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BH21 7JF

Stour & Allen Vale · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Stour & Allen Vale
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH21 7JA 339 m
BH21 7JG 418 m
BH21 7JB 439 m
BH21 7JQ 475 m
BH21 7JE 485 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH21 7JF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 7
Latitude
50.866843
Longitude
-1.953018
British National Grid easting
403,402
British National Grid northing
107,484

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Stour & Allen Vale · E05012720
Parish or community
E04012818
Westminster constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole · E14001363
Output area
E00103365
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 013B · E01020398
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 013 · E02004247

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
1

  1. St James Church of England First School

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    2.7 km

  2. Wimborne St Giles Church of England First School and Nursery

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    4.6 km

  3. Witchampton Church of England First School

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    4.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
18
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 13
  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

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.

Nearby transport

  • Welchnut Cottages

    BCT · Horton

    0.3 miles

  • Welchnut Cottages

    BCT · Horton

    0.3 miles

  • Hell Corner

    BCT · Chalbury Common

    0.7 miles

  • Hell Corner

    BCT · Chalbury Common

    0.7 miles

  • Horseshoes Crossroads

    BCT · Chalbury Common

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 013B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,226 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. St James Church of England First School is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

18 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 13 events.

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