SP8 5BJ

a postcode in Dorset

Introduced in January 1980

SP8 5BJ	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 5BJ

New Road - 25 properties, USRN 27602157

Unnamed road - 6 properties, USRN 27601750

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 27602803

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 27601570

East Street - 1 property, USRN 27601751

West Bourton Road - 1 property, USRN 27600132

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0736 / 51°4'24"N

Longitude: -2.3282 / 2°19'41"W

UTM Reference: 30U 547066 5658221

OS Easting: 377103

OS Northing: 130523

OS Grid: ST771305

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 0V7.L6T

Mapcode Global: FRA 6608.W8M

Open Location Code: 9C3V3MFC+CP

Maidenhead Locator System: IO81ub07

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 5BJ on Sunday 21 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:55
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 today	04:24 to 21:58
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:58 to 04:24
Moon Phase	First Quarter
Moon Rises	11:42
Moon sets	23:59

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

Residential Property Sales in SP8 5BJ

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
23 October 2023	Brook Cottage, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£550,000
4 January 2023	Acacia Cottage, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£527,000
20 December 2022	2, The Bushes, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£395,000
7 March 2022	Tekels Grove, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£575,000
4 March 2021	The Laurels, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£635,000
2 February 2021	Peacehaven, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£230,000
4 December 2020	Kiama, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£210,000
25 September 2020	Chestnut Cottage, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£280,000
23 September 2020	Sandfield, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£370,000
4 December 2019	Bowood House, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£575,000
11 October 2017	Fernleigh, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£260,000
6 December 2016	Homelea, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£460,000
25 November 2016	The Old Vicarage, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£1,300,000
19 September 2016	1, The Bushes, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£249,000
20 May 2015	The Laurels, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£435,000
26 February 2015	The Old Vicarage, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£905,000
3 October 2014	Holly Cottage, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£347,500
23 August 2013	Bay Tree House, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£290,000
27 March 2013	Chestnut Cottage, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£212,500
21 December 2012	The Laurels, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£425,000
18 May 2012	2, The Bushes, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£260,000
14 March 2012	1, The Bushes, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£160,000
2 March 2012	Fernleigh, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£163,000
28 October 2011	Tekels Grove, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£450,000
30 September 2011	Edington House, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£340,000
25 August 2011	Little Mead, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£450,000
23 June 2011	The Laurels, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£325,000
25 March 2011	Peacehaven, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£152,000
16 December 2010	Bay Tree House, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£325,000
17 April 2007	Edington House, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£355,000
16 October 2006	Glencote, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£322,000
16 October 2006	2, The Bushes, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£250,000
30 August 2006	Bay Tree House, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£330,000
13 April 2006	Sandfield, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£130,000
17 November 2003	Tekels Grove, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£390,000
28 July 2003	Holly Cottage, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£178,450
14 February 2003	Gatton House, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£330,000
31 July 2002	Acacia Cottage, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£340,000
23 October 2001	Gatton House, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£230,000
24 May 2001	Beechcroft, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£337,500
21 November 2000	Little Mead, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£190,000
9 August 1999	Beechcroft, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£245,000
2 July 1999	Chestnut Cottage, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£110,000
25 February 1998	Flax Cottage, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£115,000
28 November 1997	Chestnut Cottage, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£106,000
19 September 1997	2, The Bushes, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£38,500
29 November 1996	Fernleigh, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£108,000
11 September 1996	Tekels Grove, Bourton, Gillingham SP8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£185,000

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 5BJ

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 5BJ 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 5BJ

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data 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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