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BH19

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
668
Current units
555
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
2

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
South West
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
113

Postcode sectors in BH19

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

4 sectors
9,710 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
68, Higher Days Road, Swanage, BH19 2LB 28 July 2026 £565,000
5, Shirley Close, Swanage, BH19 2SD 24 July 2026 £260,000
3 Convent Mews, 93, High Street, Swanage, BH19 2LZ 21 July 2026 £510,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
469
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 193
  • Anti social behaviour 97
  • Criminal damage and arson 41
  • Shoplifting 38
  • Other theft 36

Census 2021

Population and age profile

BH19 usual residents
11,168
Age-profile population
11,368

Age bands in BH19

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
11.5%
1,303 residents
Age 15 to 24
7.7%
881 residents
Age 25 to 44
16.2%
1,843 residents
Age 45 to 64
28.8%
3,276 residents
Age 65 and over
35.8%
4,065 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 542 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
95.2%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
95.2%
Gigabit-capable
95.2%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

In this district, 487 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 267 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 2 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

in this district

  • SWANAGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    RAILWAY STATION APPROACH, SWANAGE, BH19 1HB

    ODS code J81010

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £380,000 from 1,171 recorded sales in BH19. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Dorset is £325,410 in June 2026, up 1.6% year on year.

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

469 published events cover 12 months, averaging 39 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 193 events.

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