SP6 3FJ Dorset
Live postcode, introduced October 2025. Ward: Cranborne & Alderholt. Region: South West.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Daggons Road, Alderholt: 8 addresses
- Daggons Road, Daggons: 1 address
- Thorne Close, Alderholt: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Dorset in 2026-27: Band D £2,765 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,843 | £2,151 | £2,458 | £2,765 | £3,379 | £3,994 | £4,608 | £5,530 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (39% of about 590 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Alderholt Surplus Stores: up to 89 homes, permissioned (270 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 56 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Salisbury 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 17.7 km |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest The Churchill Arms Alderholt | 70 m |
| EV charging points | Mer | 3.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 14.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 80.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Fordingbridge Surgery | 3.7 km |
| Pharmacies | Fordingbridge Chemist | 4.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Highfield House (Dental Surgery) | 3.7 km |
| Hospital | Fordingbridge Hospital | 3.7 km |
| Police station | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary | 3.6 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Southern Co-operative Alderholt Ringwood Road, Alderholt | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3,760 m² | 910 m |
| Play area | Oakwood Grove Play Area 930 m² | 930 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5.2 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,070 m² | 1.2 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Length of deer park bank and ditch at Alderholt, a scheduled monument, 250 m north. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Length of deer park bank and ditch at Alderholt | Scheduled monument | 250 m north |
| Bowl barrow in Plumley Wood, 630m east of decoy pond, on Cranborne Common | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Strouds Firs | Wood | 340 m east |
| Birch Hill | Hill | 460 m north-west |
| High Wood | Wood | 530 m north-west |
| Pug's Plantation | Wood | 530 m west |
| Minnows Hole | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-west |
| Sleep Bottom | Valley | 1.8 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 10 | 10 |
None of the postcode's 10 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Unnamed street near Daggons Road.