BH21 4YL

Stour & Allen Vale · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Dorset
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH21 4EQ 354 m
BH21 4EG 408 m
BH21 4EA 535 m
BH21 4EF 734 m
BH21 4EH 747 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH21 4YL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 4
Latitude
50.806372
Longitude
-2.034257
British National Grid easting
397,682
British National Grid northing
100,759

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04013385
Output area
E00103421
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 013D · E01020410
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 013 · E02004247

Postcode source versions

Explore BH21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
7
Secondary
5
  1. Pamphill Church of England First School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.6 km
  2. Queen Elizabeth's School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km
  3. Sturminster Marshall First School

    Community school

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Vehicle crime 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Drugs 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • WALFORD MILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    KNOBCROOK ROAD, WIMBORNE, BH21 1NL

    ODS code J81077

    3.2 km

  • THE QUARTER JACK SURGERY

    RODWAYS CORNER, WIMBORNE, BH21 1AP

    ODS code J81034

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Kingston Lacy House

    BCT · Kingston Lacy

    0.4 miles
  • Roman Way

    BCT · Cowgrove

    0.6 miles
  • Roman Way

    BCT · Cowgrove

    0.6 miles
  • Duck Pond

    BCT · Cowgrove

    0.7 miles
  • Duck Pond

    BCT · Cowgrove

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 013D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,762 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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

17 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 5 secondary schools. Pamphill Church of England First School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

14 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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