BH20 5QU

West Purbeck · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset
Postcode district
BH20
Postcode sector
BH20 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH20 5QN 34 m
BH20 5QH 201 m
BH20 5QQ 240 m
BH20 5QT 378 m
BH20 5QJ 394 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH20 5QU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH20
Postcode sector
BH20 5
Latitude
50.638410
Longitude
-2.199334
British National Grid easting
386,000
British National Grid northing
82,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04003473
Westminster constituency
South Dorset · E14001485
Output area
E00103873
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
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.3 km
  2. Wool Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    4.6 km
  3. St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    5.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Drugs 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Vehicle crime 1

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE WELLBRIDGE PRACTICE

    MEADOW LANE, WOOL, WAREHAM, BH20 6DR

    ODS code J81025

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • The Triangle

    BCT · East Lulworth

    0.1 miles
  • The Triangle

    BCT · East Lulworth

    0.1 miles
  • Weld Arms

    BCT · East Lulworth

    0.2 miles
  • Weld Arms

    BCT · East Lulworth

    0.2 miles
  • Lulworth Castle

    BCT · East Lulworth

    0.3 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

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

12 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 3 events.

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