UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): April 23, 2012

Commission file number 0-16718

NORTHLAND CABLE PROPERTIES SEVEN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (206) 621-1351

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

NORTHLAND CABLE PROPERTIES SEVEN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

On April 23, 2012, Northland Cable Properties Seven Limited Partnership (the “Partnership”) completed the sale of the operating assets and franchise rights of its cable systems in and around the community of Sandersville, Georgia to Charter Communications, LLC (“Charter”), an unaffiliated third party. The Sandersville System was sold at a price of approximately $3,000,000, of which the Partnership received approximately $2,573,000 at closing. The sales price was adjusted at closing for the proration of certain revenues and expenses and approximately $300,000 will be held in escrow and released to the Partnership eighteen months from the closing of the transaction subject to indemnification claims made, if any, by the buyer pursuant to the terms of the purchase and sale agreement. Net proceeds to be received upon closing will be used to make distributions to the limited partners. Limited partners will receive a final distribution approximately eighteen months from the closing date when the escrow proceeds are released.

The Sandersville System represents approximately 1,950 basic subscribers or approximately 21% of the Partnership’s total basic subscribers served. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Sandersville System represented approximately 21% of the Partnership’s total revenues and approximately 25% of the Partnership’s income from operations before depreciation and loss on dispoisal of assets. The sale was made pursuant to an offer by Charter, which was formalized in a Purchase and Sale Agreement dated October 12, 2011.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.