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BH21 4DN

Wimborne Minster · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Wimborne Minster
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH21 1HA 242 m
BH21 4DP 288 m
BH21 4DR 305 m
BH21 4DW 306 m
BH21 4EN 326 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH21 4DN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 4
Latitude
50.805603
Longitude
-1.997387
British National Grid easting
400,280
British National Grid northing
100,673

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Wimborne Minster · E05012730
Parish or community
E04013393
Westminster constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole · E14001363
Output area
E00103503
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 021C · E01020428
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 021 · E02004252

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
10
Secondary
6

  1. Queen Elizabeth's School

    Academy converter

    429 m

  2. Wimborne First School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    586 m

  3. Allenbourn Middle School

    Academy converter

    869 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
500
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 182
  • Anti social behaviour 106
  • Shoplifting 61
  • Criminal damage and arson 47
  • Other theft 28

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

2 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
3.0
BH21 4 residents
3,288

Age bands in BH21 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

500 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

302 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.7%

648 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.3%

877 residents

Age 65 and over
22.2%

665 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH21 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • WALFORD MILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    KNOBCROOK ROAD, WIMBORNE, BH21 1NL

    ODS code J81077

    579 m

  • THE QUARTER JACK SURGERY

    RODWAYS CORNER, WIMBORNE, BH21 1AP

    ODS code J81034

    1.3 km

  • THE HADLEIGH PRACTICE

    HADLEIGH PRACTICE, 20 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81041

    5.0 km

  • THE HARVEY PRACTICE

    18 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81046

    5.0 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

  • Wimborne Hospital

    BCT · Wimborne Minster

    0.2 miles

  • Wimborne Hospital

    BCT · Wimborne Minster

    0.2 miles

  • Queen Elizabeth School

    BCT · Wimborne Minster

    0.3 miles

  • Leisure Centre

    BCT · Hillbutts

    0.3 miles

  • Knobcrook Road

    BCT · Wimborne Minster

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 021C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,066 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 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
Possible

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

21 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 6 secondary schools. Queen Elizabeth's School is the nearest published school at 429 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

500 published events cover 12 months, averaging 41.667 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.