BH21 6AS

Ringwood North & Ellingham · New Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
New Forest
Constituency
New Forest West
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH31 7AS 99 m
BH31 6DE 167 m
BH31 6AX 211 m
BH31 6WB 252 m
BH31 6AZ 266 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH21 6AS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 6
Latitude
50.867796
Longitude
-1.847890
British National Grid easting
410,800
British National Grid northing
107,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
New Forest · E07000091
Parish or community
E04004566
Westminster constituency
New Forest West · E14001374
Output area
E00116997
Lower layer super output area
New Forest 010A · E01023026
Middle layer super output area
New Forest 010 · E02004788

Postcode source versions

Explore BH21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Hillside Community First School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km
  2. Emmanuel Church of England Middle School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.5 km
  3. Verwood Church of England First School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
135
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 49
  • Anti social behaviour 30
  • Vehicle crime 12
  • Criminal damage and arson 11
  • Public order 10

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BH21 6 residents
1,666

Age bands in BH21 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.7%

230 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

130 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.2%

295 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

399 residents

Age 65 and over
28%

409 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

  • THE VERWOOD SURGERY

    15 STATION ROAD, VERWOOD, BH31 7PY

    ODS code J81030

    2.8 km

  • RINGWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE CLOSE, RINGWOOD, BH24 1JY

    ODS code J82039

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Ebblake Bridge

    BCT · Ebblake

    0.2 miles
  • Ebblake Bridge

    BCT · Ebblake

    0.2 miles
  • The Forestside

    BCT · Ebblake

    0.3 miles
  • The Forestside

    BCT · Ebblake

    0.3 miles
  • Woodlinken Close

    BCT · Verwood

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for New Forest 010A, 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

19,231 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Hillside Community First School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

135 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 49 events.

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