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BH20 7NG

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH20 7HN 258 m
BH20 7PJ 1.1 km
BH20 7LT 1.5 km
BH20 6HH 1.6 km
BH20 6NJ 1.7 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH20 7NG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH20
Postcode sector
BH20 7
Latitude
50.712755
Longitude
-2.218883
British National Grid easting
384,642
British National Grid northing
90,371

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
E04003474
Westminster constituency
South Dorset · E14001485
Output area
E00103874
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 035A · E01020489
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 035 · E02004266

Postcode source versions

Explore BH20

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
0

  1. Harbour School Dorset

    Free schools special

    2.3 km

  2. Bovington Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.4 km

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

    Academy converter

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Other theft 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • THE WELLBRIDGE PRACTICE

    MEADOW LANE, WOOL, WAREHAM, BH20 6DR

    ODS code J81025

    3.8 km

  • BERE REGIS SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81020

    4.4 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Monkey World Car Park

    BCT · Bovington Camp

    1.0 miles

  • Alamein Road

    BCT · Bovington

    1.1 miles

  • Babcock Parking (Temp)

    BCT · Bovington Camp

    1.2 miles

  • Cologne Road

    BCT · Bovington

    1.3 miles

  • Cologne Road

    BCT · Bovington

    1.3 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Harbour School Dorset is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

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