BH21 7HN

Cranborne & Alderholt · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wimborne
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH21 5EP 539 m
BH21 7HW 574 m
BH21 5AD 605 m
BH21 7HL 660 m
BH21 5ER 847 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH21 7HN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 7
Latitude
50.881552
Longitude
-1.972165
British National Grid easting
402,054
British National Grid northing
109,119

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04003389
Westminster constituency
North Dorset · E14001388
Output area
E00103315
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 007C · E01020389
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 007 · E02004243

Postcode source versions

Explore BH21

13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3 Matterley Cottages, Horton, Wimborne, BH21 7HN 26 January 2017 £481,000
4 Matterley Cottages, Horton, Wimborne, BH21 7HN 11 March 2016 £412,500
1 Matterley Cottages, Horton, Wimborne, BH21 7HN 22 August 2012 £402,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Wimborne St Giles Church of England First School and Nursery

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    3.1 km
  2. St James Church of England First School

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    4.0 km
  3. Witchampton Church of England First School

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    4.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Other crime 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

5 female, 6 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.8
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH21 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
80%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
80%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
80%
Gigabit-capable
80%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
80%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Horton Inn

    BCT · Horton

    0.4 miles
  • Horton Inn

    BCT · Horton

    0.4 miles
  • Welchnut Cottages

    BCT · Horton

    1.1 miles
  • Welchnut Cottages

    BCT · Horton

    1.1 miles
  • Amen Cottage

    BCT · Gussage All Saints

    1.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 007C, 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

13,394 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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
Possible

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

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Wimborne St Giles Church of England First School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 1.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 2 events.

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