# SP7 8AB

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 51.004553, -2.194657
- **Open Location Code:** 9C3V2R34+R4
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO81va
- **Qibla:** 116.3°
- **Grid reference:** ST 86438 22815
- **UTM:** 30U 556504 5650639
- **Elevation:** 179m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** South West (E12000009)
- **Admin district:** Dorset (E06000059)
- **Ward:** Shaftesbury Town (E05012714)
- **Constituency:** North Dorset (E14001388)
- **Parish code:** E04003434
- **Travel to work area:** E30000172
- **Police force area:** E23000039
- **Built-up area:** E63013329
- **European electoral region:** South West (E15000009)
- **Date introduced:** 2002-09

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01020457
- **2021 MSOA:** Shaftesbury (E02004257)
- **2021 output area:** E00103691
- **2011 LSOA:** E01020457
- **2011 MSOA:** E02004257
- **2011 output area:** E00103691
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33049446
- **Rural/urban classification:** Larger rural: further from a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1B2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 29137
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **NHS region:** E40000006
- **ICB location:** E38000045
- **Integrated Care Board:** E54000041
- **Cancer Alliance:** E56000038

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Gillingham (Dorset) | 6339 |
| Hospital | Blandford Community Hospital | 15844 |
| GP | DrPA Secure - HMP Guy's Marsh | 2889 |
| School | Shaftesbury School | 298 |
| Airport | RNAS Yeovilton | 31081 |
| Bus stop | Chubbs House | 170 |
| Food bank | Gillingham | 6711 |
| Defibrillator | Shaftesbury Rotary | 219 |
| Pharmacy | Boots | 181 |
| Post office | Shaftesbury Post Office | 230 |
| Library | Shaftesbury Library | 280 |
| Coast | — | 31387 |
| Central London | — | 154321 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (region H, MPAN 20)
- **Water:** Wessex Water
- **Sewerage:** Wessex Water
- **Broadband:** 100% gigabit, 100% superfast, 100% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [SP7 8EY](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%208EY)
- [SP7 8EZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%208EZ)
- [SP7 8ET](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%208ET)
- [SP7 8EL](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%208EL)

## Boundary

A Polygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%208AB.json).

## Data

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