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Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham

MyStreetCheck free street report: Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/gillingham-dorset/shaftesbury-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SP8 4LL, SP8 4LP, SP8 4LJ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£330,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2019)
£293,621
36 sales
Price range
£86k – £628k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
15 Jul 2026
SP8 4LL

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At a glance

House prices£330k average7% above the Gillingham average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station10 min walkGillingham (Dorset) station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband91% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold85% freeholdAcross 41 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

36 property sales on Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £330,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £368,848. That is 7% above the Gillingham average of £308,678 over the same period. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2019; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 56% detached, 19% semi-detached, 14% flat. Recorded sale prices on Shaftesbury Road range from £86,000 to £628,000. 85% of homes sold here were freehold and 15% leasehold. Of 44 streets in Gillingham with at least two sales in the last year, Shaftesbury Road ranks 12th for average price.

House prices on Shaftesbury Road compared

Shaftesbury Road£330,000
SP8 postcode area£308,678
Gillingham£308,678
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all SP8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2019: £265,486 (7 sales)2019£265k2020: £259,190 (5 sales)2020£259k2021: £218,214 (7 sales)2021£218k2022: £326,700 (5 sales)2022£327k2023: £414,000 (4 sales)2023£414k2024: £323,167 (6 sales)2024£323k2025: £325,000 (1 sales)2025£325k2026: £335,000 (1 sales)2026£335k

Tenure: 85% freehold and 15% leasehold across 41 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached20£368,84815 Jul 2026
Semi-detached7£235,92926 May 2023
Flat5£112,80013 Aug 2024
Terraced4£244,4756 Apr 2021

Sold prices on Shaftesbury Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Riversdale, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LL 15 Jul 2026£335,000 DetachedFreehold
Sunnyside, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LJ 2 Dec 2025£325,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Ham Court, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LU 31 Jan 2025£80,000 FlatLeasehold
Foyers Lodge, Shaftesbury Road SP8 5JG 14 Nov 2024£464,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Ham Court, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LU 13 Aug 2024£100,000 FlatLeasehold
Lockwood Farm, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LP 22 Jul 2024£625,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Ham Court, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LU 25 Jun 2024£132,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Ham Court, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LU 12 Mar 2024£118,000 FlatLeasehold
Littlewood, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LL 12 Feb 2024£500,000 DetachedFreehold
Martins Barn, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LP 20 Dec 2023£555,000 DetachedFreehold
Harvest Lodge, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LP 21 Sep 2023£395,000 DetachedFreehold
Green Hayes, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LL 8 Aug 2023£450,000 DetachedFreehold
Green Hayes, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LL 26 Jun 2023£410,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LJ 26 May 2023£256,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Stonecroft, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LL 20 Dec 2022£287,500 DetachedFreehold
Sunnyside, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LJ 22 Jul 2022£277,500 DetachedFreehold
Hunnypot House, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LL 27 May 2022£273,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
The Paddock, Shaftesbury Road SP8 5JG 28 Jan 2022£120,000 OtherFreehold
Lockwood Farm, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LP 27 Jan 2022£628,000 DetachedFreehold
Tremona, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LL 21 Jan 2022£167,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Ham Court, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LU 14 Sep 2021£128,000 FlatLeasehold
Echobank, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LL 9 Sep 2021£307,000 DetachedFreehold
Sentosa, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LW 28 May 2021£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Hazeldene, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LL 30 Apr 2021£178,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
Keswick, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LJ 6 Apr 2021£225,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Longways, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4ED 6 Apr 2021£270,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Ham Cottages, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LW 14 Jan 2021£174,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Keswick, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LJ 21 Aug 2020£180,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Shaftesbury View, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LN 14 Aug 2020£255,000 TerracedFreehold
Martins Barn, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LP 22 May 2020£385,000 OtherFreehold
Appleby, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LP 25 Mar 2020£395,000 DetachedFreehold
10, Ham Court, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LU 13 Mar 2020£86,000 FlatLeasehold
Merryns, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LP 28 Feb 2020£379,950 DetachedFreehold
Newlands, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LJ 31 Oct 2019£285,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Longways, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4ED 23 Aug 2019£276,500 TerracedFreehold
4, Longways, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4ED 23 Aug 2019£176,400 TerracedFreehold
Halcyon, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4JZ 7 Aug 2019£238,000 DetachedFreehold
Hine Villa, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LL 26 Jul 2019£357,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
Palawan, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LJ 26 Jul 2019£315,000 DetachedFreehold
Riversdale, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LL 11 Jun 2019£210,000 DetachedFreehold
Merryns, Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LP 21 Oct 2016£160,000 OtherFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
Riversdale, Shaftesbury Road £210,000 (Jun 2019) → £335,000 (Jul 2026) +60%
over 7 yrs
Sunnyside, Shaftesbury Road £277,500 (Jul 2022) → £325,000 (Dec 2025) +17%
over 3 yrs
Lockwood Farm, Shaftesbury Road £628,000 (Jan 2022) → £625,000 (Jul 2024) +-0%
over 2 yrs
Martins Barn, Shaftesbury Road £385,000 (May 2020) → £555,000 (Dec 2023) +44%
over 4 yrs
Green Hayes, Shaftesbury Road £410,000 (Jun 2023) → £450,000 (Aug 2023) +10%
over under a year
Keswick, Shaftesbury Road £180,000 (Aug 2020) → £225,000 (Apr 2021) +25%
over under a year
Merryns, Shaftesbury Road £160,000 (Oct 2016) → £379,950 (Feb 2020) +137%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Shaftesbury Road

