BH21 3DP

Corfe Mullen · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH21 3DW 165 m
BH21 3EB 241 m
BH21 3EA 263 m
BH21 3DF 282 m
BH21 3EH 326 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH21 3DP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 3
Latitude
50.783454
Longitude
-2.006368
British National Grid easting
399,647
British National Grid northing
98,210

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04003365
Output area
E00103299
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 025E · E01020386
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 025 · E02004254

Postcode source versions

Explore BH21

14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Prospect Cottage, Happy Bottom, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, BH21 3DP 20 June 2024 £750,000
Brook Cottage, Happy Bottom, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, BH21 3DP 10 June 2022 £765,000
The Cottage, Happy Bottom, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, BH21 3DP 14 September 2020 £750,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
14
Secondary
9
  1. Lockyer's Middle School

    Academy converter

    927 m
  2. South West Regional Assessment Centre

    Special post 16 institution

    1.2 km
  3. Corfe Hills School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
182
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 55
  • Anti social behaviour 41
  • Criminal damage and arson 22
  • Other theft 14
  • Shoplifting 14

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

14 female, 12 male

Postcode households
11
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+
100%
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

5

within 5 km

  • THE QUARTER JACK SURGERY

    RODWAYS CORNER, WIMBORNE, BH21 1AP

    ODS code J81034

    2.3 km

  • THE HADLEIGH PRACTICE

    HADLEIGH PRACTICE, 20 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81041

    2.7 km

  • THE HARVEY PRACTICE

    18 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81046

    2.7 km

  • WALFORD MILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    KNOBCROOK ROAD, WIMBORNE, BH21 1NL

    ODS code J81077

    2.7 km

  • THE BIRCHWOOD PRACTICE

    NORTHMEAD DRIVE, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BH17 7XW

    ODS code J81087

    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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Pine Road

    BCT · Lambs Green

    0.2 miles
  • Corfe Halt Close

    BCT · Lambs Green

    0.2 miles
  • Pine Road

    BCT · Lambs Green

    0.2 miles
  • Lamb's Green Inn

    BCT · Lambs Green

    0.3 miles
  • Lamb's Green Inn

    BCT · Lambs Green

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 025E, 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

30,847 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 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

Property market

The five-year median is £757,500 from 2 recorded sales in BH21 3DP. 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

31 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 9 secondary schools. Lockyer's Middle School is the nearest published school at 927 m.

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

Recorded crime

182 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 55 events.

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