SP8 4YW

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 4YX 65 m
SP8 4YP 82 m
SP8 4YN 99 m
SP8 4YR 128 m
SP8 4SP 206 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SP8 4YW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SP
Postcode district
SP8
Postcode sector
SP8 4
Latitude
51.030285
Longitude
-2.269075
British National Grid easting
381,227
British National Grid northing
125,693

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
E00103609
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 001A · E01020443
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 001 · E02004255

Postcode source versions

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
64, Lakeside Drive, Gillingham, SP8 4YW 27 June 2025 £972,943

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    698 m
  2. Gillingham School

    Voluntary controlled school

    882 m
  3. Gillingham Primary School

    Academy converter

    931 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
385
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 133
  • Anti social behaviour 89
  • Criminal damage and arson 42
  • Other theft 28
  • Shoplifting 21

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • GILLINGHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BARN SURGERY, NEWBURY, GILLINGHAM, SP8 4XS

    ODS code J81081

    636 m

Nearby transport

  • Addison Terrace

    BCT · Ham Common

    0.2 miles
  • Addison Terrace

    BCT · Ham Common

    0.3 miles
  • Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station

    RSE · Gillingham

    0.3 miles
  • Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station

    RLY · Gillingham

    0.3 miles
  • Gillingham Station

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £972,943 from 1 recorded sale in SP8 4YW. 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 698 m.

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

Recorded crime

385 published events cover 12 months, averaging 32.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 133 events.

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