The UK Postcode Database

SP8 5RT

a postcode in Dorset

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

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Streets Associated with SP8 5RT

Village Road - 28 properties, USRN 27601189

Fifehead Hill - 2 properties, USRN 27601831

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 27601190

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 50.9925 / 50°59'32"N

Longitude: -2.3129 / 2°18'46"W

UTM Reference: 30U 548224 5649211

OS Easting: 378139

OS Northing: 121499

OS Grid: ST781214

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 0W6.Q2W

Mapcode Global: FRA 661H.8RM

Open Location Code: 9C2VXMRP+XV

Maidenhead Locator System: IO80ux28

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 5RT on Saturday 6 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 03:04
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 today04:26 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 5RT, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in SP8 5RT

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
2 July 2024 27 Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RT Semi-detached Freehold £323,850
6 November 2023 2 Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RT Semi-detached Freehold £575,000
31 October 2018 Appletree Cottage, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RT Detached Freehold £470,000
15 September 2017 The Old Post Office, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RT Other property type Freehold £2,500
11 August 2017 Appletree Cottage, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RT Detached Freehold £400,000
1 November 2016 Fifehead Cottage, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RT Detached Freehold £585,000
6 October 2016 The Old Post Office, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RT Detached Freehold £620,000
26 January 2015 The Old Rectory, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RT Detached Freehold £1,200,000
1 August 2013 27 Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RT Semi-detached Freehold £231,000
8 May 2013 Appletree Cottage, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RT Detached Freehold £300,000
1 October 2010 The Old Post Office, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RT Detached Freehold £435,000
17 April 2009 27 Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RT Semi-detached Freehold £195,000
31 May 2007 2 Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RT Semi-detached Freehold £395,000
18 April 2006 The Limes, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RT Detached Freehold £1,250,000
12 December 2005 Derwent House, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RT Detached Freehold £500,000
30 April 2004 2 Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RT Semi-detached Freehold £325,000
4 October 2002 2 Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RT Semi-detached Freehold £235,000
9 November 2001 2 Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RT Semi-detached Freehold £200,000
3 September 2001 The Limes, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RT Detached Freehold £550,000
8 October 1999 2 Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RT Semi-detached Freehold £135,000
8 October 1999 Old School House, Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RT Detached Freehold £175,000
19 December 1997 28 Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham SP8 5RT Semi-detached Freehold £57,000

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 5RT

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

North Dorset

MP

Simon Hoare Conservative

Dorset Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Beacon

Councillor

Jane Somper Conservative

SP8 5RT 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 5RT

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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