BH21 2JS

Colehill & Wimborne Minster East · 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 2LA 78 m
BH21 2JY 106 m
BH21 2JN 112 m
BH21 2JF 140 m
BH21 2LB 149 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH21 2JS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 2
Latitude
50.802795
Longitude
-1.947251
British National Grid easting
403,813
British National Grid northing
100,362

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04013375
Output area
E00103263
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 020C · E01020378
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 020 · E02004251

Postcode source versions

Explore BH21

22 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
14, Dales Drive, Wimborne, BH21 2JS 16 December 2025 £440,000
2, Dales Drive, Wimborne, BH21 2JS 3 May 2024 £430,000
28, Dales Drive, Wimborne, BH21 2JS 2 February 2023 £380,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
11
Secondary
7
  1. Hayeswood First School

    Academy converter

    429 m
  2. Colehill First School

    Academy converter

    812 m
  3. Canford School

    Other independent school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
236
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 98
  • Anti social behaviour 36
  • Shoplifting 26
  • Criminal damage and arson 19
  • Burglary 13

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
57

33 female, 24 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.9
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 0.6% 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

5

within 5 km

  • THE QUARTER JACK SURGERY

    RODWAYS CORNER, WIMBORNE, BH21 1AP

    ODS code J81034

    2.6 km

  • WALFORD MILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    KNOBCROOK ROAD, WIMBORNE, BH21 1NL

    ODS code J81077

    3.0 km

  • ORCHID HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81002

    3.7 km

  • PENNY'S HILL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81061

    3.7 km

  • WEST MOORS VILLAGE SURGERY

    VERNON HOUSE, 164 STATION ROAD, WEST MOORS, FERNDOWN, BH22 0JB

    ODS code J81022

    4.8 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Jessopp Road

    BCT · Canford Bottom

    0.1 miles
  • Jessopp Road

    BCT · Canford Bottom

    0.1 miles
  • Jessopp Road

    BCT · Canford Bottom

    0.1 miles
  • Cutlers Place

    BCT · Colehill

    0.2 miles
  • Foxcroft Drive

    BCT · Hayes

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 020C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,534 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
3 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
0
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 £415,000 from 4 recorded sales in BH21 2JS. 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

23 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 7 secondary schools. Hayeswood First School is the nearest published school at 429 m.

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

Recorded crime

236 published events cover 12 months, averaging 19.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 98 events.

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