BH21 7ED

Ferndown North · 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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH21 7PT 44 m
BH21 7RR 122 m
BH22 9DH 170 m
BH21 7HZ 178 m
BH21 7BU 189 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH21 7ED
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 7
Latitude
50.806258
Longitude
-1.916947
British National Grid easting
405,948
British National Grid northing
100,749

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04012463
Westminster constituency
Christchurch · E14001171
Output area
E00103416
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 020E · E01020408
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 020 · E02004251

Postcode source versions

Explore BH21

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Porsche Centre, Cobham Road, Ferndown Industrial Estate, Wimborne, BH21 7ED 28 November 2025 £2,372,500
Porsche Centre, Cobham Road, Ferndown Industrial Estate, Wimborne, BH21 7ED 30 June 2021 £3,300,000
Porsche Centre, Cobham Road, Ferndown Industrial Estate, Wimborne, BH21 7ED 16 June 2021 £1,800,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
13
Secondary
7
  1. Ferndown Upper School

    Community school

    1.0 km
  2. Ferndown Middle School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  3. Ferndown First School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
203
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 56
  • Anti social behaviour 54
  • Other theft 27
  • Criminal damage and arson 17
  • Vehicle crime 16

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BH21 7 residents
3,241

Age bands in BH21 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.7%

420 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.7%

254 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.3%

540 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.1%

1,061 residents

Age 65 and over
31.2%

1,034 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

6

within 5 km

  • ORCHID HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81002

    1.7 km

  • PENNY'S HILL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81061

    1.7 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

    3.2 km

  • KINSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 KINSON ROAD, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 5EY

    ODS code J81045

    4.5 km

  • THE QUARTER JACK SURGERY

    RODWAYS CORNER, WIMBORNE, BH21 1AP

    ODS code J81034

    4.7 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

  • Ferndown Industrial Estate

    BCT · Stapehill

    0.0 miles
  • Peartree Business Centre

    BCT · Stapehill

    0.1 miles
  • Peartree Business Centre

    BCT · Stapehill

    0.1 miles
  • Ferndown Industrial Estate

    BCT · Stapehill

    0.1 miles
  • Cedar Park

    BCT · Stapehill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 020E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,876 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
1
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 £2,372,500 from 1 recorded sale in BH21 7ED. 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

25 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 7 secondary schools. Ferndown Upper School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

203 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.917 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.