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BH19 2DP

Swanage · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Swanage
Ward
Swanage
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset
Postcode district
BH19
Postcode sector
BH19 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH19 2DU 49 m
BH19 2DW 59 m
BH19 2FF 77 m
BH19 2DX 82 m
BH19 2JB 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH19 2DP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH19
Postcode sector
BH19 2
Latitude
50.603113
Longitude
-1.956532
British National Grid easting
403,172
British National Grid northing
78,157

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
E00103838
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 042D · E01020481
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 042 · E02004268

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
31, Bon Accord Road, Swanage, BH19 2DP 11 October 2017 £735,000
31, Bon Accord Road, Swanage, BH19 2DP 4 October 2006 £295,000
29, Bon Accord Road, Swanage, BH19 2DP 10 November 2005 £153,750

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

    514 m

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

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

  3. The Swanage School

    Free schools

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
294
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 116
  • Anti social behaviour 65
  • Shoplifting 34
  • Criminal damage and arson 25
  • Other theft 15

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

3 female, 4 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.3
BH19 2 residents
5,024

Age bands in BH19 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.3%

686 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.1%

418 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.4%

948 residents

Age 45 to 64
30%

1,548 residents

Age 65 and over
30.3%

1,562 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH19 2 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

    796 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

  • Newton Road

    BCT · Swanage

    0.1 miles

  • Wordsworth House

    BCT · Swanage

    0.1 miles

  • Wordsworth House

    BCT · Swanage

    0.1 miles

  • Sunnydale

    BCT · Swanage

    0.1 miles

  • Sunnydale

    BCT · Swanage

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 042D, 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

18,837 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
3 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
0
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.

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 514 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

294 published events cover 12 months, averaging 24.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 116 events.

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