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BH20 7YN

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 7BH 129 m
BH20 7AB 209 m
BH20 4ED 216 m
BH20 4DN 220 m
BH20 4DS 254 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH20 7YN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH20
Postcode sector
BH20 7
Latitude
50.699683
Longitude
-2.106139
British National Grid easting
392,600
British National Grid northing
88,900

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
E00103811
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 033B · E01020477
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
5
Primary
3
Secondary
1

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.4 km

  2. Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

  3. The Purbeck School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
304
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 89
  • Anti social behaviour 73
  • Shoplifting 44
  • Criminal damage and arson 26
  • Other theft 21

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

    1.2 km

  • WAREHAM SURGERY

    STRECHE ROAD, WAREHAM, BH20 4PG

    ODS code J81011

    1.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Morden Road

    BCT · Northport

    0.1 miles

  • Wareham Golf Club

    BCT · Northport

    0.2 miles

  • Wareham Golf Club

    BCT · Northport

    0.2 miles

  • Sandford Hotel

    BCT · Sandford

    0.3 miles

  • Sandford Hotel

    BCT · Sandford

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 033B, 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

19,996 of 33,755

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

5 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

304 published events cover 12 months, averaging 25.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 89 events.

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