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BH20 4RN

Wareham · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Wareham
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Postcode district
BH20
Postcode sector
BH20 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH20 4RG 33 m
BH20 4QQ 61 m
BH20 4PG 105 m
BH20 4QF 181 m
BH20 4QH 197 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH20 4RN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH20
Postcode sector
BH20 4
Latitude
50.686831
Longitude
-2.117576
British National Grid easting
391,790
British National Grid northing
87,472

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Wareham · E05012725
Parish or community
E04012327
Westminster constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole · E14001363
Output area
E00103861
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 033D · E01020486
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 033 · E02004265

Postcode source versions

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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

    112 m

  2. The Purbeck School

    Academy converter

    607 m

  3. Stoborough Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
357
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 36
  • Other theft 29

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
48

20 female, 28 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
1.9
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 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH20 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • WAREHAM SURGERY

    STRECHE ROAD, WAREHAM, BH20 4PG

    ODS code J81011

    105 m

  • SANDFORD SURGERY

    TYNEHAM CLOSE, SANDFORD, WAREHAM, BH20 7BQ

    ODS code J81631

    2.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Police Station

    BCT · Wareham

    0.2 miles

  • Police Station

    BCT · Wareham

    0.2 miles

  • North Causeway

    BCT · Wareham

    0.3 miles

  • Dollins Lane

    BCT · Wareham

    0.3 miles

  • North Causeway

    BCT · Wareham

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 033D, 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

17,865 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

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 112 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

357 published events cover 12 months, averaging 29.75 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.