Crime

39 crimes were reported within about a mile of Shaftesbury Road in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Anti-social behaviour15
Violence & sexual offences9
Criminal damage & arson4
Bicycle theft2
Burglary2
Other theft2

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Shaftesbury Road is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Groundwater flooding in the Salisbury Plain area Flood alert area
  • River Lodden at Bridge Close, Gillingham Flood warning area
  • Upper Stour and tributaries Flood alert area
  • Upper Stour from Gillingham to Hammoon Flood warning area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Shaftesbury Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School 242 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Report 0.2 mi
Gillingham School Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.5 mi
Gillingham Primary School 233 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Wyke Primary School 161 pupils Primary 4–11 Requires improvement Report 1.2 mi
Motcombe CofE Primary School 146 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 2.0 mi
Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School 119 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 2.0 mi
Port Regis Preparatory School 305 pupils Other independent school Church of England 2–13 Report 2.1 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Gillingham (Dorset) station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Ganymede (opp, Shaftesbury Road) 1 min walk
  • Ganymede (SE-bound, Shaftesbury Road) 1 min walk
  • Ham Court (NW-bound, Shaftesbury Road) 2 min walk
  • Kingscourt Road (SE-bound, Shaftesbury Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Gillingham Medical Practice
    Barn Surgery, Newbury, Gillingham · 0.5 mi
  • Silton Surgery
    The Surgery, Gillingham Road, Gillingham · 3.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Budgens Budgens Gillingham Service Station · 0.3 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Kingsmead Business Park · 0.3 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Gillingham Dorset · 0.6 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Gillingham · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Gillingham Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Peacemarsh Pharmacy · 1.4 mi

Dentists

  • Mydentist - Lanark Villas - Gillingham · 0.5 mi
  • Winning Smiles · 1.4 mi
  • Shaftesbury Dental Practice · 3.2 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income6 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned71.7%62.5%
Private rented21.7%20.3%
Social rented6.7%17.1%
Households660

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.8%64.1%
Aged 65+17.6%18.6%
Residents1,708

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)91%80%
Gigabit-capable91%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks79%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network99%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks97%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks84%92%

Share of homes across Dorset with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Shaftesbury Road

Ethnic group

HereDorset
White96.4%97.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%1.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%1.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%0.3%
Other ethnic group0.3%0.4%

Religion

HereDorset
Christian52.2%51.5%
No religion39.4%40.1%
Not answered7.4%6.5%
Muslim0.4%0.4%
Other religion0.4%0.6%
Buddhist0.2%0.4%
Jewish0.1%0.1%
Hindu0%0.2%

Country of birth

HereDorset
Born in the UK89.7%93.5%
Born outside the UK10.3%6.5%

Highest qualification

HereDorset
Level 4 qualifications and above27.5%31.5%
Level 3 qualifications21.4%17.7%
Level 2 qualifications17.9%15%
No qualifications14.1%15.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%10.4%
Apprenticeship6.7%6.8%
Other qualifications2.3%2.8%

General health

HereDorset
Very good health48.8%44.9%
Good health36.4%35.8%
Fair health11.7%14.2%
Bad health2.4%4%
Very bad health0.7%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereDorset
1 car or van in household39.5%40.8%
2 cars or vans in household38.1%31.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household15.5%13.7%
No cars or vans in household7%13.7%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Dorset.

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