# SP8 4PA: area report for a postcode in Dorset

SP8 4PA is a postcode in Dorset.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Dorset. Open the map at SP8 4PA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) › [SP8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sp8) › [SP8 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sp8-4)

## Around this postcode

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 67% on July. Dorset 001B: 34 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2759,51.0434,SP84PA
- **Gillingham (Dorset), 1.1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2759,51.0434,SP84PA
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2759,51.0434,SP84PA
- **No property in SP8 4PA listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.2759,51.0434,SP84PA
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Dorset 001B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2759,51.0434,SP84PA
- **£325,154 average price**: For the whole of Dorset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2759,51.0434,SP84PA
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 920 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2759,51.0434,SP84PA
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2759,51.0434,SP84PA
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SP8 4PA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2759,51.0434,SP84PA
- **Low road and rail noise at SP8 4PA**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2759,51.0434,SP84PA
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.2759,51.0434,SP84PA
- **5.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2759,51.0434,SP84PA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Gillingham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gillingham-primary-school-e149413) | Primary | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gillingham School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gillingham-school-e152446) | Secondary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Wyke Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wyke-primary-school-e150359) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2022, before the school changed | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/milton-on-stour-church-of-england-primary-school-e150216) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023, before the school changed | 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-mary-the-virgin-church-of-england-primary-school-e147145) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| January 2026 | £295,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2026 | £278,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| November 2024 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2024 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| February 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| September 2025 | £130,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| April 2026 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: GILLINGHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE (920 m)
- Pharmacies: GILLINGHAM PHARMACY (660 m); PEACEMARSH PHARMACY (680 m)
- Dental practices: WINNING SMILES (680 m); MYDENTIST - LANARK VILLAS - GILLINGHAM (830 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Gillingham (200 m, The Co-operative Group); Lidl Gillingham (730 m, Lidl); Waitrose Gillingham (810 m, Waitrose); Iceland Gillingham Dorset (870 m, Iceland); Asda Gillingham Supermarket (870 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £325,154** (July 2026). Dorset’s average house price was £325,154 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,462** (2025). Full-time workers living in Dorset earned a median of £37,462 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 140th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.7×** (2025). A home in Dorset costs 8.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 98th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 16.3** (2025). Dorset has a deprivation score of 16.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 116th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Dorset 001B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.6** (2025). Dorset 001B has a deprivation score of 21.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,409th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £242,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dorset 001B was £242,500 in 2025. Joint 10,780th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,732** (2021). Dorset 001B had 1,732 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,265th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 65.5%** (January 2026). In Dorset 001B, 65.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SP8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £285,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SP8 was £285,000 in 2025. Joint 1,027th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 14,422** (2021). SP8 had 14,422 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 966th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 58%** (2022). About 58% of people in SP8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.4%** (January 2026). In SP8, 86.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset)
- Centre: 51.0434, -2.2759

Council: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [North Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-dorset): Simon Hoare (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.2759,51.0434,SP84PA

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