SP8 5LB

a postcode in Dorset

Introduced in January 1980

SP8 5LB	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 5LB

Witch Close - 17 properties, USRN 27602136

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0087 / 51°0'31"N

Longitude: -2.2869 / 2°17'12"W

UTM Reference: 30U 550026 5651030

OS Easting: 379965

OS Northing: 123293

OS Grid: ST799232

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 0W1.QM7

Mapcode Global: FRA 663G.0VH

Open Location Code: 9C3V2P57+F6

Maidenhead Locator System: IO81ua52

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): 15688 / 32844

5th decile
slightly more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for SP8 5LB on Saturday 6 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	03:03
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:11
Sunrise	04:56
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:07
Sunset	21:19
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:04
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:11

Hours of daylight today	04:26 to 21:49
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:49 to 04:26
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Rises	00:01
Moon sets	09:39

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

Residential Property Sales in SP8 5LB

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
10 November 2023	1 Witch Close, East Stour, Gillingham SP8 5LB	Detached	Freehold	£352,500
9 June 2023	15 Witch Close, East Stour, Gillingham SP8 5LB	Detached	Freehold	£325,000
15 September 2022	3 Witch Close, East Stour, Gillingham SP8 5LB	Detached	Freehold	£365,000
14 October 2020	6 Witch Close, East Stour, Gillingham SP8 5LB	Detached	Freehold	£313,500
13 September 2019	14 Witch Close, East Stour, Gillingham SP8 5LB	Detached	Freehold	£275,000
13 September 2019	10 Witch Close, East Stour, Gillingham SP8 5LB	Detached	Freehold	£290,000
6 December 2016	9 Witch Close, East Stour, Gillingham SP8 5LB	Detached	Freehold	£245,000
2 April 2015	3 Witch Close, East Stour, Gillingham SP8 5LB	Detached	Freehold	£225,000
28 March 2013	3 Witch Close, East Stour, Gillingham SP8 5LB	Detached	Freehold	£220,000
30 November 2011	10 Witch Close, East Stour, Gillingham SP8 5LB	Detached	Freehold	£226,500
24 June 2011	1 Witch Close, East Stour, Gillingham SP8 5LB	Detached	Freehold	£220,000
16 September 2010	4 Witch Close, East Stour, Gillingham SP8 5LB	Detached	Freehold	£220,000
21 May 2010	8 Witch Close, East Stour, Gillingham SP8 5LB	Detached	Freehold	£285,000
19 May 2009	10 Witch Close, East Stour, Gillingham SP8 5LB	Detached	Freehold	£167,500
16 February 2007	7 Witch Close, East Stour, Gillingham SP8 5LB	Detached	Freehold	£274,000
26 September 2006	4 Witch Close, East Stour, Gillingham SP8 5LB	Detached	Freehold	£215,000
24 November 2005	15 Witch Close, East Stour, Gillingham SP8 5LB	Detached	Freehold	£230,000
30 September 2005	13 Witch Close, East Stour, Gillingham SP8 5LB	Detached	Freehold	£210,000
22 July 2005	11 Witch Close, East Stour, Gillingham SP8 5LB	Detached	Freehold	£212,500
7 June 2002	13 Witch Close, East Stour, Gillingham SP8 5LB	Detached	Freehold	£132,500
10 December 2001	11 Witch Close, East Stour, Gillingham SP8 5LB	Detached	Freehold	£139,500
15 July 1999	6 Witch Close, East Stour, Gillingham SP8 5LB	Detached	Freehold	£119,750
3 March 1998	7 Witch Close, East Stour, Gillingham SP8 5LB	Detached	Freehold	£90,000
21 March 1997	6 Witch Close, East Stour, Gillingham SP8 5LB	Detached	Freehold	£76,000

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 5LB

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 5LB also falls within the Civil Parish of East Stour, 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 5LB

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00103725		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01020462	Dorset 002C	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
E04013376	East Stour	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
E33049439		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
E63013323	East Stour	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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