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BH21 6YF

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 6RD 144 m
BH21 6QY 234 m
BH21 6RZ 325 m
BH21 6SN 373 m
BH21 6QX 391 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH21 6YF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
1 July 2001
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 6
Latitude
50.849579
Longitude
-1.879852
British National Grid easting
408,554
British National Grid northing
105,570

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
E00103437
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 012B · E01020412
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
11
Primary
7
Secondary
2

  1. Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    692 m

  2. St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery

    Academy converter

    2.4 km

  3. Verwood Church of England First School

    Academy converter

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
124
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 37
  • Anti social behaviour 31
  • Criminal damage and arson 17
  • Other theft 11
  • Burglary 7

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • WEST MOORS VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81022

    2.9 km

  • THE VERWOOD SURGERY

    15 STATION ROAD, VERWOOD, BH31 7PY

    ODS code J81030

    3.6 km

  • THE BARCELLOS FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRICKETTS CROSS, CORBIN AVENUE, FERNDOWN, BH22 8AZ

    ODS code J81621

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Joys Road

    BCT · Three Legged Cross

    375 m

  • Joys Road

    BCT · Three Legged Cross

    389 m

  • Woodcutter Close

    BCT · Three Legged Cross

    403 m

  • Woodcutter Close

    BCT · Three Legged Cross

    426 m

  • Juniper Close

    BCT · Three Legged Cross

    469 m

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.

Evidence in context

Schools

11 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 692 m.

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

Recorded crime

124 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 37 events.

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