The UK Postcode Database

SP8 5HU

a terminated postcode in Dorset

Introduced in January 1980, terminated in December 1990
SP8 5HU Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0202 / 51°1'12"N

Longitude: -2.3492 / 2°20'57"W

UTM Reference: 30U 545643 5652277

OS Easting: 375600

OS Northing: 124600

OS Grid: ST756246

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 0VS.T2C

Mapcode Global: FRA 56ZF.0MB

Open Location Code: 9C3V2MC2+38

Maidenhead Locator System: IO81ta84

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

  • rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
  • a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 1a1

  • Retired Professionals
  • Spacious Rural Living
  • Pre-Retirement Spacious Living

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 5HU on Thursday 4 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 03:06
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:12
Sunrise 04:57
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:07
Sunset 21:17
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:02
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:08
Hours of daylight today04:27 to 21:47
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:47 to 04:27
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 07:06
Moon Rises 23:44

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

Elected Representatives for SP8 5HU

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 5HU also falls within the Civil Parish of Buckhorn Weston, 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 5HU

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00103584 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
E04003396 Buckhorn Weston 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
E33049441 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
E63013296 Buckhorn Weston 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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