Dorset

SP8 house prices in Dorset

Name: Sold house prices in SP8, Dorset
Creator: HM Land Registry
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

The median sold price in SP8 between 11 Aug 2025 and 28 Jul 2026 was £282,500 across 250 recorded sales. SP8 covers part of Dorset around the Beacon ward. Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for this district — from official UK data, in one place.

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Typical sold price

£282,500

Range £159,000–£485,250 · 250 real sales

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 11 Aug 2025 and 28 Jul 2026. Real recorded sales — not estimates. Scroll for the map, trend and breakdown.

The median sold price in SP8, Dorset, was £282,500 across 250 recorded sales between 11 Aug 2025 and 28 Jul 2026. Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,765 a year — Dorset's published charge for 2026-27.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Dorset, 2026-27. Real recorded transactions — we never publish an estimated valuation.

On the map

Where SP8 sits in Dorset

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Latest sales

The most recent sales in SP8

5, PRIMROSE FIELDS, GILLINGHAM
Detached · Freehold · 28 Jul 2026
£375,000
8, YARROW COURT, GILLINGHAM
Detached · Freehold · 24 Jul 2026
£380,000
8, TRENT SQUARE, GILLINGHAM
Terraced · Freehold · 24 Jul 2026
£305,000
3, WREN PLACE, GILLINGHAM
Semi-detached · Freehold · 17 Jul 2026
£220,500
RIVERSDALE, SHAFTESBURY ROAD, GILLINGHAM
Detached · Freehold · 15 Jul 2026
£335,000

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Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors)

The data, honestly

SP8 sold prices at a glance

Typical price

£282,500

Lower end

£159,000

Upper end

£485,250

Sample size

250 sales

24-month trend

Typical price by quarter — SP8

By property type

What each type sells for — SP8

Sold twice — what the same home resold for

The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year — a big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.

ROYAL LODGE, NEWBURY, GILLINGHAM
£95,000 (2025)£70,000 (2026)-26.3% over 0.6 yrs (-41.1%/yr)
4, HIGHGROVE, GILLINGHAM
£182,500 (2025)£186,000 (2026)+1.9% over 0.5 yrs (+3.8%/yr)

Tenure mix

Freehold vs leasehold — SP8

230 freehold (92%)

20 leasehold (8%)

5 new-build sales

Across the 250 most recent recorded sales in SP8. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions — never estimates. See every SP8 sale.

Area data

What else the records hold on SP8

Council tax, schools, area deprivation and planning activity for this district — each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.

Council tax

What council tax costs in SP8

Band D · Dorset · 2026-27

£2,765

a year — the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.

Annual council tax charge for each band in Dorset, 2026-27
Band	1991 value	A year
A	up to £40,000	£1,843
B	£40,001–£52,000	£2,151
C	£52,001–£68,000	£2,458
D	£68,001–£88,000	£2,765
E	£88,001–£120,000	£3,379
F	£120,001–£160,000	£3,994
G	£160,001–£320,000	£4,608
H	over £320,000	£5,530

These are Dorset's charges for 2026-27, the authority SP8 falls in — not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Dorset · data to 2026-27 financial year

Schools

Schools near SP8

Wyke Primary School
Primary · Academies · SP8 4SH
259 m
Requires improvement · 2022
Gillingham Primary School
Primary · Academies · SP8 4QR
1.3 km
Requires improvement · 2018
Gillingham School
Middle deemed secondary · Local authority maintained schools · SP8 4QP
1.6 km
Good · 2023
St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academies · SP8 4GG
2.1 km
Good · 2017
Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academies · SP8 5QD
2.3 km
Good · 2023

School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes — Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the SP8 district centroid, not from any address.

