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BH21 6BU

Verwood · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH31 6TY 4 m
BH31 6TU 78 m
BH31 6TP 81 m
BH31 6EH 86 m
BH31 6TR 88 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH21 6BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 6
Latitude
50.869619
Longitude
-1.867779
British National Grid easting
409,400
British National Grid northing
107,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Verwood · E05012724
Parish or community
E04012819
Westminster constituency
North Dorset · E14001388
Output area
E00103435
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 012B · E01020412
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 012 · E02004245

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
6
Secondary
1

  1. Emmanuel Church of England Middle School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

  2. Verwood Church of England First School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  3. Hillside Community First School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
358
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 117
  • Anti social behaviour 84
  • Shoplifting 40
  • Public order 23
  • Criminal damage and arson 23

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE VERWOOD SURGERY

    15 STATION ROAD, VERWOOD, BH31 7PY

    ODS code J81030

    1.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Lake Road Surgery

    BCT · Verwood

    88 m

  • Lake Road Surgery

    BCT · Verwood

    97 m

  • Potterne Bridge

    BCT · Verwood

    183 m

  • Potterne Bridge

    BCT · Verwood

    208 m

  • Claylake Drive

    BCT · Verwood

    245 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 012B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,531 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
9 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 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Emmanuel Church of England Middle School is the nearest published school at 1.1 km.

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

Recorded crime

358 published events cover 12 months, averaging 30 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 117 events.

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