SP8 4LW maps, stats, and open data

SP8 4LW lies on Shaftesbury Road in Gillingham. SP8 4LW 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 4LW maps

SP8 4LW map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

SP8 4LW map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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SP8 4LW geodata

Easting	381912
Northing	125737
Latitude	51.030703
Longitude	-2.259309

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is SP8 4LW?

Street	Shaftesbury Road
Town/City	Gillingham
Country	England
Postcode District	SP8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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SP8 4LW Elevation

Elevation or altitude of SP8 4LW 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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Gillingham
Constituency	North Dorset

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of SP8 4LW

October 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Chaffinch Chase	289m
June 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Chaffinch Chase	289m
June 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Chaffinch Chase	289m
➜ Shaftesbury Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to SP8 4LW

Park Farm (Shaftesbury Road)	Ham Common	161m
Ganymede (Shaftesbury Road)	Ham Common	170m
Ganymede (Shaftesbury Road)	Ham Common	171m
Ham Court (Shaftesbury Road)	Ham Common	326m
Park Farm (Shaftesbury Road)	Ham Common	336m

Nearest railway stations to SP8 4LW

Gillingham (Dorset) Station	1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in SP8 4LW (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 limitations in SP8 4LW (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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Deprivation

14% of English postcodes are less deprived than SP8 4LW:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SP8 4LW (meters)

Fernbrook Lodge

St Martins Grange Fern Brook Lane

100m

Greggs

Gillingham Service Station Kingsmead Business Park

217m

Budgens (Falcon Retail ltd)

Gillingham Service Station Kingsmead Business Park

217m

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Nearest post box to SP8 4LW

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Shaftesbury Road	16:15	11:30	273m
New Road	16:30	11:30	821m
Brickfields Business Park	16:15	11:30	1,011m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to SP8 4LW

Facility	Distance
Gillingham Town Football Ground Gillingham Grass Pitches	926m
Gillingham Leisure Centre (Closed) Hardings Lane, Gillingham Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Squash Courts	926m
The Riversmeet Centre Hardings Lane, Gillingham Health and Fitness Gym, Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Studio	927m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to SP8 4LW

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School Pheasant Way, Gillingham, SP8 4GG	Primary	74m
Gillingham School Hardings Lane, Gillingham, SP8 4QP	Secondary	1km
Gillingham Primary School School Road, Gillingham, SP8 4QR	Primary	1.3km

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SP8 4LW ITL and SP8 4LW 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 4LW:

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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SP8 4LW 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 4LW:

	Code	Name
OA	E00171743
LSOA	E01033156	North Dorset 002E
MSOA	E02004256	North Dorset 002

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to SP8 4LW

SP8 4GJ	Shaftesbury Road	37m
SP8 4GA	Sparrow Croft	53m
SP8 4LQ	Lockwood Terrace	88m
SP8 4GW	Kingfisher Avenue	108m
SP8 4GU	Frog Road	126m
SP8 4LP	Shaftesbury Road	126m
SP8 4GL	Kingfisher Avenue	133m
SP8 4QD	Fern Brook Lane	136m
SP8 4FU	Simene Walk	158m
SP8 4FX	Cerne Avenue	160m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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