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BH21 1YQ

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 1RG 84 m
BH21 1PZ 96 m
BH21 1XA 105 m
BH21 1RQ 113 m
BH21 1RH 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH21 1YQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 1
Latitude
50.793246
Longitude
-1.978106
British National Grid easting
401,639
British National Grid northing
99,299

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
E00183054
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 021D · E01020429
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
28
Primary
14
Secondary
7

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

    Academy converter

    747 m

  2. Merley First School

    Academy converter

    910 m

  3. Allenbourn Middle School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
803
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 328
  • Anti social behaviour 168
  • Shoplifting 74
  • Criminal damage and arson 69
  • Other theft 39

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

    636 m

  • WALFORD MILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    KNOBCROOK ROAD, WIMBORNE, BH21 1NL

    ODS code J81077

    1.5 km

  • THE HADLEIGH PRACTICE

    HADLEIGH PRACTICE, 20 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81041

    3.7 km

  • THE HARVEY PRACTICE

    18 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81046

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Station Road

    BCT · Wimborne Minster

    103 m

  • Station Road

    BCT · Wimborne Minster

    105 m

  • Canford Bridge

    BCT · Oakley

    261 m

  • Canford Bridge

    BCT · Oakley

    302 m

  • Hardy Crescent

    BCT · Wimborne Minster

    309 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 021D, 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

18,940 of 33,755

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

28 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 7 secondary schools. St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne is the nearest published school at 747 m.

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

Recorded crime

803 published events cover 12 months, averaging 67 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 328 events.

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