SP8 4RE

a postcode in Dorset

Introduced in January 1980

SP8 4RE	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 4RE

Common Mead Lane - 43 properties, USRN 27600017

Unnamed road - 7 properties, USRN 27600955

Unnamed road - 2 properties, USRN 27600095

Laburnum Way - 1 property, USRN 27600099

Freame Way - 1 property, USRN 27601331

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0327 / 51°1'57"N

Longitude: -2.2882 / 2°17'17"W

UTM Reference: 30U 549913 5653698

OS Easting: 379888

OS Northing: 125962

OS Grid: ST798259

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 0VV.49T

Mapcode Global: FRA 663D.0DW

Open Location Code: 9C3V2PM6+3P

Maidenhead Locator System: IO81ua57

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2c1

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Ageing Communities
Communal Retirement Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 26436 / 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 4RE 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 today	04:24 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 4RE, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in SP8 4RE

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
16 August 2023	Ashtrees, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Detached	Freehold	£615,000
28 April 2023	The Mellowes Nursing Home, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Other property type	Freehold	£2,299,995
3 November 2021	Greenhills, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Detached	Freehold	£435,000
20 August 2021	Thorngrove Lodge, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Detached	Freehold	£775,000
28 August 2020	Old Apple Orchard, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Other property type	Freehold	£300,000
11 October 2017	Thorngrove Garden Centre, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Other property type	Freehold	£300,000
9 September 2016	Brambledene, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Detached	Freehold	£550,000
29 April 2016	3 Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£200,000
16 December 2015	Redlands, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Detached	Freehold	£435,000
15 October 2015	5 Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£67,500
1 October 2014	9 Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£162,500
17 April 2014	Wingfield, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Detached	Freehold	£355,000
7 February 2014	Thorngrove Lodge, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Detached	Freehold	£305,000
4 October 2013	Erewhon, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Detached	Freehold	£250,000
7 October 2011	Holly Berry, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Detached	Freehold	£425,000
21 January 2011	Westfield, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Detached	Freehold	£315,000
1 October 2009	2 Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£172,000
18 November 2008	Gemini, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Detached	Freehold	£230,000
16 November 2007	Melbury View, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Detached	Freehold	£500,000
4 November 2005	Melbury View, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Detached	Freehold	£405,000
26 July 2005	2 Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£165,000
23 March 2005	Gemini, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Detached	Freehold	£190,000
4 November 2004	Sunnymead, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Detached	Freehold	£420,000
16 August 2004	2 Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£126,000
3 November 2003	Holly Berry, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Detached	Freehold	£280,000
30 June 2003	4 Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£79,500
15 October 2002	Gemini, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Detached	Freehold	£175,000
25 May 2001	Holly Berry, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Detached	Freehold	£195,000
1 May 2001	Redlands, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Detached	Freehold	£265,000
1 June 2000	Erewhon, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Detached	Freehold	£169,950
27 March 2000	Gemini, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Detached	Freehold	£115,000
24 March 2000	Thorngrove House, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Detached	Freehold	£245,000
26 September 1997	Tambryn, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Detached	Freehold	£210,000
30 August 1996	Sunnymead, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Detached	Freehold	£85,000
20 October 1995	Ashtrees, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Detached	Freehold	£137,500
19 October 1995	Wingfield, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham SP8 4RE	Detached	Freehold	£94,000

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 4RE

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 4RE 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 4RE

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00103731		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01020464	Dorset 001D	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
E33049434		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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