BH21 2EL

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH21 2AP 89 m
BH21 2GJ 97 m
BH21 2BA 107 m
BH21 2AR 120 m
BH21 2EP 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH21 2EL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 2
Latitude
50.796383
Longitude
-1.972798
British National Grid easting
402,013
British National Grid northing
99,648

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04013393
Output area
E00103514
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 021B · E01020427
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 021 · E02004252

Postcode source versions

Explore BH21

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Hardy Crescent, Wimborne, BH21 2EL 31 May 2022 £325,000
28, Hardy Crescent, Wimborne, BH21 2EL 23 December 2009 £148,845
28, Hardy Crescent, Wimborne, BH21 2EL 9 January 2004 £140,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
12
Secondary
7
  1. St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne

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    572 m
  2. Allenbourn Middle School

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    1.2 km
  3. Merley First School

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    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
824
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 321
  • Anti social behaviour 175
  • Shoplifting 98
  • Criminal damage and arson 67
  • Other theft 37

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
122

58 female, 64 male

Postcode households
47
Residents per household
2.6
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 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH21 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • THE QUARTER JACK SURGERY

    RODWAYS CORNER, WIMBORNE, BH21 1AP

    ODS code J81034

    737 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

    4.2 km

  • THE HARVEY PRACTICE

    18 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81046

    4.2 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hardy Crescent

    BCT · Wimborne Minster

    0.1 miles
  • Barnes Crescent

    BCT · Wimborne Minster

    0.1 miles
  • Barnes Crescent

    BCT · Wimborne Minster

    0.1 miles
  • Gordon Road

    BCT · Wimborne Minster

    0.1 miles
  • Gordon Road

    BCT · Wimborne Minster

    0.1 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
34
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

Property market

The five-year median is £325,000 from 1 recorded sale in BH21 2EL. 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

25 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 7 secondary schools. St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne is the nearest published school at 572 m.

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

Recorded crime

824 published events cover 12 months, averaging 68.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 321 events.

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