# SP7 8PA

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 51.007467, -2.199373
- **Open Location Code:** 9C3V2R42+X7
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO81va
- **Qibla:** 116.3°
- **Grid reference:** ST 86108 23140
- **UTM:** 30U 556170 5650960
- **Elevation:** 214m
- **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:** 1987-04

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01020457
- **2021 MSOA:** Shaftesbury (E02004257)
- **2021 output area:** E00103694
- **2011 LSOA:** E01020457
- **2011 MSOA:** E02004257
- **2011 output area:** E00103694
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33049445
- **Rural/urban classification:** Larger rural: further from a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Urbanites (5B3)
- **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) | 5890 |
| Hospital | Blandford Community Hospital | 16207 |
| GP | DrPA Secure - HMP Guy's Marsh | 2958 |
| School | The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury | 650 |
| Airport | RNAS Yeovilton | 30746 |
| Bus stop | Bell Street Car Park | 115 |
| Food bank | Gillingham | 6258 |
| Defibrillator | Shaftesbury Rotary | 251 |
| Pharmacy | Boots | 294 |
| Post office | Shaftesbury Post Office | 402 |
| Library | Shaftesbury Library | 278 |
| Coast | — | 31806 |
| Central London | — | 154506 |

## 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 8GZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%208GZ)
- [SP7 8JZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%208JZ)
- [SP7 8LX](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%208LX)
- [SP7 8LU](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%208LU)
- [SP7 8NA](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%208NA)
- [SP7 8QH](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP7%208QH)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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