SP7 8UP Dorset
Live postcode, introduced January 2026. Ward: Beacon. Region: South West.
Streets
- Gardenia Road, Cann: 62 addresses
- Allium Road, Cann: 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 (19% of about 1,030 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.
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.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Gillingham (Dorset) 358,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km |
| Tisbury 191,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 11 within 800 m; nearest St Mary's School Middle Coombe | 430 m |
| Car parks | Angel Lane Car Park | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 34.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 56.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Gillingham Medical Practice | 7.7 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Shaftesbury Pharmacy | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Ivy Cross Dental Surgery | 1.7 km |
| Hospital | Westminster Memorial Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Dorset Police | 7.9 km |
| Cash machines | The Southern Co-operative Shaftesbury Beaufoy Close, The Sycamores | 1.1 km |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 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 | 25% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 Gardenia Road.