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Local servicesHospitalWestminster Memorial Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryGillingham Medical Practice2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyGillingham Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistMydentist - Lanark Villas - Gillinghamunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryGillingham Primary Schoolages 4-11, 233 pupilsright hereSecondaryGillingham Schoolages 11-18under a milePrimaryWyke Primary Schoolages 4-11, 161 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH26 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS31 miRailway stationGillingham (Dorset)under a mileBus stationRegal CourtWarminster12 miFerryPoole Quay Ferry Landing26 miBus stops69 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SP8 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SP8 postcode district.

County or areaDorset
Postcode districtSP8
Telephone code01747
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:54 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:09 am – 4:04 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,315 residentsin the Gillingham census areaMedian age 51.23,456 households69% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright13% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,279 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 64% go by car, 1% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C840 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November43 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLodden Lakeswater · under a mileHunger Hillhill · 1.8 miBainly Bottomvalley · 2.0 miLittle Marshwetland · 1.3 miWhite Hillhill · 2.7 miForest Oaksforest · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGillingham Town Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 2 haRiversmeet Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 3 haQueen Elizabeth Fieldpark · 2.2 mi · 10 haBreach Commonpark · 3.7 mi · 7 haZeals Greenpark · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201931 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202631 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.1 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,755 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation71 m233 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 68 to 95 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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