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BH20 9SJ

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH20 4PP 13 m
BH20 4PJ 64 m
BH20 4FE 69 m
BH20 4LF 69 m
BH20 4PR 77 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH20 9SJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 2005
Terminated
1 April 2020
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH20
Postcode sector
BH20 9
Latitude
50.684352
Longitude
-2.114017
British National Grid easting
392,041
British National Grid northing
87,196

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Wareham · E05012725
Parish or community
E04012327
Westminster constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole · E14001363
Output area
E00183065
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 033D · E01020486
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
4
Primary
3
Secondary
1

  1. Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    356 m

  2. The Purbeck School

    Academy converter

    672 m

  3. Stoborough Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    941 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
365
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 119
  • Anti social behaviour 88
  • Shoplifting 38
  • Criminal damage and arson 34
  • Other theft 31

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • WAREHAM SURGERY

    STRECHE ROAD, WAREHAM, BH20 4PG

    ODS code J81011

    335 m

  • SANDFORD SURGERY

    TYNEHAM CLOSE, SANDFORD, WAREHAM, BH20 7BQ

    ODS code J81631

    2.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Police Station

    BCT · Wareham

    0.1 miles

  • Police Station

    BCT · Wareham

    0.1 miles

  • South Bridge

    BCT · Wareham

    0.2 miles

  • South Bridge

    BCT · Wareham

    0.2 miles

  • Red Lion

    BCT · Wareham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 033D, 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

17,865 of 33,755

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

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 356 m.

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

Recorded crime

365 published events cover 12 months, averaging 30.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 119 events.

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