# SP7 8DS

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 51.010411, -2.19203
- **Open Location Code:** 9C3V2R65+55
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO81va
- **Qibla:** 116.3°
- **Grid reference:** ST 86624 23466
- **UTM:** 30U 556681 5651293
- **Elevation:** 225m
- **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:** E00103677
- **2011 LSOA:** E01020454
- **2011 MSOA:** E02004257
- **2011 output area:** E00103677
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33046430
- **Rural/urban classification:** Larger rural: further from a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Constrained City Dwellers (7A1)
- **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) | 6195 |
| Hospital | Blandford Community Hospital | 16471 |
| GP | DrPA Secure - HMP Guy's Marsh | 3515 |
| School | Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School | 468 |
| Airport | RNAS Yeovilton | 31259 |
| Bus stop | Ivy Cross Garage | 103 |
| Food bank | Gillingham | 6538 |
| Defibrillator | Dcm Autocentres | 136 |
| Pharmacy | Boots | 562 |
| Post office | Shaftesbury Post Office | 446 |
| Library | Shaftesbury Library | 447 |
| Coast | — | 31935 |
| Central London | — | 153907 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (region H, MPAN 20)
- **Water:** Wessex Water
- **Sewerage:** Wessex Water
- **Broadband:** 6.3% gigabit, 100% superfast, 6.3% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [SP7 8PU](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%208PU)
- [SP7 0RR](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%200RR)
- [SP7 7AH](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%207AH)
- [SP7 7AT](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%207AT)
- [SP7 7AZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%207AZ)
- [SP7 7BJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%207BJ)
- [SP7 7BN](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%207BN)
- [SP7 7BU](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%207BU)
- [SP7 8BF](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%208BF)
- [SP7 8ST](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%208ST)
- [SP7 8ZT](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%208ZT)
- [SP7 9WL](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%209WL)
- [SP7 8DY](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%208DY)
- [SP7 8DW](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%208DW)
- [SP7 8EB](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%208EB)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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