BH20 5BT

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH20 5AN 217 m
BH20 5BZ 277 m
BH20 5BA 320 m
BH20 5DB 324 m
BH20 5AF 391 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH20 5BT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH20
Postcode sector
BH20 5
Latitude
50.669104
Longitude
-2.110315
British National Grid easting
392,300
British National Grid northing
85,500

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
E00103760
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 039B · E01020467
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 039 · E02004267

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. Stoborough Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    798 m
  2. The Purbeck School

    Academy converter

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

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
32
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Other theft 6
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Burglary 3
  • Vehicle crime 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

    2.0 km

  • SANDFORD SURGERY

    TYNEHAM CLOSE, SANDFORD, WAREHAM, BH20 7BQ

    ODS code J81631

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Holme Lane

    BCT · Stoborough

    0.2 miles
  • Holme Lane

    BCT · Stoborough

    0.2 miles
  • Stoborough Green

    BCT · Stoborough Green

    0.3 miles
  • Stoborough Green

    BCT · Stoborough Green

    0.3 miles
  • Stoborough Meadow

    BCT · Stoborough Green

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

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 798 m.

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

Recorded crime

32 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 10 events.

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