# SP8 5SW

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 50.987833, -2.294902
- **Open Location Code:** 9C2VXPQ4+42
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO80ux
- **Qibla:** 116.2°
- **Grid reference:** ST 79397 20979
- **UTM:** 30U 549489 5648708
- **Elevation:** 77m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** South West (E12000009)
- **Admin district:** Dorset (E06000059)
- **Ward:** Beacon (E05012682)
- **Constituency:** North Dorset (E14001388)
- **Parish code:** E04003441
- **Travel to work area:** E30000172
- **Police force area:** E23000039
- **European electoral region:** South West (E15000009)
- **Date introduced:** 1995-12

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01020462
- **2021 MSOA:** Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe (E02004256)
- **2021 output area:** E00103727
- **2011 LSOA:** E01020462
- **2011 MSOA:** E02004256
- **2011 output area:** E00103727
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33049437
- **Rural/urban classification:** Smaller rural: further from a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1B2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 15688
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **NHS region:** E40000006
- **ICB location:** E38000045
- **Integrated Care Board:** E54000041
- **Cancer Alliance:** E56000038

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Gillingham (Dorset) | 5358 |
| Hospital | Wincanton Community Hospital | 11684 |
| GP | DrPA Secure - HMP Guy's Marsh | 5154 |
| School | Stower Provost Community School | 1328 |
| Airport | RNAS Yeovilton | 24186 |
| Bus stop | Stour Provost Cross Roads | 539 |
| Food bank | Gillingham | 5726 |
| Defibrillator | Stour Provost Village Hall | 571 |
| Pharmacy | Marnhull Pharmacy | 2373 |
| Post office | Marnhull Post Office | 2512 |
| Library | Gillingham Library | 5491 |
| Coast | — | 32901 |
| Central London | — | 161523 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (region H, MPAN 20)
- **Water:** Wessex Water
- **Sewerage:** Wessex Water
- **Broadband:** 100% gigabit, 100% superfast, 100% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [SP8 5RU](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP8%205RU)
- [SP8 5RX](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP8%205RX)
- [DT10 1HY](https://openpostcodes.uk/DT10%201HY)
- [SP8 5SN](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP8%205SN)
- [DT10 1JB](https://openpostcodes.uk/DT10%201JB)
- [DT10 1JY](https://openpostcodes.uk/DT10%201JY)
- [SP8 5RT](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP8%205RT)
- [DT10 1JX](https://openpostcodes.uk/DT10%201JX)

## Boundary

A MultiPolygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/SP8%205SW.json).

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