SP8 5HD is in Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham and North Dorset district. SP8 5HD is located in the Gillingham electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of North Dorset. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham, SP8 5HD and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Area Report

Property Prices

Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for North Dorset.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for SP8 5HD

Average Price
£636,227
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£636,227
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales in SP8 5HD

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Bye Close, Gillingham, Dorset
Detached, an established residential building
£480,0002009-07-01 £867,444
Bye Close, Gillingham, Dorset
Detached, an established residential building
£480,0002007-07-31 £755,207
Bye Close, Gillingham, Dorset
Detached, an established residential building
£280,0002002-07-04 £685,368
Bye Close, Gillingham, Dorset
Detached, an established residential building
£170,0002000-01-14 £601,690
Bye Barn, Gillingham, Dorset
Detached, an established residential building
£60,0001995-12-15 £340,370

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull
Old Mill Lane , Marnhull DT10 1JX
3out of 4 4,964 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Wyke Primary School
Deane Avenue , SP8 4SH
2out of 4 5,020 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Stapleton ArmsThe Stapleton Arms Church Hill1,005 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Kington Magna Football Pitch
VERLANDS VERLANDS
grass pitches920 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed110 Mbit/s
Average download speed213.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed380 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed380 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed33 Mbit/s
Average upload speed72.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed135 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is SP8 5HD dangerous?

According to police statistics, there was no crime reported in SP8 5HD area in year 2023. This neighbourhood is very safe.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

Employment

SP8 5HD area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 4% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 18% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of retired residents living in SP8 5HD area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 43% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired137
Full-Time Employee59
Self-Employed57
Part-Time Employee27
Looking after home or family16
Student (economically inactive)8
Other7
Unemployed7
Long-Term Sick or disabled2
Full-Time Student (with or without job)1

Employment Industry

Agriculture, forestry and fishing29
Manufacturing23
Construction23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles21
Human health and social work activities18
Education18
Professional, scientific and technical activities17
Administrative and support service activities14
Other13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security10
Accommodation and food service activities8
Information and communication4
Transport and storage4
Financial and insurance activities3
Real estate activities3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female181
Male170

Partnership Status

Single62
Married: Opposite sex209
Separated4
Divorced27
Widowed20

Health

Very good health144
Good health139
Fair health51
Bad health14
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications62
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 27
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 42
Apprenticeship20
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 57
Degree or Similar 101
Other13

Culture

Ethnic Group

White351

Country of Birth

United Kingdom334
European Union12
Africa5

Length of Residence

Born in the UK334
10+ Years14
5-10 Years2
Less than 2 years1

Passport Held

United Kingdom265
Ireland2
Germany2
Poland4
Other EU countries1
No passport held79

Religion

No religion105
Christian224
Buddhist1
Not answered21