SP7 8GY

a postcode in Dorset

Introduced in March 2018

SP7 8GY	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 8GY

Coppice Street - 44 properties, USRN 27600273

St Martins Lane - 1 property, USRN 27600336

Woodman Court - 1 property, USRN 27602591

Charles Garrett Close - 1 property, USRN 27602570

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0065 / 51°0'23"N

Longitude: -2.1922 / 2°11'31"W

UTM Reference: 30U 556675 5650855

OS Easting: 386611

OS Northing: 123028

OS Grid: ST866230

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 1XH.YBL

Mapcode Global: FRA 669G.7S5

Open Location Code: 9C3V2R45+H4

Maidenhead Locator System: IO81va61

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

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

ONS Population Classification: 8b2

Legacy Communities
Legacy and Demographically Mixed Communities
Retirement Pockets

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 8GY 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	23:51

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

Residential Property Sales in SP7 8GY

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
15 August 2023	Apartment 9, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£315,000
14 June 2023	Apartment 19, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£285,000
18 November 2022	Apartment 12a, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£252,950
31 August 2022	Apartment 16, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£234,950
25 August 2022	Apartment 22, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£315,000
10 June 2022	Apartment 2, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£203,000
27 April 2022	Apartment 25, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£180,000
12 November 2021	Apartment 29, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£234,950
6 August 2021	Apartment 30, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£312,450
29 June 2021	Apartment 38, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£236,950
29 June 2021	Apartment 11, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£218,950
27 November 2020	Apartment 9, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£308,755
28 October 2020	Apartment 41, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£293,950
25 September 2020	Apartment 39, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£219,950
21 August 2020	Apartment 33, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£240,611
20 August 2020	Apartment 21, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£295,000
17 July 2020	Apartment 20, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£231,950
20 March 2020	Apartment 36, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£264,950
28 February 2020	Apartment 24, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£260,950
18 December 2019	Apartment 31, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£300,950
28 November 2019	Apartment 35, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£358,950
29 October 2019	Apartment 1, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£237,950
28 June 2019	Apartment 40, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£242,000
28 June 2019	Apartment 15, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£266,950
21 June 2019	Apartment 32, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£224,950
30 April 2019	Apartment 19, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£323,950
15 April 2019	Apartment 23, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Other property type	Leasehold	£243,950
29 March 2019	Apartment 37, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Other property type	Leasehold	£358,950
30 November 2018	Apartment 10, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£211,950
14 November 2018	Apartment 28, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£196,950
9 November 2018	Apartment 8, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£227,950
31 October 2018	Apartment 5, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£299,950
19 July 2018	Apartment 27, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£247,950
29 June 2018	Apartment 14, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£275,250
29 June 2018	Apartment 7, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£225,950
29 June 2018	Apartment 34, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£265,950
28 June 2018	Apartment 22, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£318,950
18 June 2018	Apartment 21, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£337,950
1 June 2018	Apartment 4, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£199,950
31 May 2018	Apartment 42, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£310,950
31 May 2018	Apartment 17, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£288,750
31 May 2018	Apartment 26, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£252,950
18 May 2018	Apartment 12, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£243,950
11 April 2018	Apartment 3, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£205,950
10 April 2018	Apartment 6, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£225,572
16 March 2018	Apartment 18, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£205,950
28 February 2018	Apartment 25, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£249,950
28 February 2018	Apartment 2, Hardy Lodge, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8GY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£194,950

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 8GY

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 8GY 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 8GY

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00103671		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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