Latitude: 51.0365 / 51°2'11"N
Longitude: -2.2845 / 2°17'4"W
OS Eastings: 380150
OS Northings: 126393
OS Grid: ST801263
Mapcode National: GBR 0VN.Z3J
Mapcode Global: FRA 663C.V47
Plus Code: 9C3V2PP8+J6
Maidenhead Locator System: IO81ua58
What Three Birds: wagtail.vulture.shrike
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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SP8 4PJ is a mixed residential and non-residential postcode in Gillingham, Dorset. It was first introduced in July 1983.
The most common council tax bands are E, A and D.
Residential buildings are typically detached and semi-detached. Domestic properties are mostly flats, houses and bungalows.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £211,636 to £408,370 with an average of £313,284.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1983 and 1990 and between 1991 and 1995.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly a mix of privately rented and owner occupied.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are D and C.
Commercial rateable values range from £2,000 to £21,750 with an average of £8,100. The most common recorded business types are Shop and Hairdressing Salon.
In the 2011 census, there were 29 people resident in SP8 4PJ, of which 17 were male and 12 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 4PJ is in the Blandford Forum and Gillingham travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Dorset Primary Care Trust.
SP8 4PJ is approximately 90m (295ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in SP8 4PJ
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing SP8 4PJ
1b2: Rural Residents - Rural Tenants - Rural White-Collar Workers
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for SP8 4PJ
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 4PJ include Asda, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Lidl and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of SP8 4PJ 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 4PJ.
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 4PJ.
Gillingham Primary School
School Road, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4QR
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Needs improvement
St Mary the Virgin CofE VA Primary School
Pheasant Way, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4LP
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 2 - 11
Outstanding
Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School
Milton-on-Stour, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 5QD
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Stower Provost Community School
Woodville Stour Provost, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 5LX
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Needs improvement
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 Blandford School
Milldown Road, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 7SQ
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.