BH21 3AS

Bearwood & Merley · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wimborne
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH11 9GQ 373 m
BH11 9GX 402 m
BH11 9GN 429 m
BH11 9GY 432 m
BH11 9GZ 432 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH21 3AS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 3
Latitude
50.778453
Longitude
-1.932187
British National Grid easting
404,877
British National Grid northing
97,656

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013535
Output area
E00180401

Postcode source versions

Explore BH21

7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
44, Knighton Lane, Wimborne, BH21 3AS 20 April 2023 £312,500
44, Knighton Lane, Wimborne, BH21 3AS 12 May 2022 £305,000
45, Knighton Lane, Wimborne, BH21 3AS 10 May 2022 £342,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
26
Secondary
14
  1. The White House School

    Other independent special school

    629 m
  2. Bearwood Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    954 m
  3. Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
356
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 113
  • Anti social behaviour 78
  • Criminal damage and arson 40
  • Shoplifting 27
  • Vehicle crime 25

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

12 female, 12 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.4
BH21 3 residents
11,140

Age bands in BH21 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

1,764 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.3%

1,337 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.1%

2,190 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

3,069 residents

Age 65 and over
23.3%

2,535 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH21 3 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • KINSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 KINSON ROAD, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 5EY

    ODS code J81045

    2.5 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    3.7 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

  • THE QUARTER JACK SURGERY

    RODWAYS CORNER, WIMBORNE, BH21 1AP

    ODS code J81034

    4.2 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    4.4 km

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

    9 MITCHELL ROAD, CANFORD HEATH, POOLE, BH17 8UE

    ODS code J81013

    4.7 km

  • THE HADLEIGH PRACTICE

    HADLEIGH PRACTICE, 20 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81041

    4.7 km

  • THE HARVEY PRACTICE

    18 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81046

    4.7 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    2A REDHILL CRESCENT, MOORDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 2XF

    ODS code J81039

    4.8 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Canford Park Arena

    BCT · Bearwood

    0.4 miles
  • Canford Vale

    BCT · Bearwood

    0.4 miles
  • Canford Vale

    BCT · Bearwood

    0.4 miles
  • Becket Crescent

    BCT · Bearwood

    0.5 miles
  • Becket Crescent

    BCT · Bearwood

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 001A, 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

30,007 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
6 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
2
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 £312,500 from 3 recorded sales in BH21 3AS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole is £312,162 in June 2026, down 1.6% year on year.

Schools

53 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 14 secondary schools. The White House School is the nearest published school at 629 m.

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

Recorded crime

356 published events cover 12 months, averaging 29.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 113 events.

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