The UK Postcode Database

SP8 5BA

a postcode in Dorset

Introduced in January 1980
SP8 5BA Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with SP8 5BA

Bridge Street - 11 properties, USRN 27600127

Mill Lane - 2 properties, USRN 27600124

New Road - 1 property, USRN 27602157

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0763 / 51°4'34"N

Longitude: -2.3224 / 2°19'20"W

UTM Reference: 30U 547470 5658530

OS Easting: 377511

OS Northing: 130827

OS Grid: ST775308

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 0V7.FP5

Mapcode Global: FRA 6608.R1V

Open Location Code: 9C3V3MGH+G2

Maidenhead Locator System: IO81ub18

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: E1

  • rural village
  • a rural village surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 18558 / 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 5BA 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 21:28
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:14
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:26
Hours of daylight today04:24 to 21:58
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:58 to 04:24
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Rises 12:59

For a full sun and moon calendar for SP8 5BA, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in SP8 5BA

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
21 June 2024 Dovehayes Cottage, Bridge Street, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BA Detached Freehold £482,000
5 March 2021 Corner Cottage, Bridge Street, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BA Semi-detached Freehold £325,000
15 May 2019 6 Bridge Street, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BA Other property type Freehold £100,000
15 May 2019 5 Bridge Street, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BA Other property type Freehold £100,000
12 October 2018 2 Bridge Street, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BA Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £290,000
16 April 2014 Old Tollbridge Cottage, Bridge Street, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BA Detached Freehold £270,000
22 February 2007 3 Bridge Street, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BA Semi-detached Freehold £200,000
25 July 2005 3 Bridge Street, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BA Semi-detached Freehold £185,000
15 March 2004 Dovehayes Cottage, Bridge Street, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BA Detached Freehold £176,500
8 June 2001 1 Bridge Street, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BA Detached Freehold £105,500
5 January 2000 Old Tollbridge Cottage, Bridge Street, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BA Detached Freehold £167,500

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 5BA

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 5BA also falls within the Civil Parish of Bourton, 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 5BA

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00103583 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01020440 Dorset 002A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02004256 Dorset 002 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04003394 Bourton Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 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
E33049438 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
E63013172 Bourton (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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