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BH21 2WG

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 2UX 0 m
BH21 2UN 49 m
BH21 2TZ 82 m
BH21 2UU 84 m
BH21 2TX 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH21 2WG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 2002
Terminated
1 October 2003
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 2
Latitude
50.807020
Longitude
-1.943002
British National Grid easting
404,112
British National Grid northing
100,832

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
E00103255
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 017A · E01020377
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
24
Primary
13
Secondary
6

  1. Hayeswood First School

    Academy converter

    552 m

  2. Colehill First School

    Academy converter

    714 m

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

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
174
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 63
  • Anti social behaviour 29
  • Shoplifting 26
  • Criminal damage and arson 13
  • Public order 11

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE QUARTER JACK SURGERY

    RODWAYS CORNER, WIMBORNE, BH21 1AP

    ODS code J81034

    3.0 km

  • WALFORD MILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    KNOBCROOK ROAD, WIMBORNE, BH21 1NL

    ODS code J81077

    3.3 km

  • ORCHID HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81002

    3.5 km

  • PENNY'S HILL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81061

    3.5 km

  • WEST MOORS VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81022

    4.3 km

  • THE BARCELLOS FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRICKETTS CROSS, CORBIN AVENUE, FERNDOWN, BH22 8AZ

    ODS code J81621

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Hayes Lane Top

    BCT · Colehill

    0.2 miles

  • Hayes Lane Top

    BCT · Colehill

    0.2 miles

  • Hayes Lane Top

    BCT · Colehill

    0.2 miles

  • Hayes Lane Top

    BCT · Colehill

    0.2 miles

  • Fryers Copse

    BCT · Canford Bottom

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 017A, 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

32,558 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 6 secondary schools. Hayeswood First School is the nearest published school at 552 m.

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

Recorded crime

174 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 63 events.

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