SP8 4AY

Gillingham · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Gillingham
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset
Postcode district
SP8
Postcode sector
SP8 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SP8 4AP 23 m
SP8 4AR 28 m
SP8 4AX 28 m
SP8 4AS 47 m
SP8 4AN 48 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SP8 4AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SP
Postcode district
SP8
Postcode sector
SP8 4
Latitude
51.037503
Longitude
-2.277831
British National Grid easting
380,616
British National Grid northing
126,498

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04013378
Westminster constituency
North Dorset · E14001388
Output area
E00103604
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 001A · E01020443
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 001 · E02004255

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Stables, The Square, Gillingham, SP8 4AY 13 August 2025 £128,000
Coachmans Corner, The Chantry, The Square, Gillingham, SP8 4AY 28 March 2025 £175,250
Chantry Ford, The Square, Gillingham, SP8 4AY 1 June 2023 £300,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Gillingham Primary School

    Academy converter

    339 m
  2. Gillingham School

    Voluntary controlled school

    679 m
  3. Wyke Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    760 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
456
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 161
  • Anti social behaviour 106
  • Criminal damage and arson 49
  • Other theft 35
  • Burglary 24

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

3 female, 6 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
1.3
SP8 4 residents
10,780

Age bands in SP8 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

1,610 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

1,045 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.5%

2,163 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

2,899 residents

Age 65 and over
27%

2,854 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SP8 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • GILLINGHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BARN SURGERY, NEWBURY, GILLINGHAM, SP8 4XS

    ODS code J81081

    559 m

  • SILTON SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, GILLINGHAM ROAD, SILTON, GILLINGHAM, SP8 5DF

    ODS code J83629

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bus Shelter

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.1 miles
  • Methodist Church

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.1 miles
  • Waitrose Superstore

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.1 miles
  • Gillingham High St (opp. School Road)

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.2 miles
  • King Edmund Court

    BCT · Wyke

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 001A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,780 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
6 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
7
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
3
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £175,250 from 3 recorded sales in SP8 4AY. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Dorset is £325,410 in June 2026, up 1.6% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

8 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Gillingham Primary School is the nearest published school at 339 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

456 published events cover 12 months, averaging 38 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 161 events.

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