Map of SP8 5LA postcode

General information
Postcode SP8 5LA
Post Town Gillingham
Nearest station Gillingham (Dorset) (3 km)
Bus stops
Witchfields (SW)
East Stour Crossroads (NE)
East Stour Crossroads (S)
Front Streeet (SW)
East Stour Cross Roads (N)
Village Hall (SW)
Number of UPRNs 13 View
Known addresses
1 Witchfield, East Stour
4 Witchfield, East Stour
8 Witchfield, East Stour
9 Witchfield, East Stour
Main property type Semi-detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 51.007813
Longitude -2.286751
Easting 379978
Northing 123198
Grid reference ST799231
UTM reference 30U 550039 5650935
what3words manicured.argued.announced
Plus code 9C3V2P57+47
Altitude 95 metres (310 feet)
Sunrise (today) 8:13
Sunset (today) 16:16
Distance away
Distance to sea 36.2 KMs (22.5 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishEast StourE04003404
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 Dorset and Somerset
NUTS/ITL 1 South West
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated December 2024
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) 21
Households (2011) 12
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
15,688 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£51,200
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanRural village
Built up area (2024)East StourE63013323
Census output area (2021)E00103725
Census output area (2011)E00103725
Lower layer super output area (2021)Dorset 002CE01020462
Lower layer super output area (2011)North Dorset 002DE01020462
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 £321,780
Annual change -4.5%
View all properties sold in the SP postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
8 Witchfield, East StourSemi-detached (freehold)Jun 2024£380,000
Semi-detached (freehold)May 2014£160,000
9 Witchfield, East StourSemi-detached (freehold)Sep 2018£300,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Sep 2011£210,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Jan 2007£222,500
1 Witchfield, East StourSemi-detached (freehold)Nov 2008£120,000
4 Witchfield, East StourSemi-detached (freehold)Oct 1998£69,000


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