The postcode SP8 4RD is located in Dorset It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. SP8 4RD is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
SP8 4RD is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 6.9 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of SP8 4RD as Rural residents > Rural tenants > Rural life.
The closest road name to SP8 4RD is Laburnum Way which is centered 94 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Laburnum Way and is 82 m away. The closest railway station is Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station, 926 m away.
The closest primary school to SP8 4RD (for ages 11 and under) is Wyke Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Requires improvement on May 23, 2018. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Gillingham School. The last OFSTED inspection on July 11, 2017 rated this school as Good
The local pub for residents of SP8 4RD is Walnut Tree Inn and is 5.85 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on February 3, 2020. The nearest takeaway food is available from Mere Fish & Chip Shop and is 6.23 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on January 11, 2019.
Residents reported an average download speed of 36 Mbps and an average upload speed of 7.9 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.
Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.6 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for SP8 4RD is covered by the Dorset police force association and Dorset is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to SP8 4RD and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to SP8 4RD, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode SP8 4RD
Introduction | January 1980 |
Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from SP8 4RD - Data from 2020-2021
School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Wyke Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Requires improvement (May 23, 2018) | 298 m |
Gillingham Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Requires improvement (November 1, 2018) | 1.01 km |
Gillingham School | Maintained school | 11-18 | Good (July 11, 2017) | 1.3 km |
St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School | Academy | 2-11 | 1.7 km | |
Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (February 7, 2018) | 2.57 km |
Stower Provost Community School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Requires improvement (March 27, 2019) | 4.55 km |
Motcombe CofE Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | Good (November 23, 2017) | 4.96 km |
Port Regis Preparatory School | Independent school | 2-13 | 5.15 km | |
St George's Church of England School, Bourton | Maintained school | 4-11 | Outstanding (February 14, 2013) | 5.29 km |
Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy | Academy | 4-11 | Good (December 2, 2021) | 5.96 km |
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull | Academy | 3-11 | Good (January 17, 2017) | 6.38 km |
Mere School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (March 16, 2017) | 6.47 km |
The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (March 21, 2017) | 6.88 km |
Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | Requires improvement (February 8, 2018) | 7.49 km |
Shaftesbury School | Academy | 11-18 | Good (May 17, 2017) | 7.49 km |
St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull | Maintained school | 4-11 | Requires improvement (February 28, 2019) | 7.8 km |
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary | Academy | 4-11 | 9.06 km | |
Semley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (January 23, 2018) | 9.07 km |
Wincanton Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (February 12, 2020) | 9.09 km |
Abbas and Templecombe Church of England Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (June 6, 2019) | 9.81 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from SP8 4RD - Data from Apr 2022
Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Urban Larder Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 16, 2021 | 5.66 km | |
Walnut Tree Inn | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 3, 2020 | 5.85 km | |
Bell and Crown | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 27, 2020 | 5.93 km | |
Convenience Shop | Exempt April 26, 2019 | 5.96 km | |
Diocese Schools Academy Trust | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 10, 2021 | 5.96 km | |
Zeals After Schools Club | Exempt February 4, 2019 | 5.96 km | |
Visit Hillbrush | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good November 10, 2021 | 6.17 km | |
Angel Corner Tea Room | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 11, 2019 | 6.21 km | |
W H Davie & Son | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good November 10, 2021 | 6.21 km | |
Mere Fish & Chip Shop | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 11, 2019 | 6.23 km | |
Rosemary Goddard Day Centre | Exempt July 18, 2019 | 6.3 km | |
The George Inn | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 11, 2019 | 6.31 km | |
Waltons of Mere | Exempt February 15, 2019 | 6.31 km | |
Southern Co-operative Limited | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 25, 2018 | 6.32 km | |
Sprout and Flower | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 29, 2020 | 6.32 km | |
Ericourt Inns Ltd | Awaiting Inspection August 28, 2019 | 6.35 km | |
Golden Valley | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 8, 2018 | 6.35 km | |
Yapp Brothers Wines | Exempt April 24, 2019 | 6.37 km | |
Grill and Bake | Awaiting Inspection | 6.37 km | |
Chartwells (St Marys Catholic Primary School) | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 4, 2021 | 6.38 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to SP8 4RD - Data from Apr 2022
Laburnum Way | 82 m | |
Laburnum Way | 83 m | |
Maple Way | 152 m | |
Maple Way | 153 m | |
Primary School | 288 m | |
Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station | 926 m | |
Bournemouth International Airport | 42.77 km | |
Bristol Airport | 49.16 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to SP8 4RD - Data from Dec 2021
Lodden Lakes | 1.17 km | |
Dorey's Coppice | 1.7 km | |
Hunger Hill Coppice | 1.83 km | |
Ring Grove | 2.05 km | |
Muddock's Copse | 2.09 km | |
Little Marsh | 2.29 km | |
Easterley Copse | 2.44 km | |
Hunger Hill | 2.59 km | |
Bainly Bottom | Valley | 2.71 km |
Langham Plantations | 2.83 km | |
King's Court Wood | 2.84 km | |
Palemead Coppice | 3.02 km | |
Whistley Coppice | 3.17 km | |
Spear Copse | 3.36 km | |
Lox Lane Covert | 3.43 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for SP8 4RD - Data from Ofcom 2017
All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
---|---|---|---|
Download | 43.9 Mbps | 36 Mbps | 56.31 Mbps |
Upload | 10 Mbps | 7.9 Mbps | 15.3 Mbps |
Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
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0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 12.5 | 1 |
30-300 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 51.7 | 12.3 |
300+ Mbps | 100% | 100% | - | - |
Energy usage data for SP8 4RD - Data from 2020
Country | England |
Latitude | 51.03445100 |
Longitude | -2.28581800 |
OS Easting | 380055 |
OS Northing | 0126160 |
OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
Dorset |
Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
North Dorset |
Electoral Ward | Gillingham |
Local Authority District | Dorset |
Region / Government Office Region | South West |
European Electoral Region | South West |
Local Enterprise Partnership | Primary: Dorset Secondary: |
Local Learning and Skills Council | Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole |
International Territorial Level Code | E06000059 |
Travel To Work Area | Blandford Forum and Gillingham |
NHS England Region | South West |
Primary Care Trust (PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
Dorset |
Cancer Alliance | Wessex |
Strategic Health Authority (SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB) |
South West |
Sustainability and Transformation Partnership |
Dorset |
Clinical Comissioning Group (CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
NHS Dorset CCG |
Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Rural residents Group: Rural tenants Subgroup: Rural life |
Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Urban city and town |
Built-Up Area | Gillingham (North Dorset) BUA |
Built-Up Area Sub-Division | (pseudo) England (not covered) |
Workplace Zone | E33049434 |
Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
North Dorset 001 |
Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
North Dorset 001D |
Output Area / Small Area | 1B1 |