Affluence in SP7 8FF
How SP7 8FF ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Shaftesbury
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,089 (2024)
SP7 8FFShaftesbury
How well off SP7 8FF is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the SP7 8FF area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is employment (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Employment4.0
- Education and skills4.0
- Children in low-income families4.0
- Income5.0
- Health and disability5.0
- Barriers to housing and services5.0
- Crime6.0
- Older people in low-income households8.0
- Living environment9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
62.2% of adults in the SP7 8FF area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 21% are retired and 4.8% are full-time students.
Social grade
26% of adults in the SP7 8FF area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
22% of adults in the SP7 8FF area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 17.1% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SP7 8FF (Shaftesbury) (about 2,089 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.