SP8 4LP maps, stats, and open data
SP8 4LP lies on Shaftesbury Road in Gillingham. SP8 4LP is located in the Gillingham electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Dorset and the English Parliamentary constituency of North Dorset. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Dorset ICB - 11J and the police force is Dorset. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
SP8 4LP maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
SP8 4LP geodata
| Easting | 381895 |
| Northing | 125612 |
| Latitude | 51.029584 |
| Longitude | -2.259550 |
Where is SP8 4LP?
| Street | Shaftesbury Road |
| Town/City | Gillingham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | SP8 |
SP8 4LP Elevation
Elevation or altitude of SP8 4LP as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 80m | 262ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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Politics
| Ward | Gillingham |
|---|---|
| Constituency | North Dorset |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in SP8 4LP
2024 22 JUL £625,000 |
2023 20 DEC £555,000 |
HARVEST LODGE, SHAFTESBURY ROAD, GILLINGHAM, SP8 4LP 2023 21 SEP £395,000 |
2022 27 JAN £628,000 |
APPLEBY, SHAFTESBURY ROAD, GILLINGHAM, SP8 4LP 2020 25 MAR £395,000 |
2020 28 FEB £379,950 |
2016 26 OCT £351,500 |
FIVE GABLES, SHAFTESBURY ROAD, GILLINGHAM, SP8 4LP 2002 29 NOV £225,000 |
2002 14 JUN £168,000 |
1999 20 AUG £130,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to SP8 4LP
| Park Farm (Shaftesbury Road) | Ham Common | 104m |
| Park Farm (Shaftesbury Road) | Ham Common | 255m |
| Ganymede (Shaftesbury Road) | Ham Common | 280m |
| Ganymede (Shaftesbury Road) | Ham Common | 283m |
| Ham Court (Shaftesbury Road) | Ham Common | 424m |
Nearest railway stations to SP8 4LP
| Gillingham (Dorset) Station | 1km |
Broadband
Broadband access in SP8 4LP (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in SP8 4LP (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 16.7Mbps |
| Average download speed | 18.4Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 39.81Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 1.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 3.2Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 10.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in SP8 4LP (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
SP8 4LP gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in SP8 4LP by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 123,684 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 9 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 13,743 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 10,923 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 32,022 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 9 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,558 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,261 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SP8 4LP, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in SP8 4LP.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
14% of English postcodes are less deprived than SP8 4LP:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SP8 4LP (metres)
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Nearest post box to SP8 4LP
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Shaftesbury Road | 16:15 | 11:30 | 375m |
| New Road | 16:30 | 11:30 | 881m |
| Brickfields Business Park | 16:15 | 11:30 | 1,000m |
SP8 4LP ITL and SP8 4LP LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for SP8 4LP:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLK | South West (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLK2 | Dorset and Somerset |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLK25 | Dorset |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E06000059 | Dorset |
SP8 4LP census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for SP8 4LP:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00171743 | |
| LSOA | E01033156 | North Dorset 002E |
| MSOA | E02004256 | North Dorset 002 |
Nearest postcodes to SP8 4LP
| SP8 4LW | Shaftesbury Road | 126m |
| SP8 4GA | Sparrow Croft | 129m |
| SP8 4QD | Fern Brook Lane | 133m |
| SP8 4GJ | Shaftesbury Road | 152m |
| SP8 4GL | Kingfisher Avenue | 165m |
| SP8 4GB | Woodpecker Meadow | 168m |
| SP8 4GW | Kingfisher Avenue | 173m |
| SP8 4GU | Frog Road | 200m |
| SP8 4LQ | Lockwood Terrace | 213m |
| SP8 4GG | Pheasant Way | 216m |
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