| Postcode | SP8 5GY |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Gillingham |
| Nearest station | Gillingham (Dorset) (3 km) |
| Bus stops |
Village Hall (NE)
The Crown Inn (SW)
The Crown Inn (NE)
Witchfields (SW)
Witchfields (NE)
East Stour Crossroads (NE)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 5 View |
| Known addresses |
Highfield, Ridge Close, East Stour
Pelham, Ridge Close, East Stour
Rivendell, Ridge Close, East Stour
Sunnymeade, Ridge Close, East Stour
|
| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
No businesses found
|
| Latitude | 51.008383 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.282674 | |
| Easting | 380264 | |
| Northing | 123260 | |
| Grid reference | ST802232 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 550325 5651001 | |
| what3words | short.splat.mainframe | |
| FixPhrase | cried lustrous scorer undusted | |
| Plus code | 9C3V2P58+9W | |
| Altitude | 101 metres (332 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:05 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:41 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 36.1 KMs (22.5 miles) |
| Parish | East Stour | E04013376 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Gillingham | E05012702 |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset | E06000059 |
| County | Dorset | E10000009 |
| Constituency (2024) | North Dorset | E14001388 |
| MP | Simon Hoare | Conservative |
| Police force | Dorset | |
| Water company | Wessex Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Dorset | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | South West | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | March 2005 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 |
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Population (2011) | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 4 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
|
|
| Rural/urban (2021) | Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings | |
| Built up area (2024) | East Stour | E63013323 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00103724 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1B2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Dorset 002C | E01020462 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | North Dorset 002D | E01020462 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe | E02004256 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe | E02004256 |
| Travel to work area | Blandford Forum and Gillingham | E30000172 |
| Average property price in Salisbury | £324,684 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | -1.2% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelham, Ridge Close, East Stour | Detached (freehold) | Nov 2022 | £610,000 |
| New build detached (freehold) | Apr 2005 | £365,000 | |
| Rivendell, Ridge Close, East Stour | Detached (freehold) | Jan 2016 | £395,000 |
| New build detached (freehold) | May 2005 | £354,000 | |
| Highfield, Ridge Close, East Stour | Detached (freehold) | Jan 2007 | £400,000 |
| New build detached (freehold) | Oct 2004 | £360,000 | |
| Sunnymeade, Ridge Close, East Stour | New build detached (freehold) | Sep 2004 | £365,000 |