BH19 2WA

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH19 2TH 24 m
BH19 2RU 43 m
BH19 2QP 54 m
BH19 2RT 57 m
BH19 2RP 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH19 2WA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 October 2002
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH19
Postcode sector
BH19 2
Latitude
50.608649
Longitude
-1.973401
British National Grid easting
401,978
British National Grid northing
78,772

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
E00103851
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 042G · E01020484
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. Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    809 m
  2. The Swanage School

    Free schools

    809 m
  3. Swanage Primary School

    Academy converter

    851 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
406
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 172
  • Anti social behaviour 85
  • Shoplifting 37
  • Criminal damage and arson 35
  • Other theft 21

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

    951 m

Nearby transport

  • Steer Road

    BCT · Herston

    0.1 miles
  • Cecil Road

    BCT · Swanage

    0.2 miles
  • Herston Cross

    BCT · Herston

    0.2 miles
  • Howard Road

    BCT · Swanage

    0.2 miles
  • Howard Road

    BCT · Swanage

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 042G, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,883 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
5 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. Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 809 m.

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

Recorded crime

406 published events cover 12 months, averaging 33.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 172 events.

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