BH21 2RZ

Colehill & Wimborne Minster East · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Dorset
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH21 2QS 8 m
BH21 2RX 92 m
BH21 2RT 105 m
BH21 2RS 117 m
BH21 7AB 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH21 2RZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 2
Latitude
50.809438
Longitude
-1.964459
British National Grid easting
402,600
British National Grid northing
101,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04013375
Output area
E00103272
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 017D · E01020381
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 017 · E02004249

Postcode source versions

Explore BH21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
10
Secondary
5
  1. St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill

    Academy converter

    189 m
  2. Beaucroft Foundation School

    Foundation special school

    497 m
  3. Colehill First School

    Academy converter

    845 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
416
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 177
  • Anti social behaviour 84
  • Shoplifting 42
  • Criminal damage and arson 30
  • Other theft 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • WALFORD MILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    KNOBCROOK ROAD, WIMBORNE, BH21 1NL

    ODS code J81077

    1.8 km

  • THE QUARTER JACK SURGERY

    RODWAYS CORNER, WIMBORNE, BH21 1AP

    ODS code J81034

    1.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Post Office

    BCT · Colehill

    0.0 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Colehill

    0.0 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Colehill

    0.1 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Colehill

    0.1 miles
  • St Michaels School

    BCT · Colehill

    0.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

20 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill is the nearest published school at 189 m.

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

Recorded crime

416 published events cover 12 months, averaging 34.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 177 events.

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