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BH19 2SW

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 2SY 53 m
BH19 2NR 76 m
BH19 2ST 77 m
BH19 2SU 80 m
BH19 2SS 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH19 2SW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH19
Postcode sector
BH19 2
Latitude
50.609343
Longitude
-1.981427
British National Grid easting
401,410
British National Grid northing
78,849

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
E00103845
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 042F · E01020483
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 042 · E02004268

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Anvil Close, Swanage, BH19 2SW 29 October 2015 £255,000
6, Anvil Close, Swanage, BH19 2SW 13 December 2013 £250,000
6, Anvil Close, Swanage, BH19 2SW 9 September 2005 £250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
1

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

    Academy converter

    267 m

  2. The Swanage School

    Free schools

    267 m

  3. Swanage Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
271
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 112
  • Anti social behaviour 61
  • Criminal damage and arson 27
  • Shoplifting 20
  • Other theft 15

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

5 female, 7 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.4
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 0.2% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

    1.5 km

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

  • The Swanage School

    BCT · Herston

    0.0 miles

  • The Swanage School

    BCT · Herston

    0.1 miles

  • Herston Cross

    BCT · Herston

    0.2 miles

  • Holmes Road

    BCT · Herston

    0.2 miles

  • Herston Cross

    BCT · Herston

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 042F, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,183 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 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.

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 St Mark's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 267 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

271 published events cover 12 months, averaging 22.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 112 events.

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