SP7 8GJ

a postcode in Dorset

Introduced in December 2013

SP7 8GJ	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with SP7 8GJ

Mead Way - 38 properties, USRN 27604246

Bugle Crescent - 1 property, USRN 27604259

Legg Road - 1 property, USRN 27604260

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0048 / 51°0'17"N

Longitude: -2.1807 / 2°10'50"W

UTM Reference: 30U 557482 5650678

OS Easting: 387416

OS Northing: 122840

OS Grid: ST874228

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 1XJ.TQT

Mapcode Global: FRA 66BG.68G

Open Location Code: 9C3V2R39+WP

Maidenhead Locator System: IO81va81

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

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

ONS Population Classification: 6b1

Baseline UK
Legacy Industrial and Coastal Communities
Retired Seniors

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 18439 / 32844

6th decile
slightly less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for SP7 8GJ on Saturday 20 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:56
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:07
Sunrise	04:53
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:10
Sunset	21:26
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:13
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:24

Hours of daylight today	04:23 to 21:56
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:56 to 04:24
Moon Phase	Waxing Crescent
Moon Rises	10:22
Moon sets	23:50

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

Residential Property Sales in SP7 8GJ

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
30 April 2024	32 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£280,000
25 September 2023	37 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£280,000
14 June 2023	6 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£220,000
10 February 2023	26 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£252,500
30 August 2022	30 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£260,500
8 August 2022	12 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£222,500
11 September 2020	34 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£176,000
30 June 2020	17 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£106,400
8 January 2020	32 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£234,000
7 August 2019	4 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£187,000
3 May 2019	8 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£189,000
24 August 2018	35 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£177,500
14 May 2018	15 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£113,750
9 March 2018	31 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£183,000
1 December 2017	36 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£247,500
27 September 2017	12 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£178,950
20 April 2017	29 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£178,000
10 February 2017	6 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£169,000
24 June 2016	33 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£161,995
20 May 2016	31 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£161,995
1 April 2016	38 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Detached	Freehold	£235,000
18 December 2015	35 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£162,995
18 December 2015	29 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£170,995
30 September 2015	26 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£178,995
11 September 2015	39 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£190,000
30 June 2015	37 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£194,995
29 May 2015	28 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£169,995
29 May 2015	30 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£185,735
29 January 2015	34 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£165,000
19 December 2014	32 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£190,000
27 November 2014	36 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£204,995
27 June 2014	38 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Detached	Freehold	£224,950
16 May 2014	16 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£160,000
9 May 2014	14 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£162,950
17 April 2014	6 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£160,000
31 March 2014	8 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£159,950
28 March 2014	4 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£160,000
28 March 2014	9 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£165,000
14 March 2014	12 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£160,000
28 February 2014	10 Mead Way, Shaftesbury SP7 8GJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£159,950

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 8GJ

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 8GJ 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 8GJ

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00103678		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E00183038		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	21 March 2021	ONS
E01020455	North Dorset 003B	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E01034374	Dorset 003D	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	21 March 2021	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
E33049447		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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