BH21 6FF

West Moors & Three Legged Cross · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wimborne
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
Christchurch
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH21 6SX 88 m
BH21 6SY 169 m
BH21 6RA 189 m
BH21 6FG 193 m
BH21 6SR 198 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH21 6FF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 6
Latitude
50.843642
Longitude
-1.862427
British National Grid easting
409,782
British National Grid northing
104,912

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04012819
Westminster constituency
Christchurch · E14001171
Output area
E00103437
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 012B · E01020412
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 012 · E02004245

Postcode source versions

Explore BH21

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Unit 2, Barn Close, Three Legged Cross, Wimborne, BH21 6FF 6 February 2023 £130,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
7
Secondary
2
  1. Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km
  2. St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery

    Academy converter

    2.5 km
  3. Oakhurst Community First School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
61
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 18
  • Criminal damage and arson 10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9
  • Other theft 8
  • Burglary 5

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
75%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • WEST MOORS VILLAGE SURGERY

    VERNON HOUSE, 164 STATION ROAD, WEST MOORS, FERNDOWN, BH22 0JB

    ODS code J81022

    2.8 km

  • THE BARCELLOS FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRICKETTS CROSS, CORBIN AVENUE, FERNDOWN, BH22 8AZ

    ODS code J81621

    4.0 km

  • THE VERWOOD SURGERY

    15 STATION ROAD, VERWOOD, BH31 7PY

    ODS code J81030

    4.4 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Old Barn Farm

    BCT · Woolsbridge

    0.1 miles
  • Old Barn Farm

    BCT · Woolsbridge

    0.1 miles
  • Sandhurst Drive

    BCT · Woolsbridge

    0.5 miles
  • Sandhurst Drive

    BCT · Woolsbridge

    0.5 miles
  • Moors Valley Country Park Entrance

    BCT · Ashley Heath

    0.7 miles

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.

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
Unlikely

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

Property market

The five-year median is £130,000 from 1 recorded sale in BH21 6FF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Dorset is £325,410 in June 2026, up 1.6% year on year.

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 2 secondary schools. Three Legged Cross First and Nursery 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

61 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 18 events.

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