| Postcode | SP8 5JX | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Gillingham | 
| Nearest station | Gillingham (Dorset) (3 km) | 
| Bus stops | The Crown Inn (NE) Village Hall (NE) Village Hall (SW) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 8 View | 
| Known addresses | Bakers Cottage, East Stour 1 Cowslip Cottage, Browns Lane, East Stour 1 Post Office Cottage, East Stour 2 Cowslip Cottage, Browns Lane, East Stour 2 Post Office Cottage, East Stour | 
| Main property type | Terraced | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
                     | 
| Latitude | 51.010439 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.280449 | |
| Easting | 380421 | |
| Northing | 123488 | |
| Grid reference | ST804234 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 550478 5651232 | |
| what3words | release.fussed.aboard | |
| FixPhrase | cried lustrous scribe unfeeling | |
| Plus code | 9C3V2P69+5R | |
| Altitude | 105 metres (344 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:00 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:47 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 36.3 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 | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| 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) | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 3 | |
| 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Cowslip Cottage, Browns Lane, East Stour | Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2022 | £420,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2020 | £325,000 | |
| 1 Post Office Cottage, East Stour | Terraced (freehold) | Oct 2021 | £300,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Mar 2011 | £168,000 | |
| 2 Cowslip Cottage, Browns Lane, East Stour | Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2020 | £341,000 | 
| 2 Post Office Cottage, East Stour | Terraced (freehold) | Jun 2019 | £212,500 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Apr 2001 | £87,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Apr 1998 | £53,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | May 1997 | £46,500 | |
| Bakers Cottage, East Stour | Detached (freehold) | Dec 2002 | £210,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Mar 1999 | £115,000 |