The UK Postcode Database

SP8 4ED

a postcode in Dorset

Introduced in March 2005
SP8 4ED Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with SP8 4ED

Shaftesbury Road - 5 properties, USRN 27600278

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0334 / 51°2'0"N

Longitude: -2.2633 / 2°15'47"W

UTM Reference: 30U 551656 5653795

OS Easting: 381633

OS Northing: 126036

OS Grid: ST816260

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 0VW.4LB

Mapcode Global: FRA 664D.42P

Open Location Code: 9C3V2PMP+9M

Maidenhead Locator System: IO81ua88

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Rural Mix

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 27806 / 32844

  • 9th decile
  • much less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for SP8 4ED on Saturday 6 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 03:03
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:11
Sunrise 04:56
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:07
Sunset 21:19
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:04
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:11
Hours of daylight today04:26 to 21:49
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:49 to 04:25
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Rises 00:01
Moon sets 09:39

For a full sun and moon calendar for SP8 4ED, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in SP8 4ED

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
6 April 2021 3, Longways, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham SP8 4ED Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £270,000
23 August 2019 4, Longways, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham SP8 4ED Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £276,500
23 August 2019 4, Longways, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham SP8 4ED Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £176,400
1 September 2004 2, Longways, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham SP8 4ED Semi-detached Freehold £186,000
2 July 2004 3, Longways, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham SP8 4ED Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £189,950
2 March 2004 2, Longways, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham SP8 4ED Semi-detached Freehold £150,000
4 December 2003 4, Longways, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham SP8 4ED Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £174,950

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for SP8 4ED

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

North Dorset

MP

Simon Hoare Conservative

Dorset Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Gillingham

Councillors

Val Pothecary Conservative

Carl Woode Liberal Democrats

Belinda Ridout Conservative

SP8 4ED also falls within the Civil Parish of Gillingham, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for SP8 4ED

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00103652 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E00171744 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 31 December 2011 ONS
E01020451 North Dorset 002C Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E01033156 Dorset 002D Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 31 December 2011 ONS
E02004256 Dorset 002 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04013378 Gillingham Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2024 DLUHC
E05012702 Gillingham Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 2 May 2019 DLUHC
E06000059 Dorset Unitary Authorities Administrative 1 April 2019 DLUHC
E12000009 South West Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001388 North Dorset Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000039 Dorset Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000172 Blandford Forum and Gillingham Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33049442 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000009 Dorset Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 7 July 2011 BEIS
E38000045 NHS Dorset CCG Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2015 ODS
E40000006 South West NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2018 ODS
E54000041 Dorset Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2016 NHS
E56000016 Wessex Cancer Alliances Health 1 September 2016 NHS England
E63013252 Gillingham (Dorset) Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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