SP8 5DP maps, stats, and open data
SP8 5DP lies on Dry Lane in Gillingham. SP8 5DP 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 October 1985.
SP8 5DP maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
SP8 5DP geodata
| Easting | 379089 |
| Northing | 126423 |
| Latitude | 51.036781 |
| Longitude | -2.299609 |
Where is SP8 5DP?
| Street | Dry Lane |
| Town/City | Gillingham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | SP8 |
SP8 5DP Elevation
Elevation or altitude of SP8 5DP 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 5DP
2022 6 JAN £797,000 |
2005 31 AUG £575,000 |
2001 4 OCT £155,000 |
2000 15 JUN £110,000 |
1999 30 APR £185,000 |
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 5DP
| Pound Lane | Wyke | 582m |
| Pound Lane | Wyke | 609m |
| Primary School (Deane Avenue) | Wyke | 841m |
| Primary School (Deane Avenue) | Wyke | 846m |
| Woodsage Drive (Rolls Bridge Way) | Wyke | 876m |
Nearest railway stations to SP8 5DP
| Gillingham (Dorset) Station | 1.9km |
Broadband
Broadband access in SP8 5DP (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 87.5% |
| 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 5DP (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 4.5Mbps |
| Average download speed | 5.0Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 6.37Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 1.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 0.9Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 1.10Mbps |
Broadband limitations in SP8 5DP (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 | 12.5% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 12.5% |
SP8 5DP gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in SP8 5DP by fuel type, 2015.
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 49,888 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 8 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 6,236 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,423 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SP8 5DP, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in SP8 5DP.
- 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
42.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than SP8 5DP:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SP8 5DP (metres)
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Nearest post box to SP8 5DP
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Wyke Road | 17:45 | 11:30 | 585m |
| Common Mead Lane | 16:15 | 09:00 | 943m |
| Deane Avenue | 16:45 | 11:30 | 979m |
SP8 5DP ITL and SP8 5DP 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 5DP:
| 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 5DP 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 5DP:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00103585 | |
| LSOA | E01020440 | North Dorset 002A |
| MSOA | E02004256 | North Dorset 002 |
Nearest postcodes to SP8 5DP
| SP8 5DR | Culvers | 259m |
| SP8 5NS | 325m | |
| SP8 4NW | Wyke Road | 440m |
| SP8 4NN | Brewery Lane | 442m |
| SP8 5NT | Langham Lane | 446m |
| SP8 4NL | Clarendon Close | 487m |
| SP8 4SU | Milford Court Mews | 503m |
| SP8 4SX | Milford Court | 526m |
| SP8 4NJ | Lydfords Lane | 549m |
| SP8 5NH | 560m |
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