Suburb · Dorset
Alcester
Shaftesbury parish population 9,160 · Postcode SP7 · South West, England
Alcester is part of the parish of Shaftesbury. There are no separate figures for Alcester, so property, crime, broadband, food hygiene and businesses below are for all of Shaftesbury parish. Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from Alcester itself. What each figure covers
Where the figures come from
- Shaftesbury parishProperty, crime, broadband, food hygiene and businesses are for this whole area.
- AlcesterRoughly where Alcester is: the box Ordnance Survey draws round it. There is no official outline of Alcester itself.
- Centre of AlcesterFlood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from here.
At a glance
Property£274,672Median · 164 sales in 12 months=-2% on par with national averageShaftesbury parishView sales →
Crime74 / 1,000674 incidents in 12 months▲-22% notably below national averageShaftesbury parishView breakdown →
Broadband142.8 MbpsAverage download (2023) · Up to 1000 Mbps now▼-14% notably below national averageShaftesbury parishView coverage →
Schools6 schools3 primary, 2 other, 1 secondary · latest Ofsted resultsShaftesbury parish and nearbyView schools →
Businesses485Top: Construction, Professional services, Retail & wholesale▼-37% well below national averageShaftesbury parishView directory →
Planning222Within 5 km, 12 months · 13 in last 30 days · 32 pending · 164 approved · Dorset councilWithin 5 km of AlcesterView applications →
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