Source: Department for Education — Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 5 open schools within 3 km, 5 with a grade on record

Planning applications

Planning activity around SP8

DorsetCouncil/P/VOC/2026/03168Undecided
203 m
Change of use of the site for a café, retail & community use, including amended opening hours (with variation of condition no. 7 of planning permission P/FUL/2023/02773 to amend opening hours)
Received 2026-06-10
DorsetCouncil/P/CLE/2026/03076Undecided
169 m
Certificate of lawfulness to continue use of land as residential garden
Received 2026-06-07
DorsetCouncil/P/TRC/2026/02644Permitted
207 m
T1 - Lawson cypress - Fell. T2 - Lawson cypress - Fell. T3 - Oak - Fell. T4 - Bay - Coppice to approximately 0.5-1m from ground level.
Received 2026-05-13 · decided 2026-06-19
DorsetCouncil/P/TRD/2026/01534Permitted
308 m
Elm - remove dead trees Willow - remove dead
Received 2026-03-18 · decided 2026-03-19
DorsetCouncil/P/HOU/2026/01015Permitted
275 m
Erect two storey side extension and single storey rear extension (demolish existing single story extension).
Received 2026-02-20 · decided 2026-04-10
DorsetCouncil/P/HOU/2026/00462Permitted
361 m
Erect single storey rear extension with roof lanterns and external alteration.
Received 2026-01-26 · decided 2026-02-25

Applications are matched within 500 m of the SP8 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for SP8 for the current picture.

Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 435 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 23 July 2026

Deprivation (IMD)

Area profile for SP8

Across the 12 sampled SP8 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 6 to decile 9, with a median of decile 8 of 10 — where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.

1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

SP8 4FS, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 8 of 10 — where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so SP8 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in SP8 that have recorded sales and 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices

Two sources, one table

What it costs to run a home in SP8, band by band

Dorset's council tax for 2026-27 set against the SP8 median sold price of £282,500 across 250 recorded sales — the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.

Council tax band, its 1991 valuation range, the annual and monthly charge in Dorset for 2026-27, and that charge as a share of the SP8 median sold price
Band	1991 valueVOA basis	A yearDorset	A month÷ 12	Of the median÷ £282,500
A	up to £40,000	£1,843	£154	0.65%
B	£40,001–£52,000	£2,151	£179	0.76%
C	£52,001–£68,000	£2,458	£205	0.87%
D	£68,001–£88,000	£2,765	£230	0.98%
E	£88,001–£120,000	£3,379	£282	1.20%
F	£120,001–£160,000	£3,994	£333	1.41%
G	£160,001–£320,000	£4,608	£384	1.63%
H	over £320,000	£5,530	£461	1.96%

The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the SP8 median sold price — a comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data — HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Dorset, 2026-27.

Address by address

What individual homes in SP8 sold for

The 24 most recently sold doors of the 247 distinct addresses in the records we hold for SP8. Real recorded transactions — never estimates.

5, PRIMROSE FIELDS, GILLINGHAM
SP8 5JR · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£375,000
2026-07-28
8, YARROW COURT, GILLINGHAM
SP8 4XD · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£380,000
2026-07-24
8, TRENT SQUARE, GILLINGHAM
SP8 4FS · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£305,000
2026-07-24
3, WREN PLACE, GILLINGHAM
SP8 4WE · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£220,500
2026-07-17
RIVERSDALE, SHAFTESBURY ROAD, GILLINGHAM
SP8 4LL · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£335,000
2026-07-15
41, WOODSAGE DRIVE, GILLINGHAM
SP8 4UE · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£235,000
2026-07-10
HOP HOUSE, WOODVILLE, GILLINGHAM
SP8 5LX · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£350,000
2026-07-09
27, WOODSAGE DRIVE, GILLINGHAM
SP8 4UE · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£145,000
2026-07-03
5, ARUN CLOSE, GILLINGHAM
SP8 4RN · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£210,000
2026-06-30
TANYARD ORCHARD, WESTON STREET, GILLINGHAM
SP8 5HG · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£685,000
2026-06-26
6, DOWNSVIEW DRIVE, GILLINGHAM
SP8 4RL · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£257,500
2026-06-26
1, CERNE AVENUE, GILLINGHAM
SP8 4FW · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£247,000
2026-06-25
12, CRESSCOMBE CLOSE, GILLINGHAM
SP8 4GS · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£255,000
2026-06-25
15, WESSEX WAY, GILLINGHAM
SP8 4LX · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£230,500
2026-06-25
MILL COTTAGE, GILLINGHAM
SP8 4HH · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£450,000
2026-06-24
20, SYLVAN WAY, GILLINGHAM
SP8 4EQ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£285,000
2026-06-22
5, MILL RACE, GILLINGHAM
SP8 4DW · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£225,000
2026-06-22
20, KING JOHN ROAD, GILLINGHAM
SP8 4PG · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£420,000
2026-06-19
15, ORCHARD ROAD, GILLINGHAM
SP8 4BQ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£250,000
2026-06-12
31, HORSEFIELDS, GILLINGHAM
SP8 4UQ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£255,000
2026-06-12
8, MARLOTT ROAD, GILLINGHAM
SP8 4FA · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£216,000
2026-06-12
NEWBURY GARDENS, NEWBURY, GILLINGHAM
SP8 4HG · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£125,000
2026-06-12
19, BRIDGE CLOSE, GILLINGHAM
SP8 4LS · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£220,000
2026-06-10
THE COTTAGE HOUSE, GILLINGHAM
SP8 5NS · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£510,000
2026-06-08

