SP8 · Dorset

SP8 broadband and area guide

Ofcom coverage, connection speeds, house prices and local data for 559 postcodes across 2 sectors in Dorset.

Full fibre

Gigabit

85%

Superfast

96%

Postcodes

559

SP8 covers 559 Dorset postcodes and shows premium connectivity. Gigabit penetration reaches 85.4%.

Broadband speeds in SP8

Share of SP8 premises by the fastest download speed available, averaged across all 559 postcodes in the district.

Dorset's SP8 demonstrates strong infrastructure investment at scale. Gigabit reaches 85.4%. Ultrafast is 85.4%. Superfast is 96.1%. The speed profile emphasises the top of the range. 85.4% claim 300+ Mbps, 10.8% occupy 30 to 300 Mbps, 1.6% fall below 10 Mbps, and 0.3% miss USO. Wireless serves 1.5% of postcodes, a minor supplement. This code demonstrates deliberate infrastructure investment across its 559-postcode footprint. The compression at the top is emphatic. Below-10 Mbps presence is minimal. Speed distribution is skewed toward premium tiers.

Under 2 Mbps

<1%

2 to 5 Mbps

<1%

5 to 10 Mbps

<1%

10 to 30 Mbps

30 to 300 Mbps

11%

300 Mbps and above

85%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations. Percentages are district-wide averages of postcode-level availability, so rows may not sum to exactly 100%.

Connectivity in detail

Below 10 Mbps USO

<1%

Premises unable to get the 10 Mbps universal service minimum

Fixed wireless

Premises that can use a fixed wireless access service

Broadband by sector

SP8 splits into 2 postcode sectors. Coverage and prices can differ street by street, so open a sector below to find your exact postcode.

Sector	Postcodes	Superfast	Full fibre	Gigabit
SP8 4	316	99%	0%	82%
SP8 5	243	93%	0%	89%

All SP8 4 postcodes (316)

