Local Businesses in Dorset
Other local businesses in Shaftesbury
No other local businesses in Shaftesbury have listed on GetBrent yet. Dorset Council area has 18,000 business sites in all (ONS UK Business Counts, March 2026). This page shows Shaftesbury's local facts, any other local businesses listed nearby in Dorset, and other local businesses in the town. Run a local business in Shaftesbury? Add it free in a couple of minutes.
Shaftesbury in numbers
Dorset Council area has 18,000 business sites in all (ONS UK Business Counts, March 2026).
Shaftesbury is a hilltop market town on the Wiltshire border, best known for Gold Hill.
- A footfall counter in the centre recorded 134,807 visits in February 2024 and 179,999 in August 2024. source
- Shoppers spent an estimated £57.1m on retail in Shaftesbury town centre in 2025, and 37% of its comparison spend comes from outside the Dorset study area. source
- The town centre has 144 units with 11 vacant (7.6%); 84 are independents and 21 are national chains. source
- Shaftesbury's built-up area had 9,162 residents at the 2021 Census. source
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How many other local businesses are there in Shaftesbury?
None have listed on GetBrent in Shaftesbury yet. For the wider area, Dorset Council area has 18,000 business sites in all (ONS UK Business Counts, March 2026).
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Listings are added and kept up to date by the businesses themselves or from their own public pages. Local figures: ONS UK Business Counts (March 2026), read 26 October 2026. GetBrent may be paid by partners marked Ad.