BH20 5BB

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH20 5BS 80 m
BH20 5AY 147 m
BH20 5HR 155 m
BH20 5AZ 163 m
BH20 5AF 200 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH20 5BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH20
Postcode sector
BH20 5
Latitude
50.671601
Longitude
-2.103274
British National Grid easting
392,798
British National Grid northing
85,777

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Wareham · E05012725
Parish or community
E04012321
Output area
E00103758
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 039B · E01020467
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 039 · E02004267

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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32 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Ridgeway, New Road, Stoborough, Wareham, BH20 5BB 17 December 2024 £420,000
Argus, New Road, Stoborough, Wareham, BH20 5BB 29 September 2023 £455,000
Chantilly, New Road, Stoborough, Wareham, BH20 5BB 31 July 2023 £650,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Stoborough Church of England Primary School

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    707 m
  2. The Purbeck School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km
  3. Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
71
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 24
  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • Other theft 12
  • Burglary 5
  • Vehicle crime 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
44

20 female, 24 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
2.1
BH20 5 residents
4,051

Age bands in BH20 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.5%

437 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

327 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.1%

614 residents

Age 45 to 64
31%

1,180 residents

Age 65 and over
32.9%

1,254 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH20 5 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

    1.9 km

  • SANDFORD SURGERY

    TYNEHAM CLOSE, SANDFORD, WAREHAM, BH20 7BQ

    ODS code J81631

    4.0 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

  • Stoborough Green

    BCT · Stoborough Green

    0.1 miles
  • Stoborough Green

    BCT · Stoborough Green

    0.1 miles
  • Stoborough Meadow

    BCT · Stoborough Green

    0.2 miles
  • Stoborough Meadow

    BCT · Stoborough Green

    0.2 miles
  • Stoborough School

    BCT · Stoborough

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 039B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,084 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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
1
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £515,000 from 4 recorded sales in BH20 5BB. 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

Published establishments

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Stoborough Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 707 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

71 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 24 events.

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