SP8 5SS postcode in Buckhorn Weston, Dorset
SP8 5SS is a postcode in Buckhorn Weston, 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 May 1994.
Where SP8 5SS is, and what is near it
- SP8 5SS
- 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 51.0203, longitude -2.3572)
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 5SS?
- DorsetCouncil, for all local services Dorset: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around SP8 5SS Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- DorsetPolice force area
- North DorsetParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Simon Hoare (Conservative), as Parliament lists them. Contact Simon Hoare
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 5SS?
Every home and business at SP8 5SS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
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 5SS?
BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for SP8 5SS.
Check the bin days for SP8 5SS on BinDayBuddySource: 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 5SS 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 5SS.
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 5SS: 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 5SS 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: 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 5SS?
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.
- 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 postcodeSource: 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 5SS
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SP8 5SS from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 5SS?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 980 homes in the neighbourhood around SP8 5SS. The largest share of them, 21%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (43%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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 £5,530 (band H); band C, the most common, is £2,458.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 40 (4%) | £1,843 |
| Band B | about 80 (8%) | £2,151 |
| Band C | about 210 (21%) | £2,458 |
| Band D | about 150 (15%) | £2,765 |
| Band E | about 200 (20%) | £3,379 |
| Band F | about 170 (17%) | £3,994 |
| Band G | about 120 (12%) | £4,608 |
| Band H | about 10 (1%) | £5,530 |
When the homes were built
- 43% Before 1900
- 1% 1900 to 1918
- 3% 1919 to 1939
- 12% 1945 to 1964
- 16% 1965 to 1982
- 11% 1983 to 1999
- 7% 2000 to 2009
- 2% 2010 to 2019
- 4% 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 5SS is in (ONS area E01020440), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 5SS?
The nearest open schools to SP8 5SS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 5SS?
The nearest railway station to the centre of SP8 5SS is Templecombe Rail Station, 4.7 km away in a straight line.
- Templecombe Rail Station Railway station 4.7 kmCycle
- Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station Railway station 6.1 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 5SS, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near SP8 5SS?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of SP8 5SS, 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.
- Wincanton Health Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01963 435700 5.7 kmDrive
- Gillingham Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01747 824201 6.3 kmDrive
- Silton Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01747 841304 6.7 kmDrive
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 5SS?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SP8 5SS 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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near SP8 5SS?
The nearest to the centre of SP8 5SS, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- The Wincanton Smile Centre Phone 01963 34398 5.4 kmDrive
- Wincanton Dental Practice Phone 01963 834475 5.4 kmDrive
- Church Street Dental Centre Phone 01963 33930 5.5 kmDrive
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 5SS?
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.
- Wincanton Community Hospital 6.0 kmDrive
- Yeovil District Hospital Phone 01935 475122 21.2 kmDrive
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 vets are near SP8 5SS?
The nearest vets to the centre of SP8 5SS on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Longmead Vets 5.7 kmDrive
- Shreen Vets 5.8 kmDrive
- Blackmore Vale Veterinary Centre 11.0 kmDrive
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 5SS in a conservation area?
The centre of SP8 5SS 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 5SS?
Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of SP8 5SS in the latest month it has published.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for SP8 5SS
- Ward
- Gillingham
- Parish
- Buckhorn Weston
- Region
- South West
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Buckhorn Weston
- Rural or urban
- Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
- In use since
- May 1994
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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