BH16 6LL

Wareham · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Wareham
Local authority
Dorset
Postcode district
BH16
Postcode sector
BH16 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH16 6LD 54 m
BH16 6LR 56 m
BH16 6JZ 227 m
BH20 7DG 252 m
BH20 7DQ 303 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH16 6LL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 2002
Terminated
1 October 2008
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH16
Postcode sector
BH16 6
Latitude
50.719104
Longitude
-2.089128
British National Grid easting
393,804
British National Grid northing
91,058

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Wareham · E05012725
Parish or community
E04012326
Output area
E00103816
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 033A · E01020476
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 033 · E02004265

Postcode source versions

Explore BH16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
7
Secondary
2
  1. Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km
  2. Millie College

    Special post 16 institution

    2.3 km
  3. Lytchett Minster School

    Foundation school

    3.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
98
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 31
  • Anti social behaviour 29
  • Burglary 9
  • Criminal damage and arson 9
  • Shoplifting 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BH16 6 residents
4,972

Age bands in BH16 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.9%

723 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

456 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.1%

887 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.4%

1,528 residents

Age 65 and over
30.8%

1,601 residents

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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • SANDFORD SURGERY

    TYNEHAM CLOSE, SANDFORD, WAREHAM, BH20 7BQ

    ODS code J81631

    1.3 km

  • WAREHAM SURGERY

    STRECHE ROAD, WAREHAM, BH20 4PG

    ODS code J81011

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Sandford Holiday Park

    BCT · Holton Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Sandford Holiday Park

    BCT · Holton Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Sandford Drive

    BCT · Sandford

    0.2 miles
  • Sandford Drive

    BCT · Sandford

    0.2 miles
  • Holton Heath

    BCT · Sandford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 033A, 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

17,093 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 2 secondary schools. Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

98 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 31 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.