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SP7 postcode area · Dorset

The SP7 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Dorset, Wiltshire. Area Scores range from 49 to 74 across them. Every full SP7 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the SP7 district's neighbourhoods is Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe (74 out of 100, #1,753 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Mere & East Knoyle (50). 1 of the 5 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £270,000 in Shaftesbury to £412,500 in Tisbury, Donhead & Tollard Royal. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Dorset and Wiltshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£41,001a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime39per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)50
Owner-occupied71%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the SP7 district

£300,000median home sold over the past year · +9.1% over 5 years · -14.3% over the year · 255 sales
Detached£455,000
Semi-detached£285,000
Terraced£231,500
Flat£157,000
Dorset£345,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Gillingham Outer, Bourton & MotcombeDorset 1,75374 £325,000
ShaftesburyDorset 2,78859 £270,000
Child Okeford & Iwerne MinsterDorset 3,09055 £382,500
Tisbury, Donhead & Tollard RoyalWiltshire 3,13154 £412,500
Mere & East KnoyleWiltshire 3,44650 £380,000

People living in SP7 Census 2021

Residents38,410
Median age (est.)50
Density81per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above34%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 19%45–64 29%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 12%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 8%Other: 21%
One person 29%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 8%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Managers & directors 16% · Skilled trades 15%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Managers & directors16%
Skilled trades15%
Associate professional12%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 36% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 8%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in SP7

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SP7 district.

Gillingham

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SP7.

SP8 DT10 DT11 BA12 SP3 SP5 BH31 BA13

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.