BH20 4BN

Wareham · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wareham
Ward
Wareham
Local authority
Dorset
Postcode district
BH20
Postcode sector
BH20 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH20 4AX 80 m
BH20 4BJ 86 m
BH20 4BE 104 m
BH20 4BG 116 m
BH20 4BL 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH20 4BN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH20
Postcode sector
BH20 4
Latitude
50.692542
Longitude
-2.117166
British National Grid easting
391,820
British National Grid northing
88,107

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Wareham · E05012725
Parish or community
E04012327
Output area
E00103860
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 033F · E01020488
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 033 · E02004265

Postcode source versions

Explore BH20

9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Carey Close, Wareham, BH20 4BN 17 February 2026 £615,000
6, Carey Close, Wareham, BH20 4BN 9 December 2020 £392,850
1, Carey Close, Wareham, BH20 4BN 26 August 2020 £300,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    737 m
  2. The Purbeck School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. Stoborough Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
370
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 120
  • Anti social behaviour 89
  • Shoplifting 40
  • Criminal damage and arson 35
  • Other theft 29

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

12 female, 9 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.1
BH20 4 residents
5,846

Age bands in BH20 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.8%

814 residents

Age 15 to 24
8%

471 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.9%

1,114 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.6%

1,626 residents

Age 65 and over
31.6%

1,857 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH20 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

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%

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

2

within 5 km

  • WAREHAM SURGERY

    STRECHE ROAD, WAREHAM, BH20 4PG

    ODS code J81011

    615 m

  • SANDFORD SURGERY

    TYNEHAM CLOSE, SANDFORD, WAREHAM, BH20 7BQ

    ODS code J81631

    2.3 km

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.

Nearby transport

  • Wareham Rail Station

    RLY · Wareham

    0.1 miles
  • Wareham Rail Station

    RSE · Wareham

    0.1 miles
  • Wareham Station

    BCT · Wareham

    0.1 miles
  • Bere Road

    BCT · Northport

    0.1 miles
  • Bere Road

    BCT · Northport

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 033F, 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

18,648 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
9 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

Property market

The five-year median is £615,000 from 1 recorded sale in BH20 4BN. 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.

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 737 m.

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

Recorded crime

370 published events cover 12 months, averaging 30.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 120 events.

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