Postcode district · Shaftesbury
Who lives in SP7
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in SP7, set against England as a whole.
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 22,340 (2024)
SP7Postcode district · Shaftesbury
Who lives in SP7
Residents
22,340
2024 estimate
Households
9,489
Census
Median age
49
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
15% / 27%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.9% of residents. 14% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England. 27% are 65 or over, well above the England figure of 18.4%.
SP7England
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
50.7% of residents are female and 49.3% male.
SP7
51%
49%
England
- Female50.7%51%
- Male49.3%49%
Relationship status
50.8% of adults in SP7 are married or in a civil partnership, above the England average of 44.7%. 29.1% have never married.
SP7England
Married or civil partnership50.8%44.7%
Never married29.1%37.9%
Divorced or dissolved10.5%9.1%
Separated2.3%2.2%
Widowed7.2%6.1%
How residents rate their health
83.6% of residents in SP7 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the England average of 82.2%.
SP7
48%
35%
12%
England
- Very good48.1%48.5%
- Good35.5%33.7%
- Fair12.4%12.7%
- Bad3.1%4%
- Very bad0.9%1.2%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.