SP8 5RT postcode in Dorset, England

SP8 5RT is a postcode in Dorset, in the Beacon ward. 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 £418,000 Homes sold in SP8 5, last 12 months. ▲ 11.5% on the year before Nearest station Gillingham (Dorset) 5.4 km in a straight line

Where SP8 5RT is, and what is near it

Map of SP8 5RT and what is near it Map of SP8 5RT: its centre point, with the 245 other postcodes in the SP8 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SP8 5BF: also in SP8 5SP8 5EF: also in SP8 5SP8 5EG: also in SP8 5SP8 5EN: also in SP8 5SP8 5EP: also in SP8 5SP8 5ER: also in SP8 5SP8 5ES: also in SP8 5SP8 5ET: also in SP8 5SP8 5EU: also in SP8 5SP8 5EW: also in SP8 5SP8 5EX: also in SP8 5SP8 5EY: also in SP8 5SP8 5EZ: also in SP8 5SP8 5FQ: also in SP8 5SP8 5FT: also in SP8 5SP8 5JD: also in SP8 5SP8 5JE: also in SP8 5SP8 5LA: also in SP8 5SP8 5LD: also in SP8 5SP8 5LE: also in SP8 5SP8 5LF: also in SP8 5SP8 5LJ: also in SP8 5SP8 5LL: also in SP8 5SP8 5LN: also in SP8 5SP8 5LP: also in SP8 5SP8 5LR: also in SP8 5SP8 5LS: also in SP8 5SP8 5LW: also in SP8 5SP8 5NF: also in SP8 5SP8 5RH: also in SP8 5SP8 5RJ: also in SP8 5SP8 5RL: also in SP8 5SP8 5RN: also in SP8 5SP8 5RP: also in SP8 5SP8 5RQ: also in SP8 5SP8 5RR: also in SP8 5SP8 5RS: also in SP8 5SP8 5RU: also in SP8 5SP8 5RW: also in SP8 5SP8 5RX: also in SP8 5SP8 5RZ: also in SP8 5SP8 5SA: also in SP8 5SP8 5SB: also in SP8 5SP8 5SD: also in SP8 5SP8 5SE: also in SP8 5SP8 5SF: also in SP8 5SP8 5SL: also in SP8 5SP8 5SN: also in SP8 5SP8 5SW: also in SP8 5 School 2.4 km3 places, 5.4–6.0 kmTemplecombe station 7.4 kmGillingham SP8 5RT Map of SP8 5RT and what is near it Map of SP8 5RT: its centre point, with the 245 other postcodes in the SP8 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Silton Surgery 9.2 kmGillingham SP8 5RT
  • SP8 5RT
  • Other postcodes in SP8 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 50.9925, longitude -2.3129)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SP8 5RT?

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 5RT?

Every home and business at SP8 5RT 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.

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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 5RT?

BinDayBuddy has not read Dorset Council's days for SP8 5RT today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SP8 5RT on BinDayBuddy

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 5RT 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 5RT.

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 5RT: 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 5RT 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 5RT?

Homes in SP8 5 sold for a typical £418,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 41 sales, up 11.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£418,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£375,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 11.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £435,000 23 sales
  • Semi-detached £405,000 12 sales
  • Terraced £320,000 6 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 5RT

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in SP8 5RT from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 13 June 2025. The middle sale was £323,850, from £300,000 to £585,000. Across SP8 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £418,000. 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 5RT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 900 homes in the neighbourhood around SP8 5RT. The largest share of them, 23%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (45%). 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 5RT

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 D, the most common, is £2,765.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 60 (7%)£1,843
Band Babout 50 (6%)£2,151
Band Cabout 150 (17%)£2,458
Band Dabout 210 (23%)£2,765
Band Eabout 160 (18%)£3,379
Band Fabout 150 (17%)£3,994
Band Gabout 120 (13%)£4,608
Band Hwithheld£5,530

When the homes were built

  1. 45% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 12% 1945 to 1964
  5. 13% 1965 to 1982
  6. 11% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

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 5RT is in (ONS area E01020462), 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 5RT?

The nearest open schools to SP8 5RT, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SP8 5RT, 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 5RT?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SP8 5RT is Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station, 5.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station Railway station 5.4 kmDrive
  • Templecombe Rail Station Railway station 7.4 kmDrive

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near SP8 5RT, 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 5RT?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SP8 5RT, 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 5RT?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SP8 5RT 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.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

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

Which dentists are near SP8 5RT?

The nearest to the centre of SP8 5RT, 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 5RT?

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 5RT?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SP8 5RT, 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 5RT?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SP8 5RT, 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 5RT?

The nearest vets to the centre of SP8 5RT 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 5RT in a conservation area?

The centre of SP8 5RT 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 5RT?

Police.uk records 1 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SP8 5RT in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Criminal damage and arson1 report

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 5RT

Ward
Beacon
Parish
Fifehead Magdalen
Region
South West
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, 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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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SP8 5SL410 mSP8 5RR530 mSP8 5RP1.0 kmSP8 5RW1.1 kmSP8 5SE1.1 kmSP8 5RX1.1 km
All of SP8

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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