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BH21 2PH

Colehill & Wimborne Minster East · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wimborne
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 2PL 67 m
BH21 2RS 147 m
BH21 2RT 168 m
BH21 2RR 208 m
BH21 2QA 239 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH21 2PH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 2
Latitude
50.807415
Longitude
-1.966419
British National Grid easting
402,462
British National Grid northing
100,875

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
E04013375
Westminster constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole · E14001363
Output area
E00103268
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 017D · E01020381
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 017 · E02004249

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Rose Hill, Northleigh Lane, Wimborne, BH21 2PH 17 June 2021 £725,000
The Coach House, Northleigh Lane, Wimborne, BH21 2PH 17 November 2014 £1,200,000
Southwood, 23, Northleigh Lane, Wimborne, BH21 2PH 6 December 2012 £375,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
10
Secondary
7

  1. St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill

    Academy converter

    227 m

  2. Beaucroft Foundation School

    Foundation special school

    300 m

  3. Dumpton School

    Other independent school

    893 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
576
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 235
  • Anti social behaviour 106
  • Shoplifting 77
  • Criminal damage and arson 40
  • Other theft 30

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
19

11 female, 8 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.4
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH21 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
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%
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

2

within 5 km

  • THE QUARTER JACK SURGERY

    RODWAYS CORNER, WIMBORNE, BH21 1AP

    ODS code J81034

    1.6 km

  • WALFORD MILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    KNOBCROOK ROAD, WIMBORNE, BH21 1NL

    ODS code J81077

    1.6 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

  • Colehill Lane

    BCT · Colehill

    0.1 miles

  • Colehill Lane

    BCT · Colehill

    0.1 miles

  • St Michaels School

    BCT · Colehill

    0.1 miles

  • St Michaels School

    BCT · Colehill

    0.1 miles

  • Post Office

    BCT · Colehill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 017D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,384 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

22 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill is the nearest published school at 227 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

576 published events cover 12 months, averaging 48 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 235 events.

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