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SP8 5NE

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 5DT 247 m
SP8 5RA 676 m
SP8 5DR 749 m
SP8 5NU 775 m
SP8 5NT 808 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SP8 5NE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
SP
Postcode district
SP8
Postcode sector
SP8 5
Latitude
51.029980
Longitude
-2.308688
British National Grid easting
378,449
British National Grid northing
125,670

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
E00103585
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 002A · E01020440
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
7
Primary
6
Secondary
1

  1. Wyke Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.6 km

  2. Gillingham Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.7 km

  3. Gillingham School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
49
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 21
  • Other theft 8
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Burglary 3
  • Public order 3

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

    2.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Pound Lane

    BCT · Wyke

    0.9 miles

  • Pound Lane

    BCT · Wyke

    1.0 miles

  • Laburnum Way

    BCT · Wyke

    1.0 miles

  • Laburnum Way

    BCT · Wyke

    1.0 miles

  • Primary School

    BCT · Wyke

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 002A, 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

19,125 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Wyke 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

49 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 21 events.

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