# SP7 8HQ

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 51.001914, -2.202285
- **Open Location Code:** 9C3V2Q2X+Q3
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO81va
- **Qibla:** 116.3°
- **Grid reference:** ST 85902 22523
- **UTM:** 30U 555972 5650340
- **Elevation:** 177m
- **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:** E01020457
- **2021 MSOA:** Shaftesbury (E02004257)
- **2021 output area:** E00103693
- **2011 LSOA:** E01020457
- **2011 MSOA:** E02004257
- **2011 output area:** E00103693
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33049446
- **Rural/urban classification:** Larger rural: further from a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1B1)
- **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) | 6055 |
| Hospital | Blandford Community Hospital | 15626 |
| GP | DrPA Secure - HMP Guy's Marsh | 2329 |
| School | The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury | 0 |
| Airport | RNAS Yeovilton | 30555 |
| Bus stop | The Town Hall | 548 |
| Food bank | Gillingham | 6450 |
| Pharmacy | Boots | 636 |
| Post office | Shaftesbury Post Office | 786 |
| Library | Shaftesbury Library | 741 |
| Coast | — | 31304 |
| Central London | — | 154926 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (region H, MPAN 20)
- **Water:** Wessex Water
- **Sewerage:** Wessex Water
- **Broadband:** 95.7% gigabit, 100% superfast, 95.7% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [SP7 8HW](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%208HW)
- [SP7 8HJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%208HJ)
- [SP7 8HR](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%208HR)
- [SP7 8HP](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%208HP)
- [SP7 8HG](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%208HG)
- [SP7 8HN](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%208HN)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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