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SP8 4TL

Gillingham · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Gillingham
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset
Postcode district
SP8
Postcode sector
SP8 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SP8 4TT 40 m
SP8 4TH 41 m
SP8 4TN 99 m
SP8 4US 113 m
SP8 4RL 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SP8 4TL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SP
Postcode district
SP8
Postcode sector
SP8 4
Latitude
51.047415
Longitude
-2.276692
British National Grid easting
380,700
British National Grid northing
127,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Gillingham · E05012702
Parish or community
E04013378
Westminster constituency
North Dorset · E14001388
Output area
E00103649
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 002B · E01020450
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
9
Primary
8
Secondary
1

  1. Gillingham Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

  2. Gillingham School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km

  3. Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
352
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 110
  • Anti social behaviour 90
  • Criminal damage and arson 39
  • Other theft 28
  • Burglary 22

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • GILLINGHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BARN SURGERY, NEWBURY, GILLINGHAM, SP8 4XS

    ODS code J81081

    1.4 km

  • SILTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83629

    4.1 km

  • MERE SURGERY

    DARK LANE, MERE, WARMINSTER, BA12 6DT

    ODS code J83060

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Highgrove

    BCT · Bowridge Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Highgrove

    BCT · Bowridge Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Poppyfields Road

    BCT · Peacemarsh

    0.1 miles

  • Downsview Drive

    BCT · Peacemarsh

    0.1 miles

  • Poppyfields Road

    BCT · Peacemarsh

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 002B, 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

25,397 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Gillingham Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

352 published events cover 12 months, averaging 29.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 110 events.

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