SP8 5LB maps, stats, and open data

SP8 5LB lies on Witch Close in East Stour, Gillingham. SP8 5LB 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 5LB maps

SP8 5LB map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

SP8 5LB map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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SP8 5LB geodata

Easting	379965
Northing	123293
Latitude	51.008667
Longitude	-2.286942

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is SP8 5LB?

Street	Witch Close
Locality	East Stour
Town/City	Gillingham
Country	England
Postcode District	SP8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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SP8 5LB Elevation

Elevation or altitude of SP8 5LB as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	100m	328ft

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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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in SP8 5LB

1, WITCH CLOSE, EAST STOUR, GILLINGHAM, SP8 5LB 2023 10 NOV £352,500
15, WITCH CLOSE, EAST STOUR, GILLINGHAM, SP8 5LB 2023 9 JUN £325,000
3, WITCH CLOSE, EAST STOUR, GILLINGHAM, SP8 5LB 2022 15 SEP £365,000
6, WITCH CLOSE, EAST STOUR, GILLINGHAM, SP8 5LB 2020 14 OCT £313,500
14, WITCH CLOSE, EAST STOUR, GILLINGHAM, SP8 5LB 2019 13 SEP £275,000
10, WITCH CLOSE, EAST STOUR, GILLINGHAM, SP8 5LB 2019 13 SEP £290,000
9, WITCH CLOSE, EAST STOUR, GILLINGHAM, SP8 5LB 2016 6 DEC £245,000
3, WITCH CLOSE, EAST STOUR, GILLINGHAM, SP8 5LB 2015 2 APR £225,000
3, WITCH CLOSE, EAST STOUR, GILLINGHAM, SP8 5LB 2013 28 MAR £220,000
10, WITCH CLOSE, EAST STOUR, GILLINGHAM, SP8 5LB 2011 30 NOV £226,500

➜ East Stour house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of SP8 5LB

May 2022	Vehicle crime	On or near Forge End	319m
May 2022	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Stour Close	359m
April 2022	Anti-social behaviour	On or near The Fieldings	299m
➜ Witch Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to SP8 5LB

Witchfields (Back Street)	East Stour	116m
Witchfields (Back Street)	East Stour	126m
Village Hall (Back Street)	East Stour	216m
Village Hall (Back Street)	East Stour	302m
East Stour Crossroads (Back Street)	East Stour	351m

Nearest railway stations to SP8 5LB

Gillingham (Dorset) Station	3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for SP8 5LB

Broadband access in SP8 5LB (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 5LB (2019 data)

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Median download speed	31.2Mbps
Average download speed	30.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	64.34Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	5.8Mbps
Average upload speed	5.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	12.44Mbps

Broadband limitations in SP8 5LB (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for SP8 5LB

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Source: Ofcom
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SP8 5LB gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in SP8 5LB by fuel type, 2015.

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	55,025
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,668
Median (kWh/meter)	2,912

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SP8 5LB, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in SP8 5LB.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

52.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than SP8 5LB:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SP8 5LB (meters)

East Stour Village Hall

East Stour Village Hall Back Street

366m

The Udder Farm Shop

The Udder Farm Shop Front Street

394m

The Crown Inn

The Crown Inn Hunger Hill

590m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to SP8 5LB

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
East Stour Common	16:00	09:45	1,353m
Brickfields Business Park	16:15	11:30	2,604m
Stour Lane	16:15	09:30	2,632m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to SP8 5LB

Facility	Distance
East Stour Village Hall Back Street, East Stour, Gillingham Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	233m
East Stour Playing Fields Back Street, East Stour, Gillingham Grass Pitches	392m
Stower Provost Community School Woodville, Stour Provost, Gillingham Grass Pitches, Swimming Pool, Outdoor Tennis Courts	1.9km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to SP8 5LB

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Stower Provost Community School Woodville Stour Provost, Gillingham, SP8 5LX	Primary	1.8km
St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School Pheasant Way, Gillingham, SP8 4GG	Primary	3.1km
Wyke Primary School Deane Avenue, Gillingham, SP8 4SH	Primary	3.1km

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SP8 5LB ITL and SP8 5LB 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 5LB:

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 5LB 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 5LB:

	Code	Name
OA	E00103725
LSOA	E01020462	North Dorset 002D
MSOA	E02004256	North Dorset 002

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to SP8 5LB

SP8 5LA	Witchfield	96m
SP8 5NZ	Witch Lane	100m
SP8 5JD	Duncliffe View	159m
SP8 5BF	Whitefield Drive	176m
SP8 5JZ	Back Street	224m
SP8 5LD		225m
SP8 5LE	The Fieldings	292m
SP8 5GY	Ridge Close	301m
SP8 5LJ	Head Lane	304m
SP8 5LG	Sandilands Close	320m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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