BH19 1QH

Swanage · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH19 1QQ 46 m
BH19 1FG 108 m
BH19 1BG 154 m
BH19 1QF 168 m
BH19 1QN 190 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH19 1QH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH19
Postcode sector
BH19 1
Latitude
50.618126
Longitude
-1.967600
British National Grid easting
402,388
British National Grid northing
79,826

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
E00103817
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 042C · E01020480
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 042 · E02004268

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage

    Academy converter

    410 m
  2. Swanage Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km
  3. Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
384
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 158
  • Anti social behaviour 77
  • Shoplifting 37
  • Criminal damage and arson 36
  • Other theft 21

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • SWANAGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    RAILWAY STATION APPROACH, SWANAGE, BH19 1HB

    ODS code J81010

    1.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Clifton Road

    BCT · Swanage

    0.4 miles
  • Clifton Road

    BCT · Swanage

    0.4 miles
  • All Saints Church

    BCT · Swanage

    0.4 miles
  • Washpond Lane

    BCT · New Swanage

    0.4 miles
  • James Day Mead

    BCT · New Swanage

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 042C, 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

17,930 of 33,755

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

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage is the nearest published school at 410 m.

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

Recorded crime

384 published events cover 12 months, averaging 32 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 158 events.

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