SP8 4AA SP8 4AB SP8 4AD SP8 4AE SP8 4AF SP8 4AG SP8 4AJ SP8 4AL SP8 4AN SP8 4AP SP8 4AQ SP8 4AR SP8 4AS SP8 4AT SP8 4AU SP8 4AW SP8 4AX SP8 4AY SP8 4AZ SP8 4BA SP8 4BB SP8 4BD SP8 4BE SP8 4BF SP8 4BG SP8 4BH SP8 4BJ SP8 4BL SP8 4BN SP8 4BP SP8 4BQ SP8 4BS SP8 4BT SP8 4BU SP8 4BW SP8 4BX SP8 4BY SP8 4BZ SP8 4DA SP8 4DB SP8 4DD SP8 4DE SP8 4DF SP8 4DG SP8 4DJ SP8 4DL SP8 4DN SP8 4DP SP8 4DQ SP8 4DR SP8 4DS SP8 4DT SP8 4DU SP8 4DW SP8 4DX SP8 4DY SP8 4DZ SP8 4EA SP8 4EB SP8 4ED SP8 4EE SP8 4EF SP8 4EG SP8 4EH SP8 4EJ SP8 4EL SP8 4EN SP8 4EP SP8 4EQ SP8 4ER SP8 4ES SP8 4ET SP8 4EU SP8 4EW SP8 4EX SP8 4EY SP8 4EZ SP8 4FA SP8 4FB SP8 4FD SP8 4FE SP8 4FF SP8 4FG SP8 4FH SP8 4FJ SP8 4FL SP8 4FN SP8 4FP SP8 4FQ SP8 4FR SP8 4FS SP8 4FT SP8 4FU SP8 4FW SP8 4FX SP8 4FY SP8 4FZ SP8 4GA SP8 4GB SP8 4GD SP8 4GE SP8 4GG SP8 4GH SP8 4GJ SP8 4GL SP8 4GN SP8 4GP SP8 4GQ SP8 4GR SP8 4GS SP8 4GT SP8 4GU SP8 4GW SP8 4GX SP8 4GY SP8 4GZ SP8 4HA SP8 4HB SP8 4HD SP8 4HE SP8 4HG SP8 4HH SP8 4HJ SP8 4HL SP8 4HN SP8 4HP SP8 4HQ SP8 4HR SP8 4HS SP8 4HT SP8 4HU SP8 4HW SP8 4HX SP8 4HY SP8 4HZ SP8 4JB SP8 4JF SP8 4JG SP8 4JH SP8 4JJ SP8 4JL SP8 4JN SP8 4JP SP8 4JQ SP8 4JS SP8 4JU SP8 4JW SP8 4JX SP8 4JY SP8 4JZ SP8 4LA SP8 4LB SP8 4LD SP8 4LE SP8 4LF SP8 4LG SP8 4LH SP8 4LJ SP8 4LL SP8 4LN SP8 4LP SP8 4LQ SP8 4LR SP8 4LS SP8 4LT SP8 4LU SP8 4LW SP8 4LX SP8 4LY SP8 4LZ SP8 4NA SP8 4NB SP8 4ND SP8 4NE SP8 4NF SP8 4NG SP8 4NH SP8 4NJ SP8 4NL SP8 4NN SP8 4NP SP8 4NQ SP8 4NR SP8 4NS SP8 4NT SP8 4NU SP8 4NW SP8 4NX SP8 4NY SP8 4NZ SP8 4PA SP8 4PD SP8 4PE SP8 4PF SP8 4PG SP8 4PH SP8 4PJ SP8 4PL SP8 4PN SP8 4PQ SP8 4PT SP8 4PU SP8 4PW SP8 4PX SP8 4PY SP8 4PZ SP8 4QA SP8 4QD SP8 4QF SP8 4QG SP8 4QH SP8 4QJ SP8 4QL SP8 4QN SP8 4QP SP8 4QQ SP8 4QR SP8 4QS SP8 4QT SP8 4QU SP8 4QW SP8 4QX SP8 4QY SP8 4QZ SP8 4RA SP8 4RB SP8 4RD SP8 4RE SP8 4RF SP8 4RG SP8 4RH SP8 4RJ SP8 4RL SP8 4RN SP8 4RP SP8 4RQ SP8 4RR SP8 4RS SP8 4RT SP8 4RU SP8 4RW SP8 4RX SP8 4RY SP8 4RZ SP8 4SA SP8 4SB SP8 4SD SP8 4SE SP8 4SF SP8 4SG SP8 4SH SP8 4SJ SP8 4SL SP8 4SN SP8 4SP SP8 4SQ SP8 4SR SP8 4SS SP8 4ST SP8 4SU SP8 4SW SP8 4SX SP8 4SY SP8 4SZ SP8 4TA SP8 4TB SP8 4TD SP8 4TE SP8 4TF SP8 4TG SP8 4TH SP8 4TJ SP8 4TN SP8 4TP SP8 4TQ SP8 4TR SP8 4TS SP8 4TT SP8 4TU SP8 4TW SP8 4TX SP8 4TY SP8 4TZ SP8 4UA SP8 4UB SP8 4UD SP8 4UE SP8 4UF SP8 4UG SP8 4UH SP8 4UN SP8 4UP SP8 4UQ SP8 4UR SP8 4US SP8 4UU SP8 4UW SP8 4UZ SP8 4WE SP8 4WF SP8 4WG SP8 4WH SP8 4WL SP8 4XB SP8 4XD SP8 4XE SP8 4XH SP8 4XQ SP8 4XS SP8 4XT SP8 4YN SP8 4YP SP8 4YR SP8 4YS SP8 4YU SP8 4YX

All SP8 5 postcodes (243)

