BH19 1WB

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 1RQ 0 m
BH19 1LN 65 m
BH19 1NA 76 m
BH19 1RF 95 m
BH19 1RG 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH19 1WB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
1 October 2002
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH19
Postcode sector
BH19 1
Latitude
50.622711
Longitude
-1.960966
British National Grid easting
402,857
British National Grid northing
80,336

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
E00103827
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

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    355 m
  2. Swanage Primary School

    Academy converter

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

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
229
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 82
  • Anti social behaviour 38
  • Shoplifting 37
  • Criminal damage and arson 24
  • Other theft 13

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

    1.4 km

Nearby transport

  • James Day Mead

    BCT · New Swanage

    0.1 miles
  • James Day Mead

    BCT · New Swanage

    0.1 miles
  • Washpond Lane

    BCT · New Swanage

    0.1 miles
  • Washpond Lane

    BCT · New Swanage

    0.2 miles
  • All Saints Church

    BCT · Swanage

    0.2 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 355 m.

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

Recorded crime

229 published events cover 12 months, averaging 19.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 82 events.

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