SP5 postcode area guide — Dorset
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SP5 postcode district in Dorset — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SP5
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
87.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
52.2%
Gigabit-capable
52.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.8%
Broadband availability in the SP5 postcode district (Dorset) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,017 postcodes Ofcom measures in SP5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 87.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 52.2%.
Around 1.8% of premises in SP5 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in SP5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SP5 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| SP5 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| SP5 1AD | 100% | 0% |
| SP5 1AE | 100% | 0% |
| SP5 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| SP5 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| SP5 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| SP5 1AL | 100% | 0% |
| SP5 1AN | 100% | 0% |
| SP5 1AP | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Dorset
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Dorset district (198,095 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
81.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.3%
5G outdoors — all networks
11.1%
Voice indoors — all networks
85.3%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in SP5
Police recorded 2 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SP5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 | 50.0% |
| Other crime | 1 | 50.0% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in SP5
Based on 201 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SP5 is £457,500, down 8.5% on the previous year (£500,000).
Detached
£575,000
104 sales
Semi-detached
£370,000
42 sales
Terraced
£299,000
34 sales
Flat / maisonette
£200,000
7 sales
Latest recorded sales in SP5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £460,000 | Terraced | Marie Avenue | SP5 3NT |
| 20 May 2026 | £470,000 | Semi-detached | School Road | SP5 2BY |
| 8 May 2026 | £540,000 | Detached | The Marsh | SP5 5HJ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £387,500 | Detached | Greens Meade | SP5 2NL |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £412,500 | Detached | Paddock Close | SP5 5NZ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £625,000 | Detached | The Copse | SP5 3BL |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £620,000 | Detached | Beech Grange | SP5 2AN |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £145,000 | Flat | Sheasby Close | SP5 5PN |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £550,000 | Detached | The Village | SP5 1JX |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £400,000 | Detached | Eyres Drive | SP5 3TD |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Dorset demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Dorset district (379,579 residents, 169,261 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.2% |
| 15–29 | 17.2% |
| 30–44 | 15.5% |
| 45–64 | 22.5% |
| 65+ | 29.6% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 70.4% |
| Private rented | 16.3% |
| Social rented | 11% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around SP5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Trafalgar School at Downton | Secondary | 11–16 | 808 | SP5 3HN |
| Downton CofE VA Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 272 | SP5 3LZ |
| Sandroyd School | Not applicable | 2–13 | 194 | SP5 5QD |
| Broad Chalke CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 189 | SP5 5DS |
| Winterslow Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 181 | SP5 1RD |
| The New Forest Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 160 | SP5 2BY |
| Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 119 | SP5 3BD |
| Morgan's Vale and Woodfalls Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 109 | SP5 2HU |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in SP5
120 rated food businesses operate in SP5. 85 hold the top rating of 5, 11 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Alderbury Post Office & Stores, Alderbury Sports & Social Club, Asda Express PFS Longford, Ashley Grange Nursing Home, Bishopstone Village Hall Lunch Club.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SP5
From a sample of 139 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 SP5 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 32% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
4%
Band C
26%
Band D
34%
Band E
24%
Band F
9%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Dorset
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.