Author: David Caldwell Updated: May 28, 2024

SP8 5HL is a postal code used within the United Kingdom for delivering mail.

Postcodes are made up of two parts. The part before the space (SP8) is called the outward code. The part after the space (5HL) is called the inward code. The letters C, I, K, M, O and V are not allowed in the inward code. In addition to the inward and outward code, the postcode can be broken up into four parts:

Postal Area. In our case SP which means Salisbury.
Postal District. In our case SP8.
Postal Sector. In our case SP8 5.
Postcode Unit. The last two letters. In our case HL.

The regional mail center for the post area SP is the South West Distribution Centre, which is located at Western Approach, Distribution Park, Severn Beach, BRISTOL, BS35 4GG.

The final port of call for any post addressed to the SP8 5HL postcode is the local delivery office (DO) which is . Here the post will be sorted ready for delivery.

A close-knit community! The 2021 Census indicates that only 7 individuals call the SP8 5HL postcode their home.

SP8 5HL is within the village of Buckhorn Weston.

The SP8 5HL postcode area is composed of 100% residential properties, 0% commercial properties, and 0% public properties.

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Property Type	Percentage
Residential	100%
Commercial	0%
Public	0%

Map Coordinates

Latitude	51.0204930165
Longitude	-2.35526383987

Weather Forecast

Weather Forecast for East Stour

Sun 6th Oct

Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Light rain	13.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	50.00%	SE 16 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	13.00%	SE 11 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Overcast	12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	17.00%	SE 9 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Overcast	14.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	14.00%	SSE 9 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	16.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	13.00%	S 11 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Light rain shower (day)	16.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	41.00%	S 11 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Light rain shower (night)	14.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	36.00%	SSW 7 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Partly cloudy (night)	12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	14.00%	SW 7 mph

Mon 7th Oct

Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Clear night	11.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	12.00%	SSW 7 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	29.00%	SSW 7 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Partly cloudy (night)	12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	6.00%	S 9 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Light rain shower (day)	14.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	37.00%	S 11 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Heavy rain shower (day)	15.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	65.00%	S 13 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Light rain shower (day)	15.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	46.00%	S 13 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Light rain shower (night)	13.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	37.00%	S 9 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Partly cloudy (night)	13.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	18.00%	SSE 9 mph

Tue 8th Oct

Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Light rain shower (night)	13.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	40.00%	S 11 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Light rain shower (night)	13.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	40.00%	S 9 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Light rain shower (night)	13.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	38.00%	S 9 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Light rain shower (day)	15.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	41.00%	S 11 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Heavy rain shower (day)	16.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	64.00%	S 13 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Heavy rain shower (day)	15.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	60.00%	SSW 11 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Light rain shower (night)	13.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	38.00%	S 9 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	13.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	13.00%	S 9 mph

Wed 9th Oct

Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	11.00%	SSW 9 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	12.00%	S 7 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	12.00%	S 7 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Cloudy	13.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	15.00%	S 7 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Light rain shower (day)	15.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	42.00%	S 9 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Heavy rain shower (day)	15.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	54.00%	WSW 9 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Light rain	13.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	46.00%	NW 9 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	16.00%	WNW 9 mph

What are the Broadband Speeds like?

Download Speeds

Average Mbps	63.800
Median Mbps	79.700
Maximum Mbps	79.760

SP8 5HL has an average download speed of 63.8 Megabits per second (Mbps).

1,247 other postcode units have the same broadband speed.

43% of postcodes (509,428) have slower broadband speeds.

57% of postcodes (673,966) have faster broadband speeds.

Upload Speeds

Average Mbps	16.000
Median Mbps	20.000
Maximum Mbps	20.000

SP8 5HL has an average upload speed of 16 Megabits per second (Mbps).

10,419 other postcode units have the same upload speed.

74% of postcodes (880,569) have slower upload speeds.

25% of postcodes (293,653) have faster upload speeds.

Sourced from Ofcom data 2021.

