Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
17341
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17341 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.
Police Recorded Crime near SP8 4AE
Crime trends · near SP8 4AE
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
17
YoY -39%
ASB
11
YoY -27%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY +100%
Burglary
3
YoY +50%
Criminal damage
4
YoY -20%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
52
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,731
White Brit.95.8%
Other White1.6%
+ other · 2.7%
Religion
Total residents: 1,731
Christian55.9%
No religion34.8%
Not answered7.2%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,734
50–6421.8%
65–7416.9%
75–8414.1%
35–4913.8%
25–347.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.8%
Households
Total households: 852
Any member 66+25.4%
All members 66+17.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.4%
Other11.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.2%
+ 7 other households · 24.7%
Administrative Information
Dorset
Local Authority
Council Area
North Dorset E14001388
Constituency
E14001388
Dorset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Gillingham
Constituency code
E14001388
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Gillingham
International Territorial Level
Dorset
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
Wessex
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 001B E01020447
E01020447
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 001 E02004255
E02004255
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
North Dorset 001B E01020447
E01020447
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
North Dorset 001 E02004255
E02004255
Urban: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1
Sun & Time Information
4:27 AM
Sunrise
7:44 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:27 AM
Sunset (today)
7:44 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 2003
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~23 years
Active Duration
2003 -> Present
June 2003 — Introduced
Postcode SP8 4AE introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 17341
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01020447 and MSOA E02004255 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SP8 4AE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2003
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~23 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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