The UK Postcode Database

SP8 4LU

a postcode in Dorset

Introduced in April 1987
SP8 4LU 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 4LU

Shaftesbury Road - 12 properties, USRN 27600278

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 27601854

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0328 / 51°1'58"N

Longitude: -2.2621 / 2°15'43"W

UTM Reference: 30U 551743 5653736

OS Easting: 381719

OS Northing: 125975

OS Grid: ST817259

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 0VW.4XD

Mapcode Global: FRA 664D.4K6

Open Location Code: 9C3V2PMQ+45

Maidenhead Locator System: IO81ua87

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2c2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Ageing Communities
  • Ageing Independent Living

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 4LU on Sunday 21 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:56
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:07
Sunrise 04:54
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:10
Sunset 21:27
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:14
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:25
Hours of daylight today04:24 to 21:57
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:57 to 04:24
Moon Phase First Quarter
Moon Rises 11:42
Moon sets 23:59

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

Residential Property Sales in SP8 4LU

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
25 June 2024 7, Ham Court, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham SP8 4LU Flat/apartment Leasehold £132,000
12 March 2024 6, Ham Court, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham SP8 4LU Flat/apartment Leasehold £118,000
14 September 2021 2, Ham Court, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham SP8 4LU Flat/apartment Leasehold £128,000
13 March 2020 10, Ham Court, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham SP8 4LU Flat/apartment Leasehold £86,000
7 April 2016 10, Ham Court, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham SP8 4LU Flat/apartment Leasehold £80,000
11 December 2007 9, Ham Court, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham SP8 4LU Flat/apartment Leasehold £95,000
30 October 2007 2, Ham Court, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham SP8 4LU Flat/apartment Leasehold £124,000
27 July 2007 2, Ham Court, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham SP8 4LU Flat/apartment Leasehold £124,000
23 March 2007 1, Ham Court, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham SP8 4LU Flat/apartment Leasehold £113,500
8 December 2006 2, Ham Court, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham SP8 4LU Flat/apartment Leasehold £98,000
3 August 2001 2, Ham Court, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham SP8 4LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £58,000
29 June 2001 6, Ham Court, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham SP8 4LU Flat/apartment Leasehold £52,000
2 March 2000 9, Ham Court, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham SP8 4LU Flat/apartment Leasehold £30,000
12 May 1999 11, Ham Court, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham SP8 4LU Flat/apartment Leasehold £35,000
15 January 1999 10, Ham Court, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham SP8 4LU Flat/apartment Leasehold £33,000
7 November 1997 11, Ham Court, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham SP8 4LU Flat/apartment Leasehold £31,000
11 July 1997 6, Ham Court, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham SP8 4LU Flat/apartment Leasehold £28,950
27 September 1996 4, Ham Court, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham SP8 4LU Flat/apartment Leasehold £29,250
27 September 1996 2, Ham Court, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham SP8 4LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £32,500
9 June 1995 8, Ham Court, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham SP8 4LU Flat/apartment Leasehold £25,000
9 June 1995 11, Ham Court, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham SP8 4LU Flat/apartment Leasehold £24,500

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 4LU

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 4LU 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 4LU

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00103652 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E00171747 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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