SP8 4LY

a postcode in Dorset

Introduced in January 1980

SP8 4LY	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 4LY

Somerset Close - 21 properties, USRN 27601498

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 27600073

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0441 / 51°2'38"N

Longitude: -2.2811 / 2°16'51"W

UTM Reference: 30U 550397 5654978

OS Easting: 380390

OS Northing: 127236

OS Grid: ST803272

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 0VP.D3Q

Mapcode Global: FRA 663C.94P

Open Location Code: 9C3V2PV9+MH

Maidenhead Locator System: IO81ub60

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Rural Amenity
Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 17341 / 32844

6th decile
slightly less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for SP8 4LY 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 4LY, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in SP8 4LY

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
7 October 2022	11 Somerset Close, Gillingham SP8 4LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£245,000
24 March 2022	17 Somerset Close, Gillingham SP8 4LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£230,000
1 February 2016	18 Somerset Close, Gillingham SP8 4LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£165,000
28 January 2016	17 Somerset Close, Gillingham SP8 4LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£168,000
21 January 2015	4 Somerset Close, Gillingham SP8 4LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£160,000
9 January 2015	12 Somerset Close, Gillingham SP8 4LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£137,000
26 November 2014	20 Somerset Close, Gillingham SP8 4LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£157,000
26 August 2014	19 Somerset Close, Gillingham SP8 4LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£174,000
6 August 2012	20 Somerset Close, Gillingham SP8 4LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£135,000
29 June 2012	4 Somerset Close, Gillingham SP8 4LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£130,500
29 February 2012	10 Somerset Close, Gillingham SP8 4LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£130,000
28 July 2011	15 Somerset Close, Gillingham SP8 4LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£155,000
26 March 2010	15 Somerset Close, Gillingham SP8 4LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£148,000
6 November 2009	17 Somerset Close, Gillingham SP8 4LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£132,000
13 October 2008	3 Somerset Close, Gillingham SP8 4LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£145,000
20 August 2007	19 Somerset Close, Gillingham SP8 4LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£170,000
8 September 2005	2 Somerset Close, Gillingham SP8 4LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£151,500
14 July 2004	19 Somerset Close, Gillingham SP8 4LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£147,500
21 February 2003	3 Somerset Close, Gillingham SP8 4LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£115,000
31 January 2003	1 Somerset Close, Gillingham SP8 4LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£110,000
9 August 2002	6 Somerset Close, Gillingham SP8 4LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£99,500
6 June 2002	15 Somerset Close, Gillingham SP8 4LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£97,000
2 May 2002	19 Somerset Close, Gillingham SP8 4LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£92,000
12 June 2000	8 Somerset Close, Gillingham SP8 4LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£72,000
21 July 1999	9 Somerset Close, Gillingham SP8 4LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£75,000
11 June 1999	19 Somerset Close, Gillingham SP8 4LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£54,000
30 September 1998	2 Somerset Close, Gillingham SP8 4LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£52,500
29 June 1998	15 Somerset Close, Gillingham SP8 4LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£60,000
1 April 1997	18 Somerset Close, Gillingham SP8 4LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£44,000

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 4LY

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 4LY 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 4LY

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00103628		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01020447	Dorset 001B	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02004255	Dorset 001	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
E33049436		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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