Buying a home in SP7, Shaftesbury. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£334kmost £260k–£430k
Houses per m²£3,544flats £2,623
Sold last year125933 in five years
Prices in Dorset-0.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SP7 sold for £333,624 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £260,270 and £430,026, for about 92 m² of space.

125 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £94k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SP7 8 (£3,443) and the most in SP7 0 (£3,970).

Across Dorset, prices are down 0.1% on a year ago and up 10.3% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,191 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,521 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in SP7 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£191,390£167k–£331k49 m²37
2£238,142£209k–£290k65 m²226
3£333,624£260k–£430k92 m²347
4£462,740£391k–£593k128 m²112
5+£688,418£509k–£835k175 m²120

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£191k£238k£334k£463k£688k
Detached£384k£331k£425k£514k£718k
Semi-detached£191k£279k£301k£463k£533k
Terraced£173k£217k£260k£317k—
Flats£94k£182k£300k——

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across SP7

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
SP7 0£3,970—
SP7 8£3,443£2,574
SP7 9£3,954£2,952

Schools near SP7

Best state primary within 2 kmThe Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury62% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%2 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmShaftesbury School25.2% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about SP7

Is SP7 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Dorset are down 0.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is below the England average (62% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (25.2% against 43.8%); 125 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in SP7?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SP7 sold for £333,624 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £260,270 and £430,026.

How many homes sell in SP7 each year?

125 homes sold in the last year and 933 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near SP7?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury, where 62% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.