UK area code
01747 — Shaftesbury
01747 is the UK geographic dialling code for Shaftesbury, and also covers Gillingham (Dorset). It is a landline code: UK mobile numbers begin 07 and have no area code.
How to dial 01747
- From the UK
- 01747 123456
- From abroad
- +44 1747 123456
- Within the area
- 123456 — the local part alone usually works
Places on 01747
2 places share this code.
Postcode districts in the 01747 area
Approximate. Postcode boundaries and telephone-area boundaries are drawn by different bodies and don't line up exactly — this is reliable at town level and wrong at the margins where a district crosses a boundary.
Neighbouring codes
Codes that share a postcode area with 01747, so they cover adjoining ground.
Calling Shaftesbury from a 01747 number
People answer a local number far more often than an unknown one. Local presence gives a floor a number in the area it's ringing, so a call to Shaftesbury shows a 01747 number rather than one from wherever the business happens to sit. It's an add-on from £49 a month; whether a given code is available depends on what carriers hold at the time, so it's worth asking rather than assuming.
01747 questions
Where is the 01747 area code?
01747 is the UK geographic dialling code for Shaftesbury, covering Gillingham (Dorset). It is a landline code — UK mobile numbers start 07 and have no area code.
How do I dial 01747 from within the UK?
Dial the full number including the leading zero: 01747 followed by the local number. From a landline inside the 01747 area you can usually dial the local part on its own, though including the code always works.
How do I dial a 01747 number from abroad?
Dial your exit code, then 44, then 1747 without the leading zero, then the local number. So 01747 123456 becomes +44 1747 123456.