The UK Postcode Database

SP8 5RR

a postcode in Dorset

Introduced in January 1980
SP8 5RR 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 5RR

Fifehead Hill - 63 properties, USRN 27601831

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 50.9905 / 50°59'25"N

Longitude: -2.3197 / 2°19'11"W

UTM Reference: 30U 547743 5648989

OS Easting: 377655

OS Northing: 121283

OS Grid: ST776212

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 0W6.VQ7

Mapcode Global: FRA 661H.D2K

Open Location Code: 9C2VXMRJ+54

Maidenhead Locator System: IO80ux17

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 5RR on Sunday 21 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:57
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:08
Sunrise 04:54
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:11
Sunset 21:27
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:14
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:25
Hours of daylight today04:24 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 5RR, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in SP8 5RR

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
28 May 2024 7 Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Detached Freehold £280,000
21 May 2024 Highview House, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Detached Freehold £1,398,000
15 June 2022 My Ladys Cottage, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Detached Freehold £850,000
18 January 2022 7 Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Detached Freehold £280,000
7 May 2021 3, Magdalen Barn, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Semi-detached Freehold £540,000
16 April 2021 14 Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Semi-detached Freehold £260,000
6 July 2020 7 Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Detached Freehold £228,500
11 January 2018 21 Fifehead Hill, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Semi-detached Freehold £280,000
26 January 2015 16 Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Semi-detached Freehold £465,000
15 September 2014 14 Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Semi-detached Freehold £220,000
20 August 2013 20 Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Semi-detached Freehold £325,000
5 March 2013 1, Magdalen Barn, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Detached Freehold £540,000
23 January 2013 The Orchard, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Detached Freehold £875,000
29 November 2012 19 Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Detached Freehold £500,000
29 November 2011 Highview House, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Detached Freehold £810,000
15 July 2011 16 Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Semi-detached Freehold £410,000
30 September 2010 2, Magdalen Barn, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Semi-detached Freehold £630,000
9 June 2010 Three Farthings, 9, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Detached Freehold £482,500
28 January 2010 Keepers Cottage, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Detached Freehold £490,000
17 August 2007 Highview House, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Detached Freehold £775,000
30 July 2007 3, Magdalen Barn, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Semi-detached Freehold £575,000
22 February 2007 17, Manor Cottages, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Semi-detached Freehold £375,000
19 May 2006 20 Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Semi-detached Freehold £240,000
14 December 2004 The Orchard, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Detached Freehold £695,000
10 November 2004 2, Magdalen Barn, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Semi-detached Freehold £500,000
20 August 2004 20 Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Semi-detached Freehold £229,950
18 February 2004 3, Magdalen Barn, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Detached Freehold £370,000
20 October 2003 Keepers Cottage, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Detached Freehold £300,000
6 February 2003 1, Magdalen Barn, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Semi-detached Freehold £390,000
9 September 2002 20 Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Semi-detached Freehold £192,500
28 February 2002 12 Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Detached Freehold £155,000
9 November 2000 1, Magdalen Barn, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Semi-detached Freehold £295,000
30 June 2000 17, Manor Cottages, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
24 August 1999 2, Magdalen Barn, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Semi-detached Freehold £245,000
3 June 1999 3, Magdalen Barn, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Semi-detached Freehold £215,000
28 May 1999 12 Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Detached Freehold £99,000
25 March 1999 20 Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RR Semi-detached Freehold £109,000

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 5RR

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

North Dorset

MP

Simon Hoare Conservative

Dorset Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Beacon

Councillor

Jane Somper Conservative

SP8 5RR also falls within the Civil Parish of Fifehead Magdalen, 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 5RR

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00103730 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
E04003406 Fifehead Magdalen Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05012682 Beacon 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
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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