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BH20 7BW

Wareham · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wareham
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Postcode district
BH20
Postcode sector
BH20 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH20 7BL 67 m
BH20 7AU 96 m
BH20 7AR 120 m
BH20 7AN 136 m
BH20 7AS 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH20 7BW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1988
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH20
Postcode sector
BH20 7
Latitude
50.706881
Longitude
-2.101907
British National Grid easting
392,900
British National Grid northing
89,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Wareham · E05012725
Parish or community
E04012326
Westminster constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole · E14001363
Output area
E00103808
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 033A · E01020476
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 033 · E02004265

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
3
Secondary
2

  1. Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    535 m

  2. Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km

  3. The Purbeck School

    Academy converter

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
121
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 35
  • Anti social behaviour 28
  • Criminal damage and arson 15
  • Other theft 9
  • Public order 9

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BH20 7 residents
4,519

Age bands in BH20 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15%

673 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

401 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.9%

804 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.1%

1,350 residents

Age 65 and over
28%

1,253 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

  • SANDFORD SURGERY

    TYNEHAM CLOSE, SANDFORD, WAREHAM, BH20 7BQ

    ODS code J81631

    549 m

  • WAREHAM SURGERY

    STRECHE ROAD, WAREHAM, BH20 4PG

    ODS code J81011

    2.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Sandford Terrace

    BCT · Sandford

    0.1 miles

  • Sandford Terrace

    BCT · Sandford

    0.1 miles

  • Sandford Garage

    BCT · Sandford

    0.1 miles

  • Sandford Garage

    BCT · Sandford

    0.1 miles

  • Sandford Hotel

    BCT · Sandford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 033A, 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

17,093 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 2 secondary schools. Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 535 m.

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

Recorded crime

121 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 35 events.

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