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SP7 9YD

Gillingham · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Gillingham
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset
Postcode district
SP7
Postcode sector
SP7 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SP7 9QB 96 m
SP7 9QQ 123 m
SP7 9PF 128 m
SP7 9PQ 135 m
SP7 9QH 175 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SP7 9YD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
SP
Postcode district
SP7
Postcode sector
SP7 9
Latitude
51.029557
Longitude
-2.216694
British National Grid easting
384,900
British National Grid northing
125,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Gillingham · E05012702
Parish or community
E04003430
Westminster constituency
North Dorset · E14001388
Output area
E00103654
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 002E · E01033158
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 002 · E02004256

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
6
Secondary
2

  1. Motcombe CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    476 m

  2. Port Regis Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    1.1 km

  3. St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
22
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Burglary 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Other theft 2
  • Vehicle crime 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SP7 9 residents
3,519

Age bands in SP7 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.8%

547 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.5%

276 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.2%

563 residents

Age 45 to 64
32%

1,185 residents

Age 65 and over
30.6%

1,132 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • GILLINGHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BARN SURGERY, NEWBURY, GILLINGHAM, SP8 4XS

    ODS code J81081

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Willow Way

    BCT · Motcombe

    0.0 miles

  • Willow Way

    BCT · Motcombe

    0.0 miles

  • St Marys Church

    BCT · Motcombe

    0.2 miles

  • St Marys Church

    BCT · Motcombe

    0.2 miles

  • Paddock Way

    BCT · Motcombe

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 002E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,938 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 2 secondary schools. Motcombe CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 476 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

22 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 7 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.