Map of SP7 9PA postcode

General information

Postcode	SP7 9PA
Post Town	Shaftesbury
Nearest station	Gillingham (Dorset) (4 km)
Bus stops	Willow Way (NW) Paddock Way (S) Paddock Way (N) St Marys Church (E) St Marys Church (W) Stainers Mead (S)
Roads in this postcode	New Lane Shorts Green Lane The Street
Number of UPRNs	46 View
Known addresses	Burley, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe Coopers, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe Copse Cottage, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe Eaton Cottage, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe Glenella, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe Haycroft, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe Hill View, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe Holmlea, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe Ilton, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe Ivanhoe, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe Kenmont, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe Macstead, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe Maple House, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe Masara, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe Mole End, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe Norfolk Cottage, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe Northolt, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe Oak Tree Cottage, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe Red Roofs, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe Rossmore, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe Rowan Tree, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe Shorts Green Farm, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe Stourville, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe Tamarind House, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe The White House, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe Thorntons, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe Woodsmoke, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe 1 Little Fields, Motcombe
Main property type	Semi-detached
Businesses	A P ROBERTS LTD A1 ROOFING LTD ACACIA HOMES (SOUTHERN) LIMITED ALAN J CLUETT LTD ALAN MOXHAM LIMITED BEECHOLM MANAGEMENT LIMITED BISHOP & SONS CONSTRUCTION LTD BREEZE HOMES LIMITED BROOKES SIVYER LIMITED COX MARTIN DESIGN LTD GJC GROUNDWORKS LIMITED LINKSHOP LIMITED MAISON MARGOT LIMITED MICHAEL SMOKER LIMITED MULBERRY INTERACTIVE LIMITED NICOLA BROOKES LIMITED PAINT DIRECT (SERVICES) LIMITED PAINT DIRECT DISTRIBUTION LIMITED PAINT DIRECT LIMITED SHELLAK LIMITED SMD EVENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED STOUR PUBLISHING AND PERRY HOLDINGS LIMITED STOUR PUBLISHING AND PERRY LIMITED TOWNOAK LIMITED UP IN SMOKE THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED WATERFORD (CHELSEA) LIMITED

Geography

	Latitude	51.032013
	Longitude	-2.214671
	Easting	385043
	Northing	125872
	Grid reference	ST850258
	UTM reference	30U 555067 5653678
	what3words	peanut.ripe.tightest
	Plus code	9C3V2QJP+R4
	Altitude	94 metres (307 feet)
	Sunrise (today)	6:30
	Sunset (today)	18:09
	Distance away
	Distance to sea	36.9 KMs (22.9 miles)

Administrative areas

Parish	Motcombe	E04003430
Ward	Gillingham	E05012702
Unitary Authority	Dorset	E06000059
County	Dorset	E10000009
Constituency (2024)	North Dorset	E14001388
MP	Simon Hoare	Conservative
Police force	Dorset
Water company	Wessex Water
NUTS/ITL 3	Dorset
NUTS/ITL 2	North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
NUTS/ITL 1	South West
Country	England	E92000001

Data

Date introduced	January 1980
Last updated	February 2025
User type	Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality	Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Demographics

Population (2011)	81
Households (2011)	33
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)	27,612 / 32,844 Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)	£51,200 Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urban	Rural village
Built up area (2024)	Motcombe	E63013277
Census output area (2021)	E00103655
Census output area (2011)	E00103655
Lower layer super output area (2021)	Dorset 002E	E01033158
Lower layer super output area (2011)	North Dorset 002F	E01033158
Middle layer super output area (2021)	Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe	E02004256
Middle layer super output area (2011)	Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe	E02004256
Travel to work area	Blandford Forum and Gillingham	E30000172

Nearby schools

Motcombe CofE Primary School (Primary)

Property sales

Average property price in Salisbury	£321,369
Annual change	-3.9%
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Properties recently sold in this postcode

Address	Type	Date	Price
Glenella, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe	Semi-detached (freehold)	Dec 2024	£435,000
	Semi-detached (freehold)	Jul 2013	£340,000
	Detached (freehold)	Nov 1999	£116,500
Burley, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe	Semi-detached (freehold)	Jul 2024	£521,500
	Semi-detached (freehold)	Mar 2016	£395,000
	Semi-detached (freehold)	Jan 2008	£337,000
	Semi-detached (freehold)	Oct 2003	£207,500
Oak Tree Cottage, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe	Semi-detached (freehold)	Apr 2023	£396,000
	Semi-detached (freehold)	Dec 2004	£282,000
	Semi-detached (freehold)	Jul 2003	£215,000
	Semi-detached (freehold)	Oct 2000	£162,000
Holmlea, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe	Semi-detached (freehold)	Sep 2022	£595,000
	Semi-detached (freehold)	May 2019	£297,500
Thorntons, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe	Detached (freehold)	Jan 2022	£327,000
	Detached (freehold)	Nov 2019	£285,000
	Detached (freehold)	Jan 2018	£275,000
1 Little Fields, Motcombe	Semi-detached (freehold)	Dec 2021	£180,000
Maple House, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe	Detached (freehold)	Feb 2021	£450,000
	Detached (freehold)	Jan 2018	£420,000
Shorts Green Farm, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe	Other (freehold)	Aug 2020	£995,000
Masara, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe	Detached (freehold)	Oct 2019	£435,000
	Detached (freehold)	Jun 2008	£322,000
	Detached (freehold)	Mar 2007	£310,000
Eaton Cottage, Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe	Semi-detached (freehold)	Jul 2017	£300,000

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