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link — we match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.

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Crime rate

Street-level reported crime from Police.UK, by category.

Flood risk

Live Environment Agency warnings and long-term risk.

EPC ratings

Energy certificates A–G from the GOV.UK register.

Boundaries

Location and how to get the official Title Plan.

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Every SP8 figure is official, sourced and dated

We never show estimated “valuations” or magic numbers — just real recorded data from the UK's official registers, refreshed continuously.

HM Land RegistrySold prices
MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
Department for Education · OfstedSchools
Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
Police.UKStreet-level crime
Environment AgencyFlood risk
postcodes.io · ONSGeography

Questions, answered

The SP8 report: your questions

What is the average house price in SP8?

The median sold price in SP8, Dorset was £282,500 across 250 recorded sales between 11 Aug 2025 and 28 Jul 2026. Most sales fell between £159,000 and £485,250. That is the median of real HM Land Registry transactions, not an estimate or a valuation.

How much is council tax in SP8?

SP8 is billed by Dorset, whose Band D charge for 2026-27 is £2,765 a year. Every band from A to H is listed on this page. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and there is no free per-address dataset for it, so we never guess an individual home's band — look it up on GOV.UK and read your row.

Which schools are near SP8?

The Department for Education's register lists 5 open schools within 3 km of the SP8 district centre, the nearest being Wyke Primary School (last Ofsted grade: Requires improvement). These are nearest by straight-line distance from the district centroid — they are not catchment or admission areas, which councils set individually and do not publish centrally.

Is SP8 a deprived area?

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the 12 SP8 postcodes we sampled run from decile 6 to decile 9, with a median of decile 8 of 10 — where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. Deprivation is published for small areas, not postcode districts, so a district like SP8 usually spans several. It is area context, never a judgement on an individual home.

Have there been planning applications near SP8?

The last check of the local planning authority register found 435 applications within 500 m of the SP8 district centre; the most recent are listed on this page with their reference, description and status as the authority published them. For an up-to-the-minute search, use the planning tool with your full postcode.

Can I see what an individual address in SP8 sold for?

Yes — this page lists the 24 most recently sold doors of the 247 distinct addresses in the records we hold for SP8, each with its price and date. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so a home that has never been sold does not appear; and we link an address to its own property page only where the match is certain, never by guessing.

How up to date are the SP8 sold prices?

Sold prices come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, covering sales up to 31 July 2026. The store is rebuilt monthly. New sales can take several weeks to appear in the official register after completion, so the very latest transactions may not show yet.

Does SP8 cover my exact street?

SP8 is the outward half of the postcode and covers the whole district, so the district-wide figures on this page are medians and ranges — not a valuation of any single property. The address list gives you the door-level picture, and the free checks take a full postcode.

Nearby

Postcode districts near SP8

The closest districts to SP8 by straight-line distance between district centres — not the next letter of the alphabet.

Every SP8 sale in the sold price tool Council tax bands in SP8 Schools near SP8 Planning applications in SP8

Where this comes from

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education — Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on — never estimates, never a valuation. Every SP8 sale in the lookup tool · About Your Property Check.