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BH21 3FZ

Bearwood & Merley · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 3AA 213 m
BH21 3DA 399 m
BH21 1RJ 465 m
BH21 1QW 527 m
BH21 1QT 573 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH21 3FZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 3
Latitude
50.785351
Longitude
-1.985529
British National Grid easting
401,116
British National Grid northing
98,421

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
E00078028
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 001C · E01015433
Middle layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 001 · E02003194

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
15
Secondary
9

  1. South West Regional Assessment Centre

    Special post 16 institution

    272 m

  2. Merley First School

    Academy converter

    892 m

  3. St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
463
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 182
  • Anti social behaviour 105
  • Criminal damage and arson 39
  • Shoplifting 37
  • Other theft 27

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

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+
89%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
9%
Gigabit-capable
9%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
99%
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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE QUARTER JACK SURGERY

    RODWAYS CORNER, WIMBORNE, BH21 1AP

    ODS code J81034

    1.4 km

  • WALFORD MILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    KNOBCROOK ROAD, WIMBORNE, BH21 1NL

    ODS code J81077

    2.2 km

  • THE HADLEIGH PRACTICE

    HADLEIGH PRACTICE, 20 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81041

    2.8 km

  • THE HARVEY PRACTICE

    18 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81046

    2.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Willett Arms

    BCT · Oakley

    0.4 miles

  • Oakley Road

    BCT · Oakley

    0.4 miles

  • Oakley Road

    BCT · Oakley

    0.4 miles

  • Willett Arms

    BCT · Oakley

    0.4 miles

  • De Montfort Road

    BCT · Merley

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

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

32,183 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 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

31 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 9 secondary schools. South West Regional Assessment Centre is the nearest published school at 272 m.

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

Recorded crime

463 published events cover 12 months, averaging 38.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 182 events.

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