Schools within a five minute Drive

Data accessed January 2024

Nearest Dentists

THE WINCANTON SMILE CENTRE

Address: 28 HIGH STREET, WINCANTON, SOMERSET, BA9 9JF

Distance: 3.38 miles

Contact: :

DENTAL SURGERY

Address: 7A CHURCH STREET, WINCANTON, SOMERSET, BA9 9AA

Distance: 3.45 miles

Contact: :

WINNING SMILES

Address: MIDDLEFIELD HOUSE, MARLOTT ROAD, GILLINGHAM, DORSET, SP8 4FA

Distance: 3.67 miles

Contact: :

GILLINGHAM DENTAL PRACTICE

Address: 1 LANARK VILLAS, NEWBURY, GILLINGHAM, DORSET, SP8 4QH

Distance: 3.81 miles

Contact: :

STALBRIDGE DENTAL PRACTICE

Address: STATION ROAD, STALBRIDGE, STURMINSTER NEWTON, DORSET, DT10 2RG

Distance: 4.30 miles

Contact: :

MERE DENTAL PRACTICE

Address: SPRINGFIELD ROAD, MERE, WARMINSTER, WILTSHIRE, BA12 6EW

Distance: 6.29 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest Chemists

BOOTS

Address: 31 HIGH STREET, WINCANTON, SOMERSET, BA9 9JU

Distance: 3.42 miles

Contact: tel: 01963 32205

BOOTS

Address: WINCANTON HEALTH CENTRE, DYKES WAY, WINCANTON, SOMERSET, BA9 9FQ

Distance: 3.59 miles

Contact: tel: 01963 33235

PEACEMARSH PHARMACY

Address: PEACEMARSH SURGERY, MARLOTT ROAD, GILLINGHAM, DORSET, SP8 4FA

Distance: 3.67 miles

Contact: tel: 01747 825481

GILLINGHAM PHARMACY

Address: HIGH STREET, GILLINGHAM, DORSET, SP8 4AG

Distance: 3.72 miles

Contact: tel: 01747 822427

THE BARN PHARMACY

Address: THE BARN SURGERY, NEWBURY, GILLINGHAM, DORSET, SP8 4XS

Distance: 3.85 miles

Contact: tel: 01747 826709

MARNHULL PHARMACY

Address: CHURCH HILL, MARNHULL, STURMINSTER NEWTON, DORSET, DT10 1PU

Distance: 4.00 miles

Contact: tel: 01258 820352

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Nearest Opticians

SARAH GIBSON OPTOMETRIST

Address: COMMERCE HOUSE, MARKET PLACE, WINCANTON, SOMERSET, BA9 9LP

Distance: 3.48 miles

Contact: :

ROBERT FRITH OPTOMETRISTS (GILLINGHAM)

Address: FAIRFIELD HOUSE, HIGH STREET, GILLINGHAM, DORSET, SP8 4AA

Distance: 3.69 miles

Contact: :

GRACE HAINE EYE CARE LIMITED (STALBRIDGE)

Address: 1 SKYE HOUSE, RING STREET, STALBRIDGE, STURMINSTER NEWTON, DORSET, DT10 2LZ

Distance: 4.38 miles

Contact: :

VISION EXPRESS (STURMINSTER NEWTON)

Address: 2 RETSEL HOUSE, BRIDGE STREET, STURMINSTER NEWTON, DORSET, DT10 1AW

Distance: 6.93 miles

Contact: :

ROBERT FRITH OPTOMETRISTS LTD (SHAFTESBURY)

Address: WESLEY HOUSE, 12 BELL STREET, SHAFTESBURY, DORSET, SP7 8AR

Distance: 6.94 miles

Contact: :

HARROLD OPTICIANS (SHAFTSBURY)

Address: 49 HIGH STREET, SHAFTESBURY, DORSET, SP7 8JE

Distance: 7.00 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest GP Surgeries

DR GAYMER, M PORT/TEMPLECOMBE

Address: ROCK HOUSE, STATION ROAD, TEMPLECOMBE, SOMERSET, BA8 0JR

Distance: 2.97 miles

Contact: tel: 01963 370224

WINCANTON HEALTH CENTRE

Address: DYKES WAY, WINCANTON, SOMERSET, BA9 9FQ

Distance: 3.59 miles

Contact: tel: 01963 435700

PEACEMARSH SURGERY

Address: NEW MEDICAL CENTRE, MARLOTT ROAD, PEACEMARSH, GILLINGHAM, DORSET, SP8 4FA

Distance: 3.67 miles

Contact: :

WINCANTON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL - COVID LOCAL VACCINATION SERVICE 2

Address: VERRINGTON HOSPITAL, VERRINGTON, WINCANTON, BA9 9DQ

Distance: 3.80 miles

Contact: :

GILLINGHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

Address: BARN SURGERY, NEWBURY, GILLINGHAM, DORSET, SP8 4XS

Distance: 3.85 miles

Contact: tel: 01747 824201

MARNHULL SURGERY

Address: CHURCH HILL, MARNHULL, STURMINSTER NEWTON, DORSET, DT10 1PU

Distance: 4.00 miles

Contact: :

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Transport Links

Train Stations

Gillingham (Dorset)

Address: Gillingham station, Station Yard, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4PZ

Postcode: SP8 4PZ

Line: South Western Main Line

Company: South Western Railway

Time: within ten minutes drive

Distance: 3.71 miles

Templecombe

Address: Templecombe station, Station Road, Templecombe, Somerset, BA8 0JR

Postcode: BA8 0JR

Line: South Western Main Line

Company: South Western Railway

Time: within ten minutes drive

Distance: 3.02 miles

Distances are as the crow flies.

