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BH21 1WZ

Wimborne Minster · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wimborne Minster
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH21 1UW 14 m
BH21 1UR 56 m
BH21 1AG 63 m
BH21 1AS 64 m
BH21 1UP 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH21 1WZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
1 July 2001
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 1
Latitude
50.801556
Longitude
-1.984686
British National Grid easting
401,175
British National Grid northing
100,223

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Wimborne Minster · E05012730
Parish or community
E04013393
Westminster constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole · E14001363
Output area
E00103523
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 021C · E01020428
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 021 · E02004252

Postcode source versions

Explore BH21

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
13
Secondary
6

  1. Allenbourn Middle School

    Academy converter

    168 m

  2. Wimborne First School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    431 m

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

    Academy converter

    462 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
794
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 308
  • Anti social behaviour 177
  • Shoplifting 76
  • Criminal damage and arson 67
  • Other theft 42

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE QUARTER JACK SURGERY

    RODWAYS CORNER, WIMBORNE, BH21 1AP

    ODS code J81034

    406 m

  • WALFORD MILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    KNOBCROOK ROAD, WIMBORNE, BH21 1NL

    ODS code J81077

    521 m

  • THE HADLEIGH PRACTICE

    HADLEIGH PRACTICE, 20 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81041

    4.6 km

  • THE HARVEY PRACTICE

    18 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81046

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Police Station

    BCT · Wimborne Minster

    107 m

  • Police Station

    BCT · Wimborne Minster

    131 m

  • Allenbourn School

    BCT · Wimborne Minster

    223 m

  • The Square

    BCT · Wimborne Minster

    283 m

  • The Square

    BCT · Wimborne Minster

    286 m

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.

Evidence in context

Schools

25 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 6 secondary schools. Allenbourn Middle School is the nearest published school at 168 m.

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

Recorded crime

794 published events cover 12 months, averaging 66 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 308 events.

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