Latitude: 51.0324 / 51°1'56"N
Longitude: -2.2704 / 2°16'13"W
OS Eastings: 381137
OS Northings: 125928
OS Grid: ST811259
Mapcode National: GBR 0VW.8T8
Mapcode Global: FRA 664D.1BT
Plus Code: 9C3V2PJH+XR
Maidenhead Locator System: IO81ua77
What Three Birds: moorhen.mockingbird.veery
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SP8 4LR is a residential postcode in Gillingham, Dorset. It was first introduced in November 2007.
The most common council tax bands are B and A.
Residential buildings are typically semi-detached and detached. Domestic properties are primarily flats.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £84,097 to £530,000 with an average of £175,178.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 2003 and 2006 and from 2007 onwards.
69% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly a mix of owner occupied and privately rented.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are C and B.
In the 2011 census, there were 37 people resident in SP8 4LR, of which 23 were male and 14 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
SP8 4LR is in the Blandford Forum and Gillingham travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Dorset Primary Care Trust.
SP8 4LR is approximately 77m (253ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing SP8 4LR
5a3: Urbanites - Urban Professionals and Families - Families in Terraces and Flats
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for SP8 4LR
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
1/10 (Very low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
7/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
2/10 (Very low)
Supermarkets near SP8 4LR include Asda, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Lidl and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of SP8 4LR 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 4LR.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near SP8 4LR.
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
Motcombe CofE VA Primary School
Church Road, Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 9NT
Academy Converter
Ages 4 - 11
Good
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.