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SP8 5QW

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 5QL 509 m
SP8 5QJ 638 m
SP8 5QN 945 m
SP8 5QP 974 m
SP8 5QH 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SP8 5QW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SP
Postcode district
SP8
Postcode sector
SP8 5
Latitude
51.062765
Longitude
-2.252996
British National Grid easting
382,367
British National Grid northing
129,301

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
E00103648
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 002B · E01020450
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 002 · E02004256

Postcode source versions

Explore SP8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
8
Primary
7
Secondary
1

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

    Academy converter

    2.3 km

  2. Gillingham School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.9 km

  3. Gillingham Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.1 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

9 female, 9 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
4.5
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

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SP8 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
33.3%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • MERE SURGERY

    DARK LANE, MERE, WARMINSTER, BA12 6DT

    ODS code J83060

    3.1 km

  • GILLINGHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BARN SURGERY, NEWBURY, GILLINGHAM, SP8 4XS

    ODS code J81081

    3.2 km

  • SILTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code J83629

    4.6 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

  • Bloomers Farm Sch stop

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.4 miles

  • Bloomers Farm Sch stop

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.4 miles

  • White Hill

    BCT · Mere

    1.0 miles

  • White Hill

    BCT · Mere

    1.0 miles

  • Breaches Farm

    BCT · Barrow Street

    1.2 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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