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BH21 6DG

Cranborne & Alderholt · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Cranborne & Alderholt
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH21 8ND 546 m
BH21 8LN 584 m
BH21 8LW 614 m
BH21 8LP 701 m
BH21 8NE 729 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH21 6DG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 6
Latitude
50.875968
Longitude
-1.930297
British National Grid easting
405,000
British National Grid northing
108,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Cranborne & Alderholt · E05012693
Parish or community
E04003389
Westminster constituency
North Dorset · E14001388
Output area
E00103315
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 007C · E01020389
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 007 · E02004243

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
7
Secondary
1

  1. Verwood Church of England First School

    Academy converter

    3.3 km

  2. Emmanuel Church of England Middle School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.4 km

  3. Trinity Church of England First School

    Academy converter

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 4
  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Other theft 3
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2

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

    3.6 km

  • THE CRANBORNE PRACTICE

    THE SURGERY, PENNYS LANE, CRANBORNE, WIMBORNE, BH21 5QE

    ODS code J81058

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Crumble Cottage

    BCT · Sutton Holms

    700 m

  • Crumble Cottage

    BCT · Sutton Holms

    711 m

  • New Road

    BCT · Woodlands

    1.3 km

  • New Road

    BCT · Woodlands

    1.3 km

  • Welchnut Cottages

    BCT · Horton

    2.3 km

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 007C, 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

13,394 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Verwood Church of England First School is the nearest published school at 3.3 km.

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

Recorded crime

17 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1 event per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 4 events.

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