UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/sp8
SP8Gillingham, Dorset, England
House prices in SP8, Gillingham
Homes in SP8 sold for a median of £280,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 581 standard sales.
It is the third cheapest of the 19 postcode districts in the Dorset council area with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 236 | £389,000 | £330,000 to £460,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 155 | £255,000 | £224,000 to £300,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 133 | £225,000 | £196,000 to £255,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 57 | £120,000 | £100,000 to £145,000 | Too few |
Only 24 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.
Detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 41% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 27%.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.2 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
Flats here sold for a median of £120,000, 18% less than the £146,500 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.
Compare an asking price
- Check a home for its floor area
- How much to offer, then how to put the offer in writing
- Work out stamp duty
Where prices are higher in SP8
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in SP8 5, around Bourton and Gillingham, with a median of £395,000, and lowest in SP8 4, around Gillingham, at £260,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in SP8 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 84 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| SP8 4NX | £525,000 | 3 |
| SP8 4TW | £525,000 | 5 |
| SP8 4AF | £514,500 | 8 |
| SP8 4NG | £500,000 | 5 |
| SP8 5HS | £494,000 | 4 |
| SP8 4AL | £425,000 | 7 |
| SP8 4ST | £415,000 | 5 |
| SP8 4RA | £412,500 | 8 |
| SP8 5FZ | £406,000 | 7 |
| SP8 5JQ | £400,000 | 3 |
| SP8 4NR | £395,000 | 5 |
| SP8 4LH | £393,500 | 4 |
| SP8 4TP | £386,000 | 4 |
| SP8 4FE | £385,000 | 3 |
| SP8 4TJ | £380,000 | 8 |
| SP8 5BJ | £380,000 | 3 |
| SP8 4GT | £377,000 | 3 |
| SP8 4DH | £367,000 | 8 |
| SP8 4NL | £365,500 | 4 |
| SP8 5FR | £358,000 | 5 |
| SP8 4TR | £356,500 | 6 |
| SP8 4GF | £351,000 | 4 |
| SP8 4NB | £344,000 | 4 |
| SP8 4SY | £342,500 | 3 |
| SP8 4EF | £340,000 | 4 |
| SP8 4NP | £333,000 | 3 |
| SP8 4NZ | £310,000 | 3 |
| SP8 4YX | £310,000 | 18 |
| SP8 4FS | £305,000 | 3 |
| SP8 4HY | £291,500 | 4 |
| SP8 4EH | £285,000 | 3 |
| SP8 4EL | £285,000 | 9 |
| SP8 4TG | £285,000 | 5 |
| SP8 4PE | £280,000 | 3 |
| SP8 4PF | £278,000 | 5 |
| SP8 5FN | £270,000 | 3 |
| SP8 4NH | £267,500 | 4 |
| SP8 4BH | £265,000 | 3 |
| SP8 4GH | £264,000 | 6 |
| SP8 4WE | £260,000 | 7 |
| SP8 4YN | £260,000 | 3 |
| SP8 4EU | £257,500 | 3 |
| SP8 4GN | £255,000 | 5 |
| SP8 4SB | £254,000 | 6 |
| SP8 4FW | £252,500 | 3 |
| SP8 4XE | £252,500 | 4 |
| SP8 4PQ | £251,500 | 4 |
| SP8 4TB | £251,000 | 3 |
| SP8 4TX | £250,000 | 3 |
| SP8 4UR | £250,000 | 3 |
| SP8 4PG | £247,000 | 7 |
| SP8 4RH | £245,000 | 3 |
| SP8 4FA | £244,500 | 6 |
| SP8 4RL | £244,000 | 4 |
| SP8 4GP | £237,500 | 4 |
| SP8 4UQ | £232,500 | 4 |
| SP8 4LS | £231,000 | 4 |
| SP8 4UH | £230,000 | 3 |
| SP8 4GS | £227,500 | 4 |
| SP8 4GY | £223,500 | 6 |
| SP8 4LQ | £221,500 | 4 |
| SP8 4TN | £221,000 | 4 |
| SP8 5GA | £220,500 | 11 |
| SP8 4LX | £218,000 | 7 |
| SP8 4EQ | £217,000 | 5 |
| SP8 4JS | £215,000 | 3 |
| SP8 4RR | £214,000 | 6 |
| SP8 4TD | £212,000 | 3 |
| SP8 4LZ | £210,000 | 3 |
| SP8 4UE | £200,500 | 4 |
| SP8 4UW | £195,500 | 3 |
| SP8 4SP | £184,500 | 4 |
| SP8 4DZ | £172,000 | 7 |
| SP8 4TY | £168,500 | 3 |
| SP8 4EW | £164,000 | 3 |
| SP8 4UG | £164,000 | 3 |
| SP8 4DT | £160,000 | 3 |
| SP8 4HG | £160,000 | 5 |
| SP8 4QS | £140,000 | 7 |
| SP8 4DL | £137,000 | 8 |
| SP8 4AD | £115,500 | 6 |
| SP8 4LR | £106,500 | 4 |
| SP8 4WG | £102,500 | 10 |
| SP8 4SR | £68,500 | 5 |
Prices over time
The median rose 34%, from £212,500 in 2016 to £285,000 in 2025, close to the 36% rise for a typical district in the South West.
Sales picked up in 2025: 341 standard sales in SP8, 32% more than the 258 in 2024.
Postcode districts in the Dorset council area
Median sale price of the 19 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. SP8 is the third cheapest. SP8 and the 14 districts nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- BH19 Swanage£380,000
- BH20 Wareham£370,000
- DT6 Bridport£365,000
- DT2 Dorchester£364,000
- DT11 Blandford Forum£350,000
- DT3 Weymouth£347,000
- DT8 Beaminster£338,500
- DT10 Sturminster Newton£335,000
- DT9 Sherborne£327,000
- BH16 Poole£325,000
- DT1 Dorchester£320,000
- SP7 Shaftesbury£308,500
- SP8 Gillingham, this district£280,000
- DT4 Weymouth£257,500
- DT5 Portland£233,000
All 19 districts in Dorset, ranked
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £132,500 for a flat on Rose Court to £745,000 for a detached house on Church Street.
The latest standard sales recorded in SP8. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- Conifer Bowridge HillSold for £625,000
- Wykemere Wavering Lane EastSold for £323,000
- 33 Saxon Mead CloseSold for £160,000
- 4 Rose CourtSold for £132,500
- 26 Chestnut WaySold for £220,000
- 5 Wren PlaceSold for £193,500
- 3, Hardy Court Marlott RoadSold for £272,500
- 32 CherryfieldsSold for £297,525
- Primrose PathSold for £650,000
- Foxgloves Church StreetSold for £745,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Lakeside Drive, Gillingham£300,00022 sales
- Newbury, Gillingham£112,00015 sales
- Barnaby Mead, Gillingham£364,50013 sales
- Tile Twist Avenue, Gillingham£220,50011 sales
- Wyke Road, Gillingham£385,00011 sales
Living in SP8
Crime
31 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 95 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 88% of homes can get it
Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
46% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Near the middle of all postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,765 a year in Dorset for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 99 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | |
| B | 13 | |
| C | 218 | |
| D | 175 | |
| E | 65 | |
| F | 18 | |
| G | 5 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 91 | ||
| 26 | ||
| 19 | ||
| 33 | ||
| 90 | ||
| 89 | ||
| 135 | ||
| 12 |
Coal mining
None of the 568 live postcodes in SP8 is in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, although 10% of postcodes in the South West are.
About these figures
The figures come from 581 standard sales in SP8 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.