Motorway Junctions

M5 J23

Distance: 38.17 miles

Driving Time: 51.83 minutes

M5 J25

Distance: 42.58 miles

Driving Time: 50.57 minutes

M5 J24

Distance: 43.08 miles

Driving Time: 56.57 minutes

M5 J22

Distance: 43.41 miles

Driving Time: 56.90 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Who are my Elected Representatives?

Westminster Constituency	North Dorset
Member or Parliament	Simon Hoare
Contact Details	Contact Simon Hoare
Political Party	Conservative

Where can I find out where the nearest Library is?

Libraries are the responsibility of Dorset council

Visit the link for more information. Please note that some councils outsource library services to private companies and community groups ran by volunteers.

Libraries - Dorset Council

House Sales

Yearly House Sales
Year	High	Low	Average	Sales
2020	£325,000	£325,000	£325,000	1
2023	£855,000	£855,000	£855,000	1

Local Postcodes

SP8 5HJ SP8 5HW SP8 5SS Hope Cross SP8 5HG Weston Street

What Popular Supermarkets are near?

Popular Supermarkets near SP8 5HL
Supermarket	Distance	Directions
Morrisons, Wessex Way, Wincanton Business Park, WINCANTON, BA9 9RP	5.54 miles	Directions to Morrisons
Waitrose, Chantry Fields, GILLINGHAM, SP8 4UA	5.80 miles	Directions to Waitrose
Asda, Station Road, GILLINGHAM, SP8 4QA	5.96 miles	Directions to Asda
Iceland, Station Road, GILLINGHAM, SP8 4PY	6.03 miles	Directions to Iceland
Aldi, GILLINGHAM, SP8 5FB	7.05 miles	Directions to Aldi

What Popular Restaurants are near?

Burger King Restaurants near SP8 5HL
Burger King	Distance	Directions
2 Middle Street, Yeovil, BA20 1LZ	13.20 miles	Directions to 2 Middle Street
A303/a37 Podimore, Yeovil, BA22 8JG	13.25 miles	Directions to A303/a37 Podimore
Warminster,a350 / A36, Warminster, BA12 0JZ	15.18 miles	Directions to Warminster,a350 / A36
48 Waterloo Road Poole, Poole, BH17 7LG	24.95 miles	Directions to 48 Waterloo Road Poole

Mcdonald's Restaurants near SP8 5HL
Mcdonald's	Distance	Directions
McDonald's, Lawrence Hill, WINCANTON, BA9 8AB	3.44 miles	Directions to McDonald's, Lawrence Hill, WINCANTON, BA9 8AB
McDonald's, Sparkford, YEOVIL, BA22 7JE	9.44 miles	Directions to McDonald's, Sparkford, YEOVIL, BA22 7JE
McDonald's, Flushing Meadow, YEOVIL, BA21 5DL	12.27 miles	Directions to McDonald's, Flushing Meadow, YEOVIL, BA21 5DL
McDonald's, Wessex Fields, FROME, BA11 4DH	13.61 miles	Directions to McDonald's, Wessex Fields, FROME, BA11 4DH

KFC Restaurants near SP8 5HL
Restaurant	Distance	Directions
KFC, Lawrence Hill, WINCANTON, BA9 8AB	3.44 miles	Directions to KFC Wincanton - Lawrence Hill
KFC, Ivy Cross, SHAFTESBURY, SP7 8DS	7.12 miles	Directions to KFC Shaftsbury - Ivy Cross
KFC, Wessex Fields, FROME, BA11 4DH	13.61 miles	Directions to KFC Frome - Wessex Fields
KFC, Western Avenue, Houndstone Business Park, YEOVIL, BA22 8YQ	14.67 miles	Directions to KFC Yeovil - Western Avenue
KFC, Wirrall Park Road, GLASTONBURY, BA6 9XE	18.27 miles	Directions to KFC Bristol - Glastonbury Tor Retail Park