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BH15 1EF

South East Purbeck · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
South East Purbeck
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset
Postcode district
BH15
Postcode sector
BH15 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH19 3BL 1.1 km
BH20 5JN 1.3 km
BH20 5JL 1.5 km
BH20 5JW 1.6 km
BH19 3AZ 2.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH15 1EF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH15
Postcode sector
BH15 1
Latitude
50.679615
Longitude
-1.993713
British National Grid easting
400,540
British National Grid northing
86,663

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
South East Purbeck · E05012718
Parish or community
E04012323
Westminster constituency
South Dorset · E14001485
Output area
E00103753
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 039A · E01020466
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 039 · E02004267

Postcode source versions

Explore BH15

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
1

  1. Hamworthy Park Junior School

    Academy converter

    3.7 km

  2. Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    4.0 km

  3. The Cornerstone Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    4.0 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
3.0
BH15 1 residents
6,505

Age bands in BH15 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.6%

924 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

709 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.4%

1,795 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.1%

1,522 residents

Age 65 and over
21.8%

1,376 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH15 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
16.7%
Next Generation Access
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • POOLE TOWN SURGERY

    36 PARKSTONE ROAD, POOLE, BH15 2PG

    ODS code J81064

    4.6 km

  • THE NEWMAN PRACTICE (DR NEWMANS SURGERY)

    THE SURGERY, 36 PARKSTONE ROAD, POOLE, BH15 2PG

    ODS code J81648

    4.6 km

  • THE ADAM PRACTICE

    306 BLANDFORD ROAD, HAMWORTHY, POOLE, BH15 4JQ

    ODS code J81006

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Poole Ferry Terminal

    FBT · Lower Hamworthy

    2.0 miles

  • Poole Ferry Terminal

    FTD · Lower Hamworthy

    2.0 miles

  • Poole Ferry Terminal

    FER · Lower Hamworthy

    2.0 miles

  • Shapwick Road

    BCT · Lower Hamworthy

    2.2 miles

  • Carters Quay

    BCT · Lower Hamworthy

    2.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 039A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,034 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Hamworthy Park Junior School is the nearest published school at 2.3 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.