Map of SP8 4HQ postcode

General information
Postcode SP8 4HQ
Post Town Gillingham
Nearest station Gillingham (Dorset) (2 km)
Bus stops
The Fire Station (N)
Peacemarsh Garage (N)
Shires Gate Roundabout (S)
Poppyfields Road (NW)
Poppyfields Road (SE)
Shires Gate Roundabout (N)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 6 View
Known addresses
Firle House, Dolphin Lane, Gillingham
Holly House, Dolphin Lane, Gillingham
Ivy Cottage, Dolphin Lane, Gillingham
1 Dolphin Lane, Gillingham
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 51.046957
Longitude -2.279304
Easting 380517
Northing 127549
Grid reference ST805275
UTM reference 30U 550519 5655293
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Plus code 9C3V2PWC+Q7
Altitude 81 metres (267 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:24
Sunset (today) 18:14
Distance away
Distance to sea 40 KMs (24.8 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishGillinghamE04003409
Ward Gillingham E05012702
Unitary Authority Dorset E06000059
County Dorset E10000009
Constituency (2024) North Dorset E14001388
MPSimon HoareConservative
Police forceDorset
Water companyWessex Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Dorset
NUTS/ITL 2 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
NUTS/ITL 1 South West
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated February 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Population (2011) 14
Households (2011) 4
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
29,201 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£51,200
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)Gillingham (Dorset)E63013252
Census output area (2021)E00171741
Census output area (2011)E00171741
Lower layer super output area (2021)Dorset 002BE01020450
Lower layer super output area (2011)North Dorset 002BE01020450
Middle layer super output area (2021)Gillingham Outer, Bourton & MotcombeE02004256
Middle layer super output area (2011)Gillingham Outer, Bourton & MotcombeE02004256
Travel to work areaBlandford Forum and GillinghamE30000172
Property sales
Average property price in Salisbury £320,949
Annual change -3.9%
View all properties sold in the SP postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
Ivy Cottage, Dolphin Lane, GillinghamDetached (freehold)Sep 2024£298,000
Detached (freehold)Jan 2018£235,000
Detached (freehold)Apr 2009£152,000
Detached (freehold)Apr 2009£152,000
New build detached (freehold)Nov 2007£200,000
Holly House, Dolphin Lane, GillinghamDetached (freehold)Oct 2020£390,000
Detached (freehold)Jul 2010£304,850
Firle House, Dolphin Lane, GillinghamDetached (freehold)Jan 2020£410,000
Detached (freehold)Jul 2007£440,000
Detached (freehold)Jul 2002£240,000
1 Dolphin Lane, GillinghamDetached (freehold)Jun 2014£289,000
Detached (freehold)Aug 2002£177,500


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