SP8 5SG

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 5SQ 290 m
SP8 5FF 432 m
BA8 0TE 808 m
BA8 0TF 872 m
SP8 5SF 992 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SP8 5SG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SP
Postcode district
SP8
Postcode sector
SP8 5
Latitude
50.994210
Longitude
-2.355629
British National Grid easting
375,138
British National Grid northing
121,707

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04010494
Westminster constituency
North Dorset · E14001388
Output area
E00103586
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 002A · E01020440
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 002 · E02004256

Postcode source versions

Explore SP8

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Nyland Farm, Nyland, Gillingham, SP8 5SG 29 August 2018 £810,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
5
Secondary
0
  1. St Nicholas CofE Primary School, Henstridge

    Academy converter

    3.3 km
  2. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull

    Academy converter

    3.6 km
  3. Stalbridge Church of England Primary School

    Foundation school

    4.0 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

  • Criminal damage and arson 7
  • Burglary 2
  • Other crime 1
  • Public order 1
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

6 female, 4 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.0
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 0.3% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

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.

Nearby transport

  • Cudlipp Coaches Yard

    BCT · Henstridge Marsh

    0.9 miles
  • Gibbs Marsh Trading Estate

    BCT · Henstridge Marsh

    1.1 miles
  • Gibbs Marsh Trading Estate

    BCT · Henstridge Marsh

    1.1 miles
  • Pill Meadow

    BCT · Kington Magna

    1.1 miles
  • Pill Meadow

    BCT · Kington Magna

    1.1 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.

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

5 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Nicholas CofE Primary School, Henstridge is the nearest published school at 2.1 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 Criminal damage and arson with 7 events.

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