BH21 1EA

Wimborne Minster · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wimborne
Local authority
Dorset
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH21 1DZ 42 m
BH21 1UL 43 m
BH21 1UN 53 m
BH21 1JP 71 m
BH21 1JU 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH21 1EA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 1
Latitude
50.799191
Longitude
-1.990803
British National Grid easting
400,744
British National Grid northing
99,960

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04013393
Output area
E00103524
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 021C · E01020428
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 021 · E02004252

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
38, King Street, Wimborne, BH21 1EA 13 December 2023 £348,750
24, King Street, Wimborne, BH21 1EA 27 October 2023 £550,000
40, King Street, Wimborne, BH21 1EA 17 July 2023 £355,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
12
Secondary
6
  1. Wimborne First School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    375 m
  2. Allenbourn Middle School

    Academy converter

    539 m
  3. St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne

    Academy converter

    862 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
746
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 283
  • Anti social behaviour 170
  • Shoplifting 76
  • Criminal damage and arson 64
  • Other theft 41

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

8 female, 5 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
1.9
BH21 1 residents
10,115

Age bands in BH21 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13%

1,341 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

883 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.5%

1,810 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

2,741 residents

Age 65 and over
34.4%

3,551 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH21 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • THE QUARTER JACK SURGERY

    RODWAYS CORNER, WIMBORNE, BH21 1AP

    ODS code J81034

    571 m

  • WALFORD MILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    KNOBCROOK ROAD, WIMBORNE, BH21 1NL

    ODS code J81077

    686 m

  • THE HADLEIGH PRACTICE

    HADLEIGH PRACTICE, 20 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81041

    4.3 km

  • THE HARVEY PRACTICE

    18 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81046

    4.3 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Julian's Bridge

    BCT · Wimborne Minster

    0.1 miles
  • Julian's Bridge

    BCT · Wimborne Minster

    0.1 miles
  • The Square

    BCT · Wimborne Minster

    0.1 miles
  • The Square

    BCT · Wimborne Minster

    0.1 miles
  • The Square

    BCT · Wimborne Minster

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 021C, 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

18,066 of 33,755

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

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
3
Groundwater flood alert area
Possible

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £355,000 from 5 recorded sales in BH21 1EA. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Dorset is £325,410 in June 2026, up 1.6% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

24 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 6 secondary schools. Wimborne First School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 375 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

746 published events cover 12 months, averaging 62.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 283 events.

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