# SP7 8AX

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 51.005891, -2.201133
- **Open Location Code:** 9C3V2Q4X+9G
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO81va
- **Qibla:** 116.3°
- **Grid reference:** ST 85984 22965
- **UTM:** 30U 556048 5650783
- **Elevation:** 216m
- **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:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01020454
- **2021 MSOA:** Shaftesbury (E02004257)
- **2021 output area:** E00103672
- **2011 LSOA:** E01020454
- **2011 MSOA:** E02004257
- **2011 output area:** E00103672
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33049444
- **Rural/urban classification:** Larger rural: further from a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Urbanites (5B2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 13189
- **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) | 5875 |
| Hospital | Blandford Community Hospital | 16051 |
| GP | DrPA Secure - HMP Guy's Marsh | 2744 |
| School | The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury | 450 |
| Airport | RNAS Yeovilton | 30626 |
| Bus stop | Bell Street Car Park | 267 |
| Food bank | Gillingham | 6253 |
| Defibrillator | Shaftesbury Rotary | 272 |
| Pharmacy | Boots | 367 |
| Post office | Shaftesbury Post Office | 517 |
| Library | Shaftesbury Library | 416 |
| Coast | — | 31686 |
| Central London | — | 154685 |

## 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 8BN](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%208BN)
- [SP7 8BB](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%208BB)
- [SP7 8FH](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%208FH)
- [SP7 8BQ](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%208BQ)
- [SP7 8AZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%208AZ)
- [SP7 8LQ](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%208LQ)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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