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BH20 5PZ

West Purbeck · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
West Purbeck
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset
Postcode district
BH20
Postcode sector
BH20 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH20 5QF 82 m
BH20 5QA 151 m
BH20 5QD 312 m
BH20 5PT 362 m
BH20 5QB 381 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH20 5PZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH20
Postcode sector
BH20 5
Latitude
50.632055
Longitude
-2.231828
British National Grid easting
383,700
British National Grid northing
81,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
West Purbeck · E05012728
Parish or community
E04003488
Westminster constituency
South Dorset · E14001485
Output area
E00103875
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 035A · E01020489
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 035 · E02004266

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
1
Primary
1
Secondary
0

  1. Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    997 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
25
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 6
  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Public order 4
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 2

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.

Nearby transport

  • Lulworth Camp

    BCT · Lulworth Camp

    0.1 miles

  • Lulworth Camp

    BCT · Lulworth Camp

    0.1 miles

  • Castle Inn

    BCT · West Lulworth

    0.7 miles

  • Castle Inn

    BCT · West Lulworth

    0.7 miles

  • War Memorial

    BCT · West Lulworth

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 035A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,847 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

1 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 997 m.

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

Recorded crime

25 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 6 events.

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