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SP8 5YA

Beacon · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SP8 5LX 424 m
SP8 5SN 635 m
SP8 5SD 711 m
SP8 5SB 774 m
SP8 5LU 789 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SP8 5YA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
SP
Postcode district
SP8
Postcode sector
SP8 5
Latitude
50.990751
Longitude
-2.282055
British National Grid easting
380,300
British National Grid northing
121,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Beacon · E05012682
Parish or community
E04003441
Westminster constituency
North Dorset · E14001388
Output area
E00103727
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
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0

  1. Stower Provost Community School

    Community school

    426 m

  2. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull

    Academy converter

    2.3 km

  3. St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull

    Academy sponsor led

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

  • Stour Provost Community School

    BCT · Woodville

    0.4 miles

  • Stour Provost Community School

    BCT · Woodville

    0.4 miles

  • Stour Provost Cross Roads

    BCT · Stour Provost

    0.5 miles

  • Stour Provost Crossroads

    BCT · Stour Provost

    0.5 miles

  • The Crossroads

    BCT · Stour Provost

    0.5 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Stower Provost Community School is the nearest published school at 426 m.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 2 events.

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