BH20 7JY

West Purbeck · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wareham
Local authority
Dorset
Postcode district
BH20
Postcode sector
BH20 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH20 7LB 1 m
BH20 7LD 25 m
BH20 7JE 93 m
BH20 7LA 98 m
BH20 7LE 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH20 7JY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 2005
Terminated
1 January 2006
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH20
Postcode sector
BH20 7
Latitude
50.753751
Longitude
-2.215190
British National Grid easting
384,916
British National Grid northing
94,929

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04012322
Output area
E00103747
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 027A · E01020465
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 027 · E02004263

Postcode source versions

Explore BH20

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Spring Grove, 3, North Street, Bere Regis, Wareham, BH20 7JY 21 January 2004 £237,650

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
1
Primary
1
Secondary
0
  1. Bere Regis Primary and Preschool

    Academy sponsor led

    612 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
61
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 29
  • Other theft 9
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Vehicle crime 6
  • Burglary 2

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • BERE REGIS SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, MANOR FARM ROAD, BERE REGIS, WAREHAM, BH20 7HB

    ODS code J81020

    354 m

Nearby transport

  • Drax Arms

    BCT · Bere Regis

    0.2 miles
  • Turberville Road Surgery

    BCT · Bere Regis

    0.2 miles
  • Turberville Road Surgery

    BCT · Bere Regis

    0.2 miles
  • Drax Arms

    BCT · Bere Regis

    0.2 miles
  • Townsend Garage

    BCT · Bere Regis

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 027A, 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

15,276 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 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

1 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Bere Regis Primary and Preschool is the nearest published school at 612 m.

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

Recorded crime

61 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 29 events.

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