL280 mSP7 8QF280 mSP7 8UA290 mSP7 8FF290 mSP7 8UG290 mSP7 8FE300 m
All of SP7

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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