BH19 1JS

Swanage · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Swanage
Ward
Swanage
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset
Postcode district
BH19
Postcode sector
BH19 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH19 2NJ 65 m
BH19 2QW 74 m
BH19 1HN 81 m
BH19 2PF 97 m
BH19 2QZ 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH19 1JS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH19
Postcode sector
BH19 1
Latitude
50.610015
Longitude
-1.970941
British National Grid easting
402,152
British National Grid northing
78,924

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Swanage · E05012722
Parish or community
E04003483
Westminster constituency
South Dorset · E14001485
Output area
E00103823
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 042A · E01020478
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 042 · E02004268

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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37 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
37, Newton Manor Close, Swanage, BH19 1JS 5 February 2026 £432,500
4, Newton Manor Close, Swanage, BH19 1JS 1 October 2025 £510,000
40, Newton Manor Close, Swanage, BH19 1JS 31 July 2024 £330,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Swanage Primary School

    Academy converter

    764 m
  2. Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    948 m
  3. The Swanage School

    Free schools

    948 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
416
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 175
  • Anti social behaviour 86
  • Criminal damage and arson 38
  • Shoplifting 37
  • Other theft 21

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
48

23 female, 25 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.4
BH19 1 residents
4,325

Age bands in BH19 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.8%

417 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.4%

317 residents

Age 25 to 44
13.9%

595 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

1,149 residents

Age 65 and over
41.9%

1,789 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH19 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • SWANAGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    RAILWAY STATION APPROACH, SWANAGE, BH19 1HB

    ODS code J81010

    766 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cecil Road

    BCT · Swanage

    0.1 miles
  • Howard Road

    BCT · Swanage

    0.1 miles
  • Howard Road

    BCT · Swanage

    0.1 miles
  • Steer Road

    BCT · Herston

    0.1 miles
  • Herston Cross

    BCT · Herston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 042A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,647 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £330,000 from 7 recorded sales in BH19 1JS. 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

Published establishments

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Swanage Primary School is the nearest published school at 764 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

416 published events cover 12 months, averaging 34.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 175 events.

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