# SP8 5BQ: area report for a postcode in Dorset

SP8 5BQ 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 5BQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) › [SP8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sp8) › [SP8 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sp8-5)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 100% on July. this neighbourhood: 34 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.3257,51.0746,SP85BQ
- **Gillingham (Dorset), 5.8 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.3257,51.0746,SP85BQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.3257,51.0746,SP85BQ
- **No property in SP8 5BQ 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=-2.3257,51.0746,SP85BQ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.3257,51.0746,SP85BQ
- **£325,154 average price**: For the whole of Dorset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.3257,51.0746,SP85BQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 700 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.3257,51.0746,SP85BQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.3257,51.0746,SP85BQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SP8 5BQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.3257,51.0746,SP85BQ
- **Low road and rail noise at SP8 5BQ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.3257,51.0746,SP85BQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 6 of 6**: 30% or more 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=-2.3257,51.0746,SP85BQ
- **5.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.3257,51.0746,SP85BQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St George's Church of England School, Bourton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-church-of-england-school-bourton-e150313) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitesheet-church-of-england-primary-academy-e140351) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £460,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2025 | £282,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| September 2025 | £955,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| May 2026 | £355,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| December 2025 | £227,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| January 2026 | £350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 310 m |
| September 2025 | £495,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 330 m |
| October 2023 | £560,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 350 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SILTON SURGERY (700 m)

## 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 002A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.2** (2025). Dorset 002A has a deprivation score of 15.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,594th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £374,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dorset 002A was £374,000 in 2025. Joint 10,237th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,996** (2021). Dorset 002A had 1,996 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,350th 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: 95.6%** (January 2026). In Dorset 002A, 95.6% 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: 51.0746, -2.3257

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=-2.3257,51.0746,SP85BQ

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