BH21 6QS

West Moors & Three Legged Cross · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH21 6QR 111 m
BH22 0QN 155 m
BH21 6ST 255 m
BH22 0QL 262 m
BH21 6QF 302 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH21 6QS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 6
Latitude
50.837406
Longitude
-1.882752
British National Grid easting
408,352
British National Grid northing
104,216

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04012459
Westminster constituency
Christchurch · E14001171
Output area
E00103496
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 016A · E01020421
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 016 · E02004248

Postcode source versions

Explore BH21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
12
Primary
6
Secondary
4
  1. St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  2. Oakhurst Community First School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km
  3. Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
161
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 56
  • Anti social behaviour 31
  • Criminal damage and arson 24
  • Shoplifting 20
  • Public order 11

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

5

within 5 km

  • WEST MOORS VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81022

    1.5 km

  • THE BARCELLOS FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRICKETTS CROSS, CORBIN AVENUE, FERNDOWN, BH22 8AZ

    ODS code J81621

    3.4 km

  • ORCHID HOUSE SURGERY

    FERNDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE, ST. MARYS ROAD, FERNDOWN, BH22 9HB

    ODS code J81002

    4.0 km

  • PENNY'S HILL PRACTICE

    FERNDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE, ST. MARYS ROAD, FERNDOWN, BH22 9HB

    ODS code J81061

    4.0 km

  • THE VERWOOD SURGERY

    15 STATION ROAD, VERWOOD, BH31 7PY

    ODS code J81030

    5.0 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Payne Close

    BCT · West Moors

    0.1 miles
  • Payne Close

    BCT · West Moors

    0.1 miles
  • Collingwood Road

    BCT · Three Legged Cross

    0.2 miles
  • Collingwood Road

    BCT · Three Legged Cross

    0.2 miles
  • Gullivers Farm

    BCT · West Moors

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 016A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,352 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

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

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

161 published events cover 12 months, averaging 13.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 56 events.

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