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BH21 6YA

West Moors & Three Legged Cross · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
West Moors & Three Legged Cross
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
Christchurch
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH21 6SH 79 m
BH21 6SL 83 m
BH21 6SW 83 m
BH21 6SJ 94 m
BH21 6UD 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH21 6YA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 6
Latitude
50.852551
Longitude
-1.884873
British National Grid easting
408,200
British National Grid northing
105,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
West Moors & Three Legged Cross · E05012726
Parish or community
E04012819
Westminster constituency
Christchurch · E14001171
Output area
E00103431
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 012A · E01020411
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
7
Secondary
2

  1. Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    233 m

  2. Verwood Church of England First School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km

  3. Emmanuel Church of England Middle School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
99
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 33
  • Anti social behaviour 24
  • Criminal damage and arson 13
  • Other theft 7
  • Public order 6

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

  • WEST MOORS VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81022

    3.2 km

  • THE VERWOOD SURGERY

    15 STATION ROAD, VERWOOD, BH31 7PY

    ODS code J81030

    3.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Joys Road

    BCT · Three Legged Cross

    96 m

  • Juniper Close

    BCT · Three Legged Cross

    96 m

  • Joys Road

    BCT · Three Legged Cross

    110 m

  • Woodcutter Close

    BCT · Three Legged Cross

    275 m

  • Woodcutter Close

    BCT · Three Legged Cross

    280 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 012A, 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

10,339 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

9 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 233 m.

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

Recorded crime

99 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 33 events.

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