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BH20 5YU

South East Purbeck · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH20 5EY 156 m
BH20 5EH 244 m
BH20 5EX 291 m
BH20 5EG 309 m
BH20 5EU 311 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH20 5YU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH20
Postcode sector
BH20 5
Latitude
50.631372
Longitude
-2.056497
British National Grid easting
396,100
British National Grid northing
81,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
South East Purbeck · E05012718
Parish or community
E04012323
Westminster constituency
South Dorset · E14001485
Output area
E00103750
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 039A · E01020466
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 039 · E02004267

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    494 m

  2. St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers

    Academy converter

    4.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
22
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Burglary 2
  • Vehicle crime 2
  • 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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • CORFE CASTLE SURGERY

    TOM'S MEAD, WEST STREET, CORFE CASTLE, WAREHAM, BH20 5HH

    ODS code J81612

    541 m

Nearby transport

  • Halves Cottages

    BCT · Corfe Castle

    0.2 miles

  • Halves Cottages

    BCT · Corfe Castle

    0.2 miles

  • Calcraft Road

    BCT · Corfe Castle

    0.3 miles

  • Calcraft Road

    BCT · Corfe Castle

    0.3 miles

  • Village Centre

    BCT · Corfe Castle

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 039A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,034 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 494 m.

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

Recorded crime

22 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 7 events.

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