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SP8 postcode area · Gillingham

The SP8 postcode district covers Gillingham and spans 2 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Dorset. Area Scores range from 55 to 74 across them. Every full SP8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the SP8 district's neighbourhoods is Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe (74 out of 100, #1,753 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Gillingham (56). 1 of the 2 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £270,000 in Gillingham to £325,000 in Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,004a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime29per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)50
Owner-occupied74%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the SP8 district

£282,500median home sold over the past year · +13.6% over 5 years · +4.6% over the year · 308 sales
Detached£395,000
Semi-detached£260,000
Terraced£225,000
Flat£121,000
Dorset£345,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Gillingham Outer, Bourton & MotcombeDorset 1,75374 £325,000
GillinghamDorset 3,04956 £270,000

People living in SP8 Census 2021

Residents16,492
Median age (est.)50
Density148per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above29%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 19%45–64 29%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 9%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 8%Other: 20%
One person 30%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 8%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 15% · Professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades15%
Professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional12%
Elementary11%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 37% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in SP8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SP8 district.

Gillingham

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SP8.

SP7 BA8 DT10 BA9 BA10 DT9 BA12 BA7

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.