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SP8 5QH

Postcode

A postcode in Dorset 002B, Gillingham ward, Dorset.

This report describes the area around SP8 5QH, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around SP8 5QH

Schools near SP8 5QH

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School
Primary. 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.6 km
20 minutes on foot
Good (overall), July 2023, before the school changed

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

The neighbourhood: Dorset 002B

Everything about Dorset 002B
Deprivation score
9.6
Joint 8,252nd least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£255,000
Joint 11,965th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
2,265
Joint 2,293rd most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
79.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: SP8

Everything about SP8
Median sale price
£285,000
Joint 1,027th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
14,422
966th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
58%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Your MP

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

Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.