The UK Postcode Database

SP7 8AE

a postcode in Dorset

Introduced in January 1980
SP7 8AE Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with SP7 8AE

Bell Street - 57 properties, USRN 27600256

Mustons Lane - 1 property, USRN 27600320

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0073 / 51°0'26"N

Longitude: -2.1955 / 2°11'43"W

UTM Reference: 30U 556441 5650945

OS Easting: 386378

OS Northing: 123121

OS Grid: ST863231

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 1XH.PR0

Mapcode Global: FRA 669G.0H0

Open Location Code: 9C3V2R43+WQ

Maidenhead Locator System: IO81va61

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

  • rural town
  • a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2c2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Ageing Communities
  • Ageing Independent Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 13189 / 32844

  • 5th decile
  • slightly more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for SP7 8AE on Monday 8 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 03:01
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:09
Sunrise 04:55
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:07
Sunset 21:20
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:06
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:14
Hours of daylight today04:25 to 21:50
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:50 to 04:24
Moon Phase Waning Crescent
Moon Rises 00:29
Moon sets 12:12

For a full sun and moon calendar for SP7 8AE, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in SP7 8AE

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
24 May 2023 36 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Detached Freehold £685,000
20 June 2022 2, Lawn Court, Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Flat/apartment Freehold £270,000
14 December 2020 32 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Semi-detached Freehold £520,000
24 November 2020 2, Lawn Court, Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Flat/apartment Freehold £210,000
21 October 2020 22 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £260,000
21 August 2020 Flat 1, 38 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Flat/apartment Leasehold £132,500
5 May 2020 52a Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £136,000
8 January 2020 Flat 2, 38 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Flat/apartment Leasehold £132,000
11 February 2019 Flat 3, 38 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Flat/apartment Leasehold £137,500
14 December 2018 40 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Flat/apartment Leasehold £118,500
7 August 2017 Flat 2, 38 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Flat/apartment Leasehold £122,000
15 June 2017 1, Lawn Court, Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £265,000
27 July 2016 52 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £540,000
6 November 2015 24 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £270,000
3 February 2015 5, Lawn Court, Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £140,000
21 November 2014 44 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £179,950
12 November 2014 Flat a, 33 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £250,000
13 July 2012 Lawn Court, 6, Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £165,000
7 February 2012 Flat 1, 38 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Flat/apartment Leasehold £115,000
10 August 2011 3, Lawn Court, Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £142,000
1 July 2011 22 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £282,500
12 January 2010 Bell House, 49, Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Detached Freehold £660,000
1 July 2009 4, Lawn Court, Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £135,000
22 August 2008 Flat 1, 38 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Flat/apartment Leasehold £115,000
16 May 2008 1, Lawn Court, Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £265,000
14 September 2007 32 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Semi-detached Freehold £315,000
3 August 2007 Bell House, 49, Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Detached Freehold £301,000
21 May 2007 44 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £210,000
16 March 2007 52 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £332,500
16 March 2007 52a Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £92,500
12 January 2007 40 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Flat/apartment Leasehold £116,000
2 November 2006 20 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £190,000
23 October 2006 30 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Semi-detached Freehold £235,000
4 August 2006 Flat 2, 38 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Flat/apartment Leasehold £104,000
30 June 2006 35 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Detached Freehold £300,000
13 April 2006 40 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Flat/apartment Leasehold £93,500
10 March 2006 24 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £249,950
24 February 2006 18 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £173,000
11 July 2005 44 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £162,000
18 April 2005 4, Lawn Court, Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £175,000
12 November 2004 42 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £195,000
7 June 2004 36 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Detached Freehold £488,000
27 February 2004 7, Lawn Court, Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
6 January 2004 50 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £192,500
12 September 2003 22 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £225,000
18 December 2002 45a Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Detached Freehold £131,000
1 November 2002 24 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £177,500
7 October 2002 1, Lawn Court, Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £182,000
28 June 2002 42 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £142,100
22 March 2002 46 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £118,000
16 August 2001 35 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Detached Freehold £184,500
30 April 2001 44 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £85,000
30 March 2001 Lawn Court, 6, Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £75,000
19 December 2000 3, Lawn Court, Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Semi-detached Freehold £87,000
1 September 2000 22 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £89,000
29 August 2000 47 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Detached Freehold £331,999
17 August 2000 50 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £105,000
28 July 2000 18 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £96,000
10 March 2000 Flat 1, 38 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Flat/apartment Leasehold £46,000
16 November 1998 18 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £35,000
22 April 1998 5, Lawn Court, Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £60,000
2 March 1998 50 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £64,950
2 March 1998 1, Lawn Court, Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £85,000
11 December 1997 33b Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Semi-detached Freehold £46,400
29 August 1997 5, Lawn Court, Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £56,250
15 August 1997 Flat 2, 38 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Flat/apartment Leasehold £30,500
28 June 1996 24 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £27,750
25 August 1995 Flat 1, 38 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Flat/apartment Leasehold £13,000
15 August 1995 47 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AE Detached Freehold £70,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for SP7 8AE

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

North Dorset

MP

Simon Hoare Conservative

Dorset Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Shaftesbury Town

Councillors

Derek Beer Liberal Democrats

Jack Jeanes Liberal Democrats

SP7 8AE also falls within the Civil Parish of Shaftesbury, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for SP7 8AE

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00103676 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01020454 Dorset 003A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02004257 Dorset 003 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04003434 Shaftesbury Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05012714 Shaftesbury Town Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 2 May 2019 DLUHC
E06000059 Dorset Unitary Authorities Administrative 1 April 2019 DLUHC
E12000009 South West Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001388 North Dorset Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000039 Dorset Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000172 Blandford Forum and Gillingham Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33049448 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000009 Dorset Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 7 July 2011 BEIS
E38000045 NHS Dorset CCG Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2015 ODS
E40000006 South West NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2018 ODS
E54000041 Dorset Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2016 NHS
E56000016 Wessex Cancer Alliances Health 1 September 2016 NHS England
E63013329 Shaftesbury Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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