The postcode SP8 5AT is located in Dorset It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. SP8 5AT is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
SP8 5AT is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.9 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 5AT as Rural residents > Rural tenants > Ageing rural flat tenants.
The closest road name to SP8 5AT is High Street which is centered 77 m away.
The nearest bus stop is White Lion Cross and is 176 m away. The closest railway station is Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station, 5.82 km away.
The closest primary school to SP8 5AT (for ages 11 and under) is Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on December 2, 2021. 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 5AT is Bell and Crown and is 769 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on August 27, 2020. The nearest takeaway food is available from Mere Fish & Chip Shop and is 3.46 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on January 11, 2019.
Residents reported an average download speed of 57.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 12.7 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.
Policing for SP8 5AT 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 5AT and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to SP8 5AT, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode SP8 5AT
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 5AT - Data from 2020-2021
School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy | Academy | 4-11 | Good (December 2, 2021) | 764 m |
St George's Church of England School, Bourton | Maintained school | 4-11 | Outstanding (February 14, 2013) | 1.27 km |
Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (February 7, 2018) | 3.21 km |
Mere School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (March 16, 2017) | 3.97 km |
Wyke Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Requires improvement (May 23, 2018) | 5.05 km |
Gillingham Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Requires improvement (November 1, 2018) | 5.5 km |
Gillingham School | Maintained school | 11-18 | Good (July 11, 2017) | 5.61 km |
St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School | Academy | 2-11 | 6.57 km | |
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary | Academy | 4-11 | 7.05 km | |
Wincanton Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (February 12, 2020) | 7.27 km |
King Arthur's School | Academy | 11-16 | 7.98 km | |
Motcombe CofE Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | Good (November 23, 2017) | 9.13 km |
Port Regis Preparatory School | Independent school | 2-13 | 9.6 km | |
Stower Provost Community School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Requires improvement (March 27, 2019) | 9.78 km |
King's Bruton | Independent school | 13-18 | 10.26 km | |
Marchant Holliday School | Special school | 5-12 | Good (January 30, 2020) | 10.3 km |
Bruton Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (February 25, 2016) | 10.44 km |
Horsington Church School | Academy | 4-11 | Good (January 24, 2019) | 10.47 km |
Upton Noble CofE VC Primary School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (May 22, 2019) | 10.57 km |
Abbas and Templecombe Church of England Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (June 6, 2019) | 10.96 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from SP8 5AT - Data from Apr 2022
Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Convenience Shop | Exempt April 26, 2019 | 764 m | |
Diocese Schools Academy Trust | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 10, 2021 | 764 m | |
Zeals After Schools Club | Exempt February 4, 2019 | 764 m | |
Bell and Crown | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 27, 2020 | 769 m | |
Visit Hillbrush | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good November 10, 2021 | 2.35 km | |
Spread Eagle Inn | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 6, 2018 | 2.95 km | |
The Ice Cream Parlour | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 1, 2019 | 2.95 km | |
Stourhead Restaurant | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 1, 2018 | 2.97 km | |
Stourhead Farm Shop | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 10, 2021 | 3.01 km | |
Mere Fish & Chip Shop | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 11, 2019 | 3.46 km | |
Ericourt Inns Ltd | Awaiting Inspection August 28, 2019 | 3.53 km | |
The George Inn | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 11, 2019 | 3.54 km | |
Angel Corner Tea Room | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 11, 2019 | 3.57 km | |
W H Davie & Son | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good November 10, 2021 | 3.57 km | |
Southern Co-operative Limited | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 25, 2018 | 3.6 km | |
Sprout and Flower | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 29, 2020 | 3.6 km | |
Golden Valley | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 8, 2018 | 3.6 km | |
Waltons of Mere | Exempt February 15, 2019 | 3.66 km | |
Grill and Bake | Awaiting Inspection | 3.67 km | |
Hettie Hen Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 1, 2019 | 3.74 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to SP8 5AT - Data from Apr 2022
White Lion Cross | 176 m | |
White Lion Cross | 190 m | |
Breach Close | 658 m | |
Breach Close | 660 m | |
Chapel Lane | 837 m | |
Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station | 5.82 km | |
Bristol Airport | 43.97 km | |
Bournemouth International Airport | 47.69 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to SP8 5AT - Data from Dec 2021
Factory Pond | 508 m | |
Corner Copse | 726 m | |
Bagmore Wood | 1.14 km | |
Combe Bottom | Valley | 1.46 km |
Silton Wood | 1.49 km | |
Hart Hill | 1.59 km | |
Forty Pond | 1.66 km | |
Bottle's Hill | 1.78 km | |
Old Park Plantation | 1.82 km | |
Mill Covert | 1.98 km | |
Whistley Coppice | 2.28 km | |
New Lake | 2.36 km | |
Greenland Bottom | Valley | 2.37 km |
Writh Copse | 2.45 km | |
Nor Wood | 2.58 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for SP8 5AT - Data from Ofcom 2017
All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
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Download | 62.7 Mbps | 57.9 Mbps | 79.67 Mbps |
Upload | 12.9 Mbps | 12.7 Mbps | 20 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% | 14 | 0 |
30-300 Mbps | 100% | 100% | 66.6 | 15.2 |
300+ Mbps | 0% | 0% | - | - |
Country | England |
Latitude | 51.07846900 |
Longitude | -2.31649500 |
OS Easting | 377925 |
OS Northing | 0131064 |
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: Ageing rural flat tenants |
Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Rural village |
Built-Up Area | Bourton BUA |
Built-Up Area Sub-Division | (pseudo) England (not covered) |
Workplace Zone | E33049438 |
Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
North Dorset 002 |
Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
North Dorset 002A |
Output Area / Small Area | 1B3 |