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Cann

Village · 644 residents

Affordability: 64/100Safety: 82/100Transport: 71/100Schools: 61/100Health: 58/100Food & drink: 65/100Environment: 58/100Infrastructure: 62/100Property market: 50/100
74Very good

Very good · better than 9 in 10 villages

Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country

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What’s good

  • Less recorded crime than is typical: 62 per 1,000 people a year against 100
  • Transport scores 71, well above the typical 60

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  • Radon: part of the area is in an affected zone, and a home test is cheap
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The essentials

Everyday life

The area

Around Cann

Foot's HillWest MelburyShaftesbury76Butt's Knap69Melbury Abbas72St. JamesGold HillEast Melbury
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Is Cann a good place to live?

Cann scores 74/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as very good — 60 is typical for the country.

It stands out for safety (82) and transport (71).

Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Cann in South West, each measured against the national average.

Summary of Cann›

The summary for Cann is written when the report is first opened.

Data last updated: 19 October 2026

Places in and around Cann›

Schools

3 places
  1. 1Shaftesbury School
Secondary · Good
  • 2The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, ShaftesburyPrimary · Good
  • 3Coombe House SchoolOther independent special school
  • Health

    3 places
    1. 1BootsPharmacy
    2. 2Shaftesbury PharmacyPharmacy
    3. 3Time For Teeth Hmp Guys MarshDentist

    Food & drink

    2 places
    1. 1Morrisons Daily ShaftesburyMorrisons · convenience store
    2. 2Spar - Latestop ShaftsburySpar · convenience store

    Environment

    5 places
    1. 1Breach CommonPublic park · 6.8 ha
    2. 2The ParkPublic park · 3.1 ha
    3. 3Rolt Millennium GreenPublic park · 0.2 ha
    4. 4Enmore Green GardensAllotments · 0.8 ha
    5. 5The Wrightson AllotmentsAllotments · 0.2 ha
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    Areas near Cann

    • Foot's Hill
    • West Melbury
    • Shaftesbury
    • Butt's Knap
    • Melbury Abbas
    • St. James
    • Gold Hill
    • East Melbury

    Postcodes in Cann

    • SP7
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