SP7 8PL maps, stats, and open data
SP7 8PL lies on Longmead in Shaftesbury. SP7 8PL 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 February 1984.
SP7 8PL maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
SP7 8PL geodata
| Easting | 386817 |
| Northing | 123337 |
| Latitude | 51.009262 |
| Longitude | -2.189280 |
Where is SP7 8PL?
| Street | Longmead |
| Town/City | Shaftesbury |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | SP7 |
SP7 8PL Elevation
Elevation or altitude of SP7 8PL as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 220m | 722ft |
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 8PL
KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAHS WITNESSES, LONGMEAD, SHAFTESBURY, SP7 8PL 2000 20 SEP £80,000 |
UNIT 8, LONGMEAD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, LONGMEAD, SHAFTESBURY, SP7 8PL 2000 4 FEB £150,000 |
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 8PL
| Hine Motors (Wincombe Lane) | Shaftesbury | 58m |
| Hine Motors (Wincombe Lane) | Shaftesbury | 66m |
| St. Edwards Close (Sweetmans Road) | Shaftesbury | 108m |
| St Edwards Close (Sweetmans Road) | Shaftesbury | 114m |
| Lane Side (Sweetmans Road) | Shaftesbury | 189m |
Broadband
Broadband access in SP7 8PL (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 8PL (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 76.4Mbps |
| Average download speed | 72.9Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 80.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 20.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 19.5Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in SP7 8PL (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 8PL gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in SP7 8PL by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 171,528 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 11 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 15,593 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 9,222 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SP7 8PL, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in SP7 8PL.
- 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
59.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than SP7 8PL:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SP7 8PL (metres)
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Nearest post box to SP7 8PL
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Shaftesbury Post Office | 18:00 | 12:30 | 456m |
| Pensbury | 17:00 | 07:15 | 550m |
| High Street | 17:45 | 12:15 | 692m |
SP7 8PL ITL and SP7 8PL 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 8PL:
| 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 8PL 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 8PL:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00103674 | |
| LSOA | E01020454 | North Dorset 003A |
| MSOA | E02004257 | North Dorset 003 |
Nearest postcodes to SP7 8PL
| SP7 8PJ | Wincombe Lane | 64m |
| SP7 8PH | Christys Lane | 92m |
| SP7 8EB | The Venn | 102m |
| SP7 8RJ | St Edwards Close | 162m |
| SP7 8DL | Christys Lane | 166m |
| SP7 8PP | Ten Acres | 173m |
| SP7 8EA | Lane Side | 181m |
| SP7 8DZ | Lane Side | 199m |
| SP7 8QN | Christys Gardens | 217m |
| SP7 8DS | Ivy Cross | 232m |
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