Property market
The five-year median is £369,000 from 1,305 recorded sales in BH20. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.
The latest UK House Price Index average for Dorset is £325,410 in June 2026, up 1.6% year on year.
BH20
UK postcode district
Updated September 2026
District overview
- Postcode units
- 958
- Current units
- 721
- Coordinate coverage
- 99%
- Electoral wards
- 5
Coverage context
- Countries represented
- England
- English regions represented
- South West
- Local authority codes
- 1
- Terminated postcode units
- 237
Postcode sectors in BH20
Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.
Property
9,512 recorded
sales at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| La Casita, Main Road, West Lulworth, Wareham, BH20 5RW | 20 July 2026 | £450,000 |
| 7, Sandford Terrace, Sandford, Wareham, BH20 7AG | 17 July 2026 | £305,000 |
| 42a, Elder Road, Bere Regis, Wareham, BH20 7NB | 16 July 2026 | £235,000 |
Schools
Across this district
- Open schools
- 11
- Primary
- 9
- Secondary
- 1
Recorded crime
Across this district
- Published events
- 951
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 346
- Anti social behaviour 198
- Other theft 103
- Criminal damage and arson 72
- Shoplifting 57
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- BH20 usual residents
- 20,325
- Age-profile population
- 20,164
Age bands in BH20
Postcode district- Age 0 to 14
- 15%
- Age 15 to 24
- 9.9%
- Age 25 to 44
- 19.8%
- Age 45 to 64
- 27.9%
- Age 65 and over
- 27.5%
3,027 residents
1,991 residents
3,984 residents
5,625 residents
5,537 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.
Fixed broadband coverage
The median Ofcom availability percentage across 706 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.
- Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
- 76.7%
- Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
- 76.7%
- Gigabit-capable
- 76.7%
- Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
- 0%
- Next Generation Access
- 100%
- Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
- 0%
552 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 284 had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, and 32 had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.
Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
GP practices
5
in this district
BERE REGIS SURGERY
THE SURGERY, MANOR FARM ROAD, BERE REGIS, WAREHAM, BH20 7HB
ODS code J81020
CORFE CASTLE SURGERY
TOM'S MEAD, WEST STREET, CORFE CASTLE, WAREHAM, BH20 5HH
ODS code J81612
SANDFORD SURGERY
TYNEHAM CLOSE, SANDFORD, WAREHAM, BH20 7BQ
ODS code J81631
THE WELLBRIDGE PRACTICE
MEADOW LANE, WOOL, WAREHAM, BH20 6DR
ODS code J81025
WAREHAM SURGERY
STRECHE ROAD, WAREHAM, BH20 4PG
ODS code J81011
Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.
Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.
Evidence in context
Schools
11 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Recorded crime
951 published events cover 12 months, averaging 79.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 346 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.