SP8 4RD postcode in Gillingham, Dorset, Dorset

SP8 4RD is a postcode in Gillingham, Dorset, in the Gillingham ward of Dorset. It is in the North Dorset parliamentary constituency and the Dorset police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Dorset: 77% Typical price £255,000 Homes sold in SP8 4, last 12 months. ▼ 3.4% on the year before Nearest station Gillingham (Dorset) 900 m in a straight line

Where SP8 4RD is, and what is near it

Map of SP8 4RD and what is near it Map of SP8 4RD: its centre point, with the 319 other postcodes in the SP8 4 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SP8 4AA: also in SP8 4SP8 4AB: also in SP8 4SP8 4AD: also in SP8 4SP8 4AF: also in SP8 4SP8 4AG: also in SP8 4SP8 4AH: also in SP8 4SP8 4AJ: also in SP8 4SP8 4AL: also in SP8 4SP8 4AN: also in SP8 4SP8 4AP: also in SP8 4SP8 4AR: also in SP8 4SP8 4AS: also in SP8 4SP8 4AT: also in SP8 4SP8 4AW: also in SP8 4SP8 4AX: also in SP8 4SP8 4AY: also in SP8 4SP8 4AZ: also in SP8 4SP8 4BA: also in SP8 4SP8 4BE: also in SP8 4SP8 4BG: also in SP8 4SP8 4BP: also in SP8 4SP8 4DH: also in SP8 4SP8 4DP: also in SP8 4SP8 4DS: also in SP8 4SP8 4DX: also in SP8 4SP8 4EE: also in SP8 4SP8 4FJ: also in SP8 4SP8 4FZ: also in SP8 4SP8 4GF: also in SP8 4SP8 4HG: also in SP8 4SP8 4HU: also in SP8 4SP8 4HY: also in SP8 4SP8 4HZ: also in SP8 4SP8 4JB: also in SP8 4SP8 4JF: also in SP8 4SP8 4JG: also in SP8 4SP8 4JH: also in SP8 4SP8 4JJ: also in SP8 4SP8 4JL: also in SP8 4SP8 4JN: also in SP8 4SP8 4JP: also in SP8 4SP8 4JQ: also in SP8 4SP8 4JS: also in SP8 4SP8 4JU: also in SP8 4SP8 4JW: also in SP8 4SP8 4LR: also in SP8 4SP8 4LT: also in SP8 4SP8 4NA: also in SP8 4SP8 4NB: also in SP8 4SP8 4ND: also in SP8 4SP8 4NE: also in SP8 4SP8 4NF: also in SP8 4SP8 4NG: also in SP8 4SP8 4NH: also in SP8 4SP8 4NJ: also in SP8 4SP8 4NL: also in SP8 4SP8 4NN: also in SP8 4SP8 4NP: also in SP8 4SP8 4NQ: also in SP8 4SP8 4NW: also in SP8 4SP8 4NZ: also in SP8 4SP8 4PD: also in SP8 4SP8 4PJ: also in SP8 4SP8 4PL: also in SP8 4SP8 4PN: also in SP8 4SP8 4PT: also in SP8 4SP8 4PU: also in SP8 4SP8 4PW: also in SP8 4SP8 4PX: also in SP8 4SP8 4PY: also in SP8 4SP8 4PZ: also in SP8 4SP8 4QA: also in SP8 4SP8 4QF: also in SP8 4SP8 4QG: also in SP8 4SP8 4QH: also in SP8 4SP8 4QJ: also in SP8 4SP8 4QL: also in SP8 4SP8 4QN: also in SP8 4SP8 4QP: also in SP8 4SP8 4QQ: also in SP8 4SP8 4QR: also in SP8 4SP8 4QS: also in SP8 4SP8 4QT: also in SP8 4SP8 4QW: also in SP8 4SP8 4QX: also in SP8 4SP8 4QY: also in SP8 4SP8 4RA: also in SP8 4SP8 4RB: also in SP8 4SP8 4RE: also in SP8 4SP8 4RF: also in SP8 4SP8 4RR: also in SP8 4SP8 4RS: also in SP8 4SP8 4RT: also in SP8 4SP8 4RU: also in SP8 4SP8 4RX: also in SP8 4SP8 4RY: also in SP8 4SP8 4RZ: also in SP8 4SP8 4SF: also in SP8 4SP8 4SG: also in SP8 4SP8 4SH: also in SP8 4SP8 4SJ: also in SP8 4SP8 4SL: also in SP8 4SP8 4SN: also in SP8 4SP8 4SP: also in SP8 4SP8 4SQ: also in SP8 4SP8 4SR: also in SP8 4SP8 4ST: also in SP8 4SP8 4SU: also in SP8 4SP8 4SW: also in SP8 4SP8 4SX: also in SP8 4SP8 4SY: also in SP8 4SP8 4SZ: also in SP8 4SP8 4TA: also in SP8 4SP8 4TB: also in SP8 4SP8 4TD: also in SP8 4SP8 4TE: also in SP8 4SP8 4TF: also in SP8 4SP8 4TG: also in SP8 4SP8 4TP: also in SP8 4SP8 4TQ: also in SP8 4SP8 4TS: also in SP8 4SP8 4TU: also in SP8 4SP8 4TY: also in SP8 4SP8 4UA: also in SP8 4SP8 4UF: also in SP8 4SP8 4UU: also in SP8 4SP8 4UW: also in SP8 4SP8 4WB: also in SP8 4SP8 4WG: also in SP8 4SP8 4WH: also in SP8 4SP8 4XE: also in SP8 4SP8 4XH: also in SP8 4SP8 4XS: also in SP8 4SP8 4XT: also in SP8 4SP8 4YN: also in SP8 4SP8 4YP: also in SP8 4SP8 4YW: also in SP8 4SP8 4YX: also in SP8 4 Silton Surgery 4.9 kmShaftesbury School 7.5 kmTemplecombe station 9.9 kmGillingham, Dorset SP8 4RD Map of SP8 4RD and what is near it Map of SP8 4RD: its centre point, with the 319 other postcodes in the SP8 4 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Silton Surgery 4.9 kmShaftesbury School 7.5 kmGillingham SP8 4RD
  • SP8 4RD
  • Other postcodes in SP8 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.0344, longitude -2.2858)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SP8 4RD?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SP8 4RD?

