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BH20 5BE

Wareham · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wareham
Ward
Wareham
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Postcode district
BH20
Postcode sector
BH20 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH20 5BD 354 m
BH20 5BX 393 m
BH20 5EA 439 m
BH20 5BG 455 m
BH20 5BY 472 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH20 5BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH20
Postcode sector
BH20 5
Latitude
50.679313
Longitude
-2.098266
British National Grid easting
393,153
British National Grid northing
86,634

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Wareham · E05012725
Parish or community
E04012321
Westminster constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole · E14001363
Output area
E00103756
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 039B · E01020467
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 039 · E02004267

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Property

At this postcode

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15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Tree Tops, Redcliffe, Wareham, BH20 5BE 11 October 2024 £1,000,000
Dairy Cottage, Redcliffe, Wareham, BH20 5BE 5 July 2024 £930,000
Redcliffe Farm, The Barns, Redcliffe, Wareham, BH20 5BE 5 July 2024 £80,000

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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    900 m

  2. Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School

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    1.6 km

  3. The Purbeck School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
210
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 64
  • Anti social behaviour 43
  • Shoplifting 37
  • Other theft 25
  • Criminal damage and arson 13

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

7 female, 9 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.4% 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+
92.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
92.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
92.3%
Gigabit-capable
92.3%
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

    1.5 km

  • SANDFORD SURGERY

    TYNEHAM CLOSE, SANDFORD, WAREHAM, BH20 7BQ

    ODS code J81631

    3.1 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

  • Barndale Drive

    BCT · Ridge

    0.2 miles

  • Barndale Drive

    BCT · Ridge

    0.2 miles

  • Arne Road

    BCT · Ridge

    0.3 miles

  • Arne Road

    BCT · Ridge

    0.3 miles

  • Gover Close

    BCT · Ridge

    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
2
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £825,000 from 5 recorded sales in BH20 5BE. 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 900 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

210 published events cover 12 months, averaging 17.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 64 events.

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