Latitude: 51.0432 / 51°2'35"N
Longitude: -2.282 / 2°16'55"W
OS Eastings: 380329
OS Northings: 127131
OS Grid: ST803271
Mapcode National: GBR 0VN.KW3
Mapcode Global: FRA 663C.8SV
Plus Code: 9C3V2PV9+76
Maidenhead Locator System: IO81ub60
What Three Birds: corncrake.longspur.fieldfare
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SP8 4NX is a primarily residential postcode in Gillingham, Dorset. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is D.
Residential buildings are primarily detached. Domestic properties are mostly houses and bungalows.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £130,921 to £623,179 with an average of £332,256.
Residential buildings were typically constructed before 1900 and between 1950 and 1966.
3% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are predominantly owner occupied.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are D and E.
Commercial rateable values range from £2,650 to £2,700 with an average of £2,675. The most common recorded business types are Self Catering Holiday Unit and Store.
In the 2011 census, there were 73 people resident in SP8 4NX, of which 29 were male and 44 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
SP8 4NX is in the Blandford Forum and Gillingham travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Dorset Primary Care Trust.
SP8 4NX is approximately 78m (256ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in SP8 4NX
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing SP8 4NX
1b1: Rural Residents - Rural Tenants - Rural Life
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for SP8 4NX
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
4/10 (Low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
7/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
2/10 (Very low)
Supermarkets near SP8 4NX include Asda, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Lidl and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of SP8 4NX are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Unitary Authority
Dorset Council
Ward
Gillingham
Councillors
David Walsh (Conservative)
Val Pothecary (Conservative)
Belinda Ridout (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
North Dorset
MP
Simon Hoare (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for SP8 4NX.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near SP8 4NX.
Gillingham Primary School
School Road, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4QR
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Needs improvement
Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School
Milton-on-Stour, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 5QD
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
St Mary the Virgin CofE VA Primary School
Pheasant Way, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4LP
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 2 - 11
Outstanding
St George's Church of England School, Bourton
Church Track, Bourton, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 5BN
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Outstanding
Gillingham School
Hardings Lane, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4QP
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
King Arthur's Community School
West Hill, Wincanton, Somerset, BA9 9BX
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Sturminster Newton High School
Bath Road, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, DT10 1DT
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Ansford Academy Trust
Maggs Lane, Castle Cary, Somerset, BA7 7JJ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.