BH21 6BB

Cranborne Chase · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH21 7HH 585 m
BH21 5DY 735 m
BH21 5DU 804 m
BH21 5EB 823 m
BH21 5DT 929 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH21 6BB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1982
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 6
Latitude
50.872392
Longitude
-1.998520
British National Grid easting
400,200
British National Grid northing
108,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04012453
Westminster constituency
North Dorset · E14001388
Output area
E00103352
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 013A · E01020396
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 013 · E02004247

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Witchampton Church of England First School

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    2.1 km
  2. St James Church of England First School

    Academy converter

    3.6 km
  3. Wimborne St Giles Church of England First School and Nursery

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    4.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Other crime 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

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.

Nearby transport

  • The Timber Yard

    BCT · More Crichel

    0.7 miles
  • The Timber Yard

    BCT · More Crichel

    0.7 miles
  • Primrose Hill Crossroads

    BCT · More Crichel

    0.8 miles
  • Primrose Hill Crossroads

    BCT · More Crichel

    0.8 miles
  • Newtown Bus Shelter

    BCT · Witchampton

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 013A, 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

13,739 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Witchampton Church of England First School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 2 events.

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