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BH21 2DA

Colehill & Wimborne Minster East · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Colehill & Wimborne Minster East
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH21 2DF 126 m
BH21 2BY 143 m
BH21 2DW 181 m
BH21 2JJ 242 m
BH21 2EU 246 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH21 2DA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 2
Latitude
50.798239
Longitude
-1.955869
British National Grid easting
403,206
British National Grid northing
99,855

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Colehill & Wimborne Minster East · E05012691
Parish or community
E04013393
Westminster constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole · E14001363
Output area
E00183059
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 021B · E01020427
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 021 · E02004252

Postcode source versions

Explore BH21

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
13
Secondary
10

  1. Hayeswood First School

    Academy converter

    937 m

  2. Canford School

    Other independent school

    949 m

  3. Colehill First School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
452
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 184
  • Anti social behaviour 88
  • Shoplifting 41
  • Criminal damage and arson 36
  • Vehicle crime 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

6 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
4.0
BH21 2 residents
10,255

Age bands in BH21 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

1,889 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

1,011 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.9%

2,323 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

2,742 residents

Age 65 and over
24.8%

2,627 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH21 2 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+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Gigabit-capable
66.7%
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

6

within 5 km

  • THE QUARTER JACK SURGERY

    RODWAYS CORNER, WIMBORNE, BH21 1AP

    ODS code J81034

    1.9 km

  • WALFORD MILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    KNOBCROOK ROAD, WIMBORNE, BH21 1NL

    ODS code J81077

    2.5 km

  • ORCHID HOUSE SURGERY

    FERNDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE, ST. MARYS ROAD, FERNDOWN, BH22 9HB

    ODS code J81002

    4.3 km

  • PENNY'S HILL PRACTICE

    FERNDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE, ST. MARYS ROAD, FERNDOWN, BH22 9HB

    ODS code J81061

    4.3 km

  • THE HADLEIGH PRACTICE

    HADLEIGH PRACTICE, 20 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81041

    4.9 km

  • THE HARVEY PRACTICE

    18 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81046

    4.9 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

  • Lonsdale Road

    BCT · Leigh Park

    0.1 miles

  • Lonsdale Road

    BCT · Leigh Park

    0.1 miles

  • Hayes Close

    BCT · Hayes

    0.2 miles

  • Hayes Close

    BCT · Hayes

    0.2 miles

  • Churchmoor Road

    BCT · Colehill

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 021B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,730 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
10 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
Unlikely

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.

Schools

Published establishments

28 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 10 secondary schools. Hayeswood First School is the nearest published school at 937 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

452 published events cover 12 months, averaging 37.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 184 events.

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