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SP8 5TQ

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 5SH 48 m
SP8 5SJ 62 m
BA8 0TE 995 m
SP8 5SQ 1.0 km
BA8 0TB 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SP8 5TQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
SP
Postcode district
SP8
Postcode sector
SP8 5
Latitude
50.997689
Longitude
-2.373298
British National Grid easting
373,900
British National Grid northing
122,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

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

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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

    2.6 km

  2. Abbas and Templecombe Church School

    Academy converter

    3.0 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
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Criminal damage and arson 7
  • Other crime 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.

Nearby transport

  • Garage

    BCT · Higher Marsh

    0.9 miles

  • Garage

    BCT · Higher Marsh

    0.9 miles

  • Cudlipp Coaches Yard

    BCT · Henstridge Marsh

    1.2 miles

  • Gibbs Marsh Trading Estate

    BCT · Henstridge Marsh

    1.6 miles

  • Gibbs Marsh Trading Estate

    BCT · Henstridge Marsh

    1.6 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

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 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 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.