SP8 5AA SP8 5AB SP8 5AD SP8 5AE SP8 5AF SP8 5AG SP8 5AH SP8 5AJ SP8 5AL SP8 5AN SP8 5AP SP8 5AQ SP8 5AR SP8 5AS SP8 5AT SP8 5AU SP8 5AW SP8 5AX SP8 5AY SP8 5AZ SP8 5BA SP8 5BB SP8 5BD SP8 5BE SP8 5BF SP8 5BG SP8 5BH SP8 5BJ SP8 5BL SP8 5BN SP8 5BP SP8 5BQ SP8 5BS SP8 5BT SP8 5BU SP8 5BW SP8 5BX SP8 5BY SP8 5BZ SP8 5DA SP8 5DB SP8 5DD SP8 5DE SP8 5DF SP8 5DG SP8 5DH SP8 5DL SP8 5DN SP8 5DP SP8 5DQ SP8 5DR SP8 5DS SP8 5DT SP8 5DU SP8 5DW SP8 5DX SP8 5DY SP8 5DZ SP8 5EA SP8 5EB SP8 5ED SP8 5EE SP8 5EF SP8 5EG SP8 5EH SP8 5EJ SP8 5EL SP8 5EN SP8 5EP SP8 5EQ SP8 5ER SP8 5ES SP8 5ET SP8 5EU SP8 5EW SP8 5EX SP8 5EY SP8 5EZ SP8 5FB SP8 5FD SP8 5FF SP8 5FG SP8 5FH SP8 5FJ SP8 5FL SP8 5FN SP8 5FP SP8 5FQ SP8 5FR SP8 5FS SP8 5FT SP8 5FW SP8 5FX SP8 5FY SP8 5FZ SP8 5GY SP8 5HA SP8 5HB SP8 5HD SP8 5HE SP8 5HF SP8 5HG SP8 5HH SP8 5HJ SP8 5HL SP8 5HN SP8 5HP SP8 5HQ SP8 5HR SP8 5HS SP8 5HT SP8 5HW SP8 5HX SP8 5HY SP8 5HZ SP8 5JB SP8 5JD SP8 5JE SP8 5JF SP8 5JG SP8 5JH SP8 5JJ SP8 5JL SP8 5JN SP8 5JQ SP8 5JR SP8 5JS SP8 5JT SP8 5JU SP8 5JW SP8 5JX SP8 5JY SP8 5JZ SP8 5LA SP8 5LB SP8 5LD SP8 5LE SP8 5LF SP8 5LG SP8 5LH SP8 5LJ SP8 5LL SP8 5LN SP8 5LP SP8 5LQ SP8 5LR SP8 5LS SP8 5LT SP8 5LU SP8 5LW SP8 5LX SP8 5LY SP8 5LZ SP8 5NA SP8 5NB SP8 5ND SP8 5NF SP8 5NG SP8 5NH SP8 5NJ SP8 5NL SP8 5NN SP8 5NP SP8 5NQ SP8 5NR SP8 5NS SP8 5NT SP8 5NU SP8 5NW SP8 5NX SP8 5NY SP8 5NZ SP8 5PA SP8 5PB SP8 5PD SP8 5PE SP8 5PF SP8 5PG SP8 5PH SP8 5PJ SP8 5PL SP8 5PN SP8 5PP SP8 5PQ SP8 5PR SP8 5PS SP8 5PT SP8 5PU SP8 5PW SP8 5PX SP8 5PY SP8 5PZ SP8 5QA SP8 5QB SP8 5QD SP8 5QE SP8 5QF SP8 5QG SP8 5QH SP8 5QJ SP8 5QL SP8 5QN SP8 5QP SP8 5QQ SP8 5QR SP8 5QS SP8 5QU SP8 5QW SP8 5RA SP8 5RB SP8 5RD SP8 5RE SP8 5RF SP8 5RG SP8 5RH SP8 5RJ SP8 5RL SP8 5RN SP8 5RP SP8 5RQ SP8 5RR SP8 5RS SP8 5RT SP8 5RU SP8 5RW SP8 5RX SP8 5RZ SP8 5SA SP8 5SB SP8 5SD SP8 5SE SP8 5SF SP8 5SG SP8 5SH SP8 5SJ SP8 5SL SP8 5SN SP8 5SQ SP8 5SS SP8 5ST SP8 5SW SP8 5SY SP8 5YG

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Living in Dorset

Among Dorset's postcodes, SP8 shows what premium connectivity resembles. Gigabit is probable, underserved postcodes rare.

Remote worker score

54/100

Connectivity and amenities for home working

Family score

50/100

Schools, safety and family amenities

Value score

50/100

What you get for the local price level

SP8 broadband FAQs

Is SP8 the best Dorset code?

By gigabit at 85.4%, it performs very strongly. Other postcodes show different performance.

How many postcodes in SP8 lack superfast?

Just 3.9%. Superfast is essentially universal.

What's the worst-case scenario in SP8?

1.6% of postcodes sit below 10 Mbps, negligible. SP8 is very reliable.

Why choose SP8 over lower-performing codes?

Gigabit at 85.4% versus lower shares in other postcodes. Speed distribution is dramatically better.

Neighbouring districts

SP7

617 postcodes

93% superfast

BA9

367 postcodes

93% superfast

BA8

210 postcodes

95% superfast

DT10

458 postcodes

98% superfast

BA10

178 postcodes

90% superfast

BA12

1,118 postcodes

91% superfast

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Every postcode in SP8 has its own page with broadband speeds, house prices, school ratings and crime stats. You can also compare providers for your address.

Data sources: Broadband data from Ofcom Connected Nations 2025 · House prices from HM Land Registry · Crime from Police.uk · See all data sources