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BH21 3FD

Bearwood & Merley · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bearwood & Merley
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH21 3AB 74 m
BH21 3BP 128 m
BH21 3AY 164 m
BH21 3AX 205 m
BH21 3FQ 221 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH21 3FD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 3
Latitude
50.788367
Longitude
-1.958630
British National Grid easting
403,012
British National Grid northing
98,757

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · E06000058
Electoral ward
Bearwood & Merley · E05012650
Parish or community
E04013535
Westminster constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole · E14001363
Output area
E00078031
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 001B · E01015432
Middle layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 001 · E02003194

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
20
Secondary
12

  1. Canford School

    Other independent school

    374 m

  2. Merley First School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

  3. The White House School

    Other independent special school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
401
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 179
  • Anti social behaviour 86
  • Criminal damage and arson 31
  • Vehicle crime 23
  • Other theft 22

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • THE QUARTER JACK SURGERY

    RODWAYS CORNER, WIMBORNE, BH21 1AP

    ODS code J81034

    2.0 km

  • WALFORD MILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    KNOBCROOK ROAD, WIMBORNE, BH21 1NL

    ODS code J81077

    2.9 km

  • THE HADLEIGH PRACTICE

    HADLEIGH PRACTICE, 20 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81041

    3.9 km

  • THE HARVEY PRACTICE

    18 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81046

    3.9 km

  • KINSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 KINSON ROAD, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 5EY

    ODS code J81045

    4.7 km

  • ORCHID HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81002

    4.8 km

  • PENNY'S HILL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81061

    4.8 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

  • Floral Farm

    BCT · Canford Magna

    0.1 miles

  • Floral Farm

    BCT · Canford Magna

    0.1 miles

  • Canford School

    BCT · Canford Magna

    0.1 miles

  • Canford School

    BCT · Canford Magna

    0.1 miles

  • De Haviland Close

    BCT · Merley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,121 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 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.

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

40 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 12 secondary schools. Canford School is the nearest published school at 374 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

401 published events cover 12 months, averaging 33.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 179 events.

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