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BH21 1YW

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 1EJ 19 m
BH21 1EG 29 m
BH21 1YG 39 m
BH21 1EF 63 m
BH21 1YF 65 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH21 1YW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 October 2000
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 1
Latitude
50.799551
Longitude
-1.992846
British National Grid easting
400,600
British National Grid northing
100,000

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
E00103521
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
23
Primary
11
Secondary
6

  1. Wimborne First School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    371 m

  2. Allenbourn Middle School

    Academy converter

    617 m

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

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
711
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 273
  • Anti social behaviour 161
  • Shoplifting 76
  • Criminal damage and arson 60
  • Other theft 38

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

  • WALFORD MILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    KNOBCROOK ROAD, WIMBORNE, BH21 1NL

    ODS code J81077

    687 m

  • THE QUARTER JACK SURGERY

    RODWAYS CORNER, WIMBORNE, BH21 1AP

    ODS code J81034

    720 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

Nearby transport

  • Julian's Bridge

    BCT · Wimborne Minster

    45 m

  • Julian's Bridge

    BCT · Wimborne Minster

    68 m

  • The Square

    BCT · Wimborne Minster

    331 m

  • The Square

    BCT · Wimborne Minster

    343 m

  • Wimborne Hospital

    BCT · Wimborne Minster

    348 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

23 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 6 secondary schools. Wimborne First School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 371 m.

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

Recorded crime

711 published events cover 12 months, averaging 59 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 273 events.

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