SP8 postcode district
SP8 holds 568 live postcodes around Gillingham, in Dorset.
Towns and villages with their centre in SP8
| # | Place | County / council | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gillingham | Dorset | 8,822 |
| 2 | Bourton | Dorset | 1,480 |
| 3 | East Stour | Dorset | 573 |
| 4 | Buckhorn Weston | Dorset | 356 |
Wards
| Name | Share of postcodes |
|---|---|
| Gillingham | 97% |
| Beacon | 3% |
Westminster constituency
Every SP8 postcode falls in North Dorset.
Deprivation
The middle postcode here sits in decile 6 of the English Index of Multiple Deprivation (2021-Census LSOAs), where decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods and 10 the least. 0% of this district's postcodes sit in the most deprived three deciles, 36% in the least deprived three.
Deprivation deciles describe the LSOA neighbourhood each postcode sits in, weighted by postcodes rather than by people, because the postcode file carries no population. A district where the deprived neighbourhoods are densely populated will read better here than it would per resident.
Neighbouring districts in the SP area
SP1 · SP2 · SP3 · SP4 · SP5 · SP6 · SP7 · SP9 · SP10 · SP11
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcode data is the ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026 edition; counts are live postcodes with a usable location. Northern Ireland postcodes carry a separate licence and are not included; Scotland joins when the site's Scottish coverage does.