SP7 8NU maps, stats, and open data
SP7 8NU lies on Hawkesdene Lane in Shaftesbury. SP7 8NU is located in the Shaftesbury Town electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Dorset and the English Parliamentary constituency of North Dorset. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Dorset ICB - 11J and the police force is Dorset. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
SP7 8NU maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
SP7 8NU geodata
| Easting | 386791 |
| Northing | 122494 |
| Latitude | 51.001681 |
| Longitude | -2.189619 |
Where is SP7 8NU?
| Street | Hawkesdene Lane |
| Town/City | Shaftesbury |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | SP7 |
SP7 8NU Elevation
Elevation or altitude of SP7 8NU as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 200m | 656ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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Politics
| Ward | Shaftesbury Town |
|---|---|
| Constituency | North Dorset |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in SP7 8NU
2018 2 NOV £512,000 |
2018 16 AUG £510,000 |
2009 1 DEC £190,000 |
2009 25 AUG £150,000 |
HAWKESDENE FARM, HAWKESDENE LANE, SHAFTESBURY, SP7 8NU 2008 30 JUN £450,000 |
HAWKESDENE FARM, HAWKESDENE LANE, SHAFTESBURY, SP7 8NU 2003 13 JUN £358,000 |
2000 18 JUL £110,000 |
DUNSCAR FOLD, 12, HAWKESDENE LANE, SHAFTESBURY, SP7 8NU 1999 16 JUN £165,000 |
1996 24 MAY £79,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to SP7 8NU
| Shaftesbury School | St James | 130m |
| Health Centre (Salisbury Road) | St James | 157m |
| Shaftesbury School (Lower Blandford Road) | St James | 159m |
| Health Centre (Salisbury Road) | St James | 170m |
| Shaftesbury School (Lower Blandford Road) | St James | 181m |
Broadband
Broadband access in SP7 8NU (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in SP7 8NU (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 40.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 49.2Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 80.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 10.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 10.9Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in SP7 8NU (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
SP7 8NU gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in SP7 8NU by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 226,608 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 12 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 18,884 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 19,037 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 48,964 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 12 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 4,080 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,556 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SP7 8NU, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in SP7 8NU.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
10.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than SP7 8NU:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SP7 8NU (metres)
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Nearest post box to SP7 8NU
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Shaftesbury Post Office | 18:00 | 12:30 | 618m |
| High Street | 17:45 | 12:15 | 702m |
| St James Street | 17:45 | 12:00 | 800m |
SP7 8NU ITL and SP7 8NU LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for SP7 8NU:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLK | South West (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLK2 | Dorset and Somerset |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLK25 | Dorset |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E06000059 | Dorset |
SP7 8NU census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for SP7 8NU:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00103692 | |
| LSOA | E01020457 | North Dorset 003D |
| MSOA | E02004257 | North Dorset 003 |
Nearest postcodes to SP7 8NU
| SP7 8GA | Old Lower Blandford Road | 152m |
| SP7 8NW | Butts Knapp | 176m |
| SP7 8NT | Hawkesdene | 197m |
| SP7 8NL | Salisbury Road | 201m |
| SP7 8EX | Hawkesdene Lane | 233m |
| SP7 8NX | Boyne Mead | 233m |
| SP7 8HS | French Mill Rise | 248m |
| SP7 8NR | Lower Blandford Road | 251m |
| SP7 8NS | Butts Mead | 256m |
| SP7 8NF | Belmont Close | 260m |
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