Every home and business at SP8 4RD can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Dorset: 77%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Dorset: 98%

The line marks the figure across Dorset.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SP8 4RD?

BinDayBuddy has not read Dorset Council's days for SP8 4RD today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SP8 4RD at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SP8 4RD.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Dorset

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SP8 4RD: 4,861 properties in Dorset are at high risk (1.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Dorset

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SP8 4RD is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SP8 4RD?

Homes in SP8 4 sold for a typical £255,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 196 sales, down 3.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£255,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£264,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £364,750 78 sales
  • Semi-detached £250,000 49 sales
  • Terraced £218,000 51 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £132,500 18 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SP8 district: a typical £278,000 from 237 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in SP8 4RD

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in SP8 4RD from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 20 September 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SP8 4RD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 790 homes in the neighbourhood around SP8 4RD. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (50%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SP8 4RD

Band D in Dorset for 2026‑27: £2,765. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,843 (band A) to £4,608 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,458.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,843
Band Babout 200 (25%)£2,151
Band Cabout 240 (30%)£2,458
Band Dabout 160 (20%)£2,765
Band Eabout 90 (11%)£3,379
Band Fabout 70 (9%)£3,994
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,608
Band Hwithheld£5,530

When the homes were built

  1. 4% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. Withheld 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 32% 1965 to 1982
  6. 50% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Dorset before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SP8 4RD is in (ONS area E01020464), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SP8 4RD?

The nearest open schools to SP8 4RD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SP8 4RD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to SP8 4RD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SP8 4RD is Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station, 900 metres away in a straight line.

  • Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station Railway station 900 mWalk
  • Templecombe Rail Station Railway station 9.9 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Laburnum Way, 82 m away.

More stations near SP8 4RD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SP8 4RD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SP8 4RD, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SP8 4RD?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SP8 4RD on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SP8 4RD?

The nearest to the centre of SP8 4RD, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SP8 4RD?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SP8 4RD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SP8 4RD, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SP8 4RD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SP8 4RD, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SP8 4RD?

The nearest vets to the centre of SP8 4RD on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SP8 4RD in a conservation area?

The centre of SP8 4RD is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SP8 4RD?

Police.uk records 44 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SP8 4RD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour15 reports
Violence and sexual offences13 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Burglary2 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports
Shoplifting2 reports

Also: other theft 2, bicycle theft 2, public order 1, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SP8 4RD

Ward
Gillingham
Parish
Gillingham
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Gillingham, Dorset
Rural or urban
Urban, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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