BH21 5DB

Stour & Allen Vale · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH21 5DD 768 m
BH21 5BX 964 m
BH21 5DA 1.2 km
BH21 5BW 1.3 km
BH21 5BN 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH21 5DB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 5
Latitude
50.840084
Longitude
-2.039182
British National Grid easting
397,337
British National Grid northing
104,508

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04013396
Output area
E00103421
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 013D · E01020410
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 013 · E02004247

Postcode source versions

Explore BH21

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Lambing Cottage, Witchampton, Wimborne, BH21 5DB 10 February 2006 £500,000
Lambing Cottage, Witchampton, Wimborne, BH21 5DB 28 September 2001 £367,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Witchampton Church of England First School

    Academy converter

    2.5 km
  2. Pamphill Church of England First School

    Academy sponsor led

    4.5 km
  3. Queen Elizabeth's School

    Academy converter

    4.5 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

2 female, 1 male

Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BH21 5 residents
2,407

Age bands in BH21 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

369 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.8%

190 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.1%

414 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.1%

802 residents

Age 65 and over
26.7%

648 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH21 5 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.

Nearby transport

  • Hemsworth Farm

    BCT · Hemsworth

    1.1 miles
  • Hemsworth Farm

    BCT · Hemsworth

    1.1 miles
  • Charlotte Cottages

    BCT · Witchampton

    1.1 miles
  • Charlotte Cottages

    BCT · Witchampton

    1.1 miles
  • Dean Leaze Farm

    BCT · Witchampton

    1.1 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.

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

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Witchampton Church of England First School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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