BH21 6HY

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 6DJ 47 m
BH31 6EB 56 m
BH31 6HY 83 m
BH31 6HX 154 m
BH31 6JX 157 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH21 6HY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 6
Latitude
50.874126
Longitude
-1.877715
British National Grid easting
408,700
British National Grid northing
108,300

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
E00103444
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 012E · E01020415
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 012 · E02004245

Postcode source versions

Explore BH21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Emmanuel Church of England Middle School

    Academy sponsor led

    381 m
  2. Verwood Church of England First School

    Academy converter

    539 m
  3. Hillside Community First School

    Academy converter

    961 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
401
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 156
  • Anti social behaviour 83
  • Shoplifting 39
  • Criminal damage and arson 30
  • Public order 25

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

    892 m

Nearby transport

  • Burnbake Road

    BCT · Verwood

    0.0 miles
  • Burnbake Road

    BCT · Verwood

    0.1 miles
  • Glenwood Road

    BCT · Verwood

    0.1 miles
  • Glenwood Road

    BCT · Verwood

    0.1 miles
  • The Grove

    BCT · Verwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 012E, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,736 of 33,755

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

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Emmanuel Church of England Middle School is the nearest published school at 381 m.

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

Recorded crime

401 published events cover 12 months, averaging 33.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 156 events.

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