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SP8 5JP

Gillingham · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Gillingham
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset
Postcode district
SP8
Postcode sector
SP8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SP8 5JR 523 m
SP8 5JN 626 m
SP8 5JW 750 m
SP8 5JS 868 m
SP8 5NB 877 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SP8 5JP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
SP
Postcode district
SP8
Postcode sector
SP8 5
Latitude
51.016855
Longitude
-2.270808
British National Grid easting
381,100
British National Grid northing
124,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Gillingham · E05012702
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

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
7
Secondary
1

  1. St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

  2. Gillingham School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.4 km

  3. Gillingham Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.4 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 5
  • Burglary 2
  • Shoplifting 2
  • 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 straight-line

  • GILLINGHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BARN SURGERY, NEWBURY, GILLINGHAM, SP8 4XS

    ODS code J81081

    2.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Madjeston

    BCT · Madjeston

    0.6 miles

  • Madjeston

    BCT · Madjeston

    0.6 miles

  • The Crown Inn

    BCT · East Stour

    0.6 miles

  • The Crown Inn

    BCT · East Stour

    0.6 miles

  • Village Hall

    BCT · East Stour

    0.7 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

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary 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 5 events.

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