SP8 5GH

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SP8 5GY 0 m
SP8 5LG 68 m
SP8 5JZ 78 m
SP8 5JD 167 m
SP8 5JY 188 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SP8 5GH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SP
Postcode district
SP8
Postcode sector
SP8 5
Latitude
51.008383
Longitude
-2.282674
British National Grid easting
380,264
British National Grid northing
123,261

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04013376
Westminster constituency
North Dorset · E14001388
Output area
E00103724
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 002C · E01020462
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 002 · E02004256

Postcode source versions

Explore SP8

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
13, Ruby Lane, Gillingham, SP8 5GH 1 August 2022 £20,020,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Stower Provost Community School

    Community school

    1.6 km
  2. St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.9 km
  3. Wyke Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Drugs 1
  • Burglary 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SP8 5 residents
3,606

Age bands in SP8 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.2%

510 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.5%

291 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.6%

601 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.7%

1,223 residents

Age 65 and over
31.9%

1,231 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

  • GILLINGHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BARN SURGERY, NEWBURY, GILLINGHAM, SP8 4XS

    ODS code J81081

    3.2 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Village Hall

    BCT · East Stour

    0.1 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · East Stour

    0.1 miles
  • Witchfields

    BCT · East Stour

    0.2 miles
  • Witchfields

    BCT · East Stour

    0.2 miles
  • The Crown Inn

    BCT · East Stour

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 002C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,884 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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 £20,020,000 from 1 recorded sale in SP8 5GH. 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. Stower Provost Community School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

12 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1 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.