SP8 postcode area guide — Dorset
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SP8 postcode district in Dorset — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SP8
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
93.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
78.1%
Gigabit-capable
78.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.4%
Broadband availability in the SP8 postcode district (Dorset) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 557 postcodes Ofcom measures in SP8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 93.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 78.1%.
Around 0.4% of premises in SP8 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 SP8
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SP8 4AA | 91.7% | 30.6% |
| SP8 4AB | 100% | 75% |
| SP8 4AD | 100% | 100% |
| SP8 4AE | 100% | 6.3% |
| SP8 4AG | 87.5% | 62.5% |
| SP8 4AJ | 100% | 100% |
| SP8 4AL | 100% | 0% |
| SP8 4AN | 100% | 20% |
| SP8 4AP | 100% | 0% |
| SP8 4AQ | 100% | 100% |
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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 SP8
Police recorded 41 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SP8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 18 | 43.9% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 10 | 24.4% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 9 | 22.0% |
| Burglary | 2 | 4.9% |
| Other theft | 1 | 2.4% |
| Public order | 1 | 2.4% |
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 SP8
Based on 215 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SP8 is £280,000, up 3.7% on the previous year (£270,000).
Detached
£385,000
89 sales
Semi-detached
£260,000
49 sales
Terraced
£218,000
52 sales
Flat / maisonette
£105,000
18 sales
Latest recorded sales in SP8
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | £347,000 | Detached | Prospect Close | SP8 4NZ |
| 15 May 2026 | £455,000 | Detached | Witch Lane | SP8 5NZ |
| 15 May 2026 | £193,000 | Detached | Tomlins Lane | SP8 4BH |
| 14 May 2026 | £222,500 | Semi-detached | Wiltshire Close | SP8 4LZ |
| 7 May 2026 | £340,000 | Detached | Cherryfields | SP8 4TJ |
| 1 May 2026 | £399,990 | Detached | Chaffinch Chase | SP8 4GT |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £227,000 | Flat | Peacemarsh | SP8 4HB |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £187,000 | Semi-detached | Sylvan Way | SP8 4EQ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £365,000 | Detached | Yalbury Wood Way | SP8 4GR |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £358,000 | Detached | Horsefields | SP8 4UH |
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 SP8
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillingham School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,684 | SP8 4QP |
| St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 242 | SP8 4GG |
| Gillingham Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 233 | SP8 4QR |
| Wyke Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 161 | SP8 4SH |
| St George's Church of England School, Bourton | Primary | 2–11 | 142 | SP8 5BN |
| Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 119 | SP8 5QD |
| Stower Provost Community School | Primary | 4–11 | 92 | SP8 5LX |
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 SP8
111 rated food businesses operate in SP8. 83 hold the top rating of 5, 1 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aldi Stores Limited, All About The Glaze, American Pizza, Asda, Basic Batch Cookies.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SP8
From a sample of 93 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 SP8 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 37% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
3%
Band C
32%
Band D
35%
Band E
20%
Band F
6%
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
Landlines around SP8 typically use:
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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.