BH20 4LD

Wareham · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH20 4JZ 4 m
BH20 4FN 27 m
BH20 4QJ 38 m
BH20 4QS 71 m
BH20 4JY 77 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH20 4LD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH20
Postcode sector
BH20 4
Latitude
50.685288
Longitude
-2.113184
British National Grid easting
392,100
British National Grid northing
87,300

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
E00103867
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 033C · E01020485
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 033 · E02004265

Postcode source versions

Explore BH20

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

    374 m
  2. The Purbeck School

    Academy converter

    762 m
  3. Stoborough Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
358
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 118
  • Anti social behaviour 87
  • Shoplifting 38
  • Criminal damage and arson 35
  • Other theft 31

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • WAREHAM SURGERY

    STRECHE ROAD, WAREHAM, BH20 4PG

    ODS code J81011

    286 m

  • SANDFORD SURGERY

    TYNEHAM CLOSE, SANDFORD, WAREHAM, BH20 7BQ

    ODS code J81631

    2.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Police Station

    BCT · Wareham

    0.1 miles
  • Police Station

    BCT · Wareham

    0.1 miles
  • Red Lion

    BCT · Wareham

    0.2 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Wareham

    0.2 miles
  • South Bridge

    BCT · Wareham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 033C, 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

11,824 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

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 374 m.

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

Recorded crime

358 published events cover 12 months, averaging 29.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 118 events.

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