BH20 4DE

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 4SH 36 m
BH20 4SE 88 m
BH20 4DF 107 m
BH20 4RZ 109 m
BH20 4SB 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH20 4DE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH20
Postcode sector
BH20 4
Latitude
50.696146
Longitude
-2.119214
British National Grid easting
391,676
British National Grid northing
88,508

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
E00103872
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 033E · E01020487
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 033 · E02004265

Postcode source versions

Explore BH20

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
197, Northmoor Way, Wareham, BH20 4DE 25 June 2019 £308,000
195, Northmoor Way, Wareham, BH20 4DE 29 March 2019 £275,000
201, Northmoor Way, Wareham, BH20 4DE 1 July 2016 £235,000

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

    1.1 km
  2. The Purbeck School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km
  3. Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
381
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 123
  • Anti social behaviour 93
  • Shoplifting 40
  • Criminal damage and arson 35
  • Other theft 29

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

6 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.8
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 0.2% 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

    1.0 km

  • SANDFORD SURGERY

    TYNEHAM CLOSE, SANDFORD, WAREHAM, BH20 7BQ

    ODS code J81631

    2.2 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Northmoor Link Road

    BCT · Northport

    0.1 miles
  • Northmoor Link Road

    BCT · Northport

    0.1 miles
  • Bere Road

    BCT · Northport

    0.1 miles
  • Bere Road

    BCT · Northport

    0.1 miles
  • Tantinoby Lane

    BCT · Northport

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 033E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,101 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
10 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

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 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

381 published events cover 12 months, averaging 31.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 123 events.

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