SP8 4FS

a postcode in Dorset

Introduced in May 2003

SP8 4FS	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with SP8 4FS

Trent Square - 11 properties, USRN 27603947

Lockwood Terrace - 1 property, USRN 27600102

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0335 / 51°2'0"N

Longitude: -2.26 / 2°15'35"W

UTM Reference: 30U 551890 5653815

OS Easting: 381867

OS Northing: 126053

OS Grid: ST818260

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 0VW.5FW

Mapcode Global: FRA 664D.5CD

Open Location Code: 9C3V2PMR+C2

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 4FS on Monday 22 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:56
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:07
Sunrise	04:54
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:11
Sunset	21:27
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:14
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:25

Hours of daylight today	04:24 to 21:57
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:57 to 04:24
Moon Phase	Waxing Gibbous
Moon Rises	12:59

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

Residential Property Sales in SP8 4FS

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
12 June 2023	8 Trent Square, Gillingham SP8 4FS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£286,000
6 May 2016	3 Trent Square, Gillingham SP8 4FS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£235,000
11 December 2015	8 Trent Square, Gillingham SP8 4FS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£213,000
23 May 2014	14 Trent Square, Gillingham SP8 4FS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£219,000
24 January 2014	1 Trent Square, Gillingham SP8 4FS	Detached	Freehold	£275,000
18 August 2010	1 Trent Square, Gillingham SP8 4FS	Detached	Freehold	£304,000
19 November 2009	8 Trent Square, Gillingham SP8 4FS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£220,000
7 August 2009	14 Trent Square, Gillingham SP8 4FS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£212,000
4 April 2008	6 Trent Square, Gillingham SP8 4FS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£215,000
28 September 2007	12 Trent Square, Gillingham SP8 4FS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£212,500
15 September 2006	10 Trent Square, Gillingham SP8 4FS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£200,000
9 September 2004	6 Trent Square, Gillingham SP8 4FS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£209,950
2 August 2004	14 Trent Square, Gillingham SP8 4FS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£206,000
31 March 2004	1 Trent Square, Gillingham SP8 4FS	Detached	Freehold	£274,995
15 January 2004	7 Trent Square, Gillingham SP8 4FS	Detached	Freehold	£240,000
21 November 2003	12 Trent Square, Gillingham SP8 4FS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£168,950
7 November 2003	4 Trent Square, Gillingham SP8 4FS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£171,250
30 September 2003	10 Trent Square, Gillingham SP8 4FS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£164,995
30 September 2003	14 Trent Square, Gillingham SP8 4FS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£174,495
26 September 2003	8 Trent Square, Gillingham SP8 4FS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£169,995
8 September 2003	6 Trent Square, Gillingham SP8 4FS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£169,995
3 September 2003	2 Trent Square, Gillingham SP8 4FS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£170,500
10 June 2003	5 Trent Square, Gillingham SP8 4FS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£139,995
2 May 2003	3 Trent Square, Gillingham SP8 4FS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£169,995

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 4FS

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 4FS 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 4FS

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00103652		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E00171750		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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