Around average
IMD England
12
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for BA8 0SB
Blandford Forum and Gillingham
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BA8 0SB
Coordinates
50.9697, -2.3872
Grid reference
ST729189
Easting
372,908
Northing
118,991
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2VXJ97+V4
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Blandford Forum and Gillingham
ITL Region
Dorset
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
16949
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16949 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · BA8 0SB
HM Land Registry · Dorset
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Police Recorded Crime near BA8 0SB
Crime trends · near BA8 0SB
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1160
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY -17%
ASB
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.3%
Other White1.8%
+ other · 1.9%
Religion
Christian62.3%
No religion31.1%
Not answered4.7%
Other religion1.4%
+ other · 0.5%
Age groups
50–6423.5%
65–7417.6%
35–4915.1%
75–8411.3%
25–347.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.5%
Households
All members 66+20.0%
Any member 66+16.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.5%
Other9.5%
+ 7 other households · 24.5%
Administrative Information
Dorset
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth Dorset E14001388
Constituency
E14001388Dorset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Stalbridge & Marnhull
Constituency code
E14001388
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Stalbridge
International Territorial Level
Dorset
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandWessex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South West
NHS Region
South West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Dorset
Sub ICB Location
NHS Dorset ICB - 11J
Cancer Alliance
Wessex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Dorset 005A E01020433
E01020433MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 005 E02004258
E02004258LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
North Dorset 004A E01020433
E01020433MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
North Dorset 004 E02004258
E02004258Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
Sun & Time Information
4:07 AM
Sunrise
8:21 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:07 AM
Sunset (today)
8:21 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BA8 0SB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 16949
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01020433 and MSOA E02004258 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BA8 0SB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BA8 0SB
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
St Nicholas CofE Primary School, Henstridge
Somerset · BA8 0QD
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Nicholas CofE Primary School, Henstridge
Somerset · BA8 0QD
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Stalbridge Church of England Primary School
Dorset · DT10 2LP
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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