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BH21 7LX

Ferndown South · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wimborne
Ward
Ferndown South
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
Christchurch
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH21 7LY 308 m
BH21 7LT 359 m
BH21 7NA 395 m
BH22 9DR 554 m
BH21 7NB 574 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH21 7LX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 7
Latitude
50.789959
Longitude
-1.924452
British National Grid easting
405,421
British National Grid northing
98,936

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Ferndown South · E05012701
Parish or community
E04012463
Westminster constituency
Christchurch · E14001171
Output area
E00183033
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 024F · E01034373
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 024 · E02004253

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Mellow Mead, Hampreston, Wimborne, BH21 7LX 17 June 2019 £545,000
Granville Cottage, 342, Hampreston, Wimborne, BH21 7LX 10 December 2018 £522,500
Mellow Mead, Hampreston, Wimborne, BH21 7LX 14 June 2011 £435,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
18
Secondary
8

  1. Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School

    Academy converter

    4 m

  2. The White House School

    Other independent special school

    1.9 km

  3. Canford School

    Other independent school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
96
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 38
  • Anti social behaviour 13
  • Vehicle crime 9
  • Shoplifting 8
  • Public order 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
41

21 female, 20 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
2.2
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 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH21 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
95%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
95%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
95%
Gigabit-capable
95%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • ORCHID HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81002

    2.5 km

  • PENNY'S HILL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81061

    2.5 km

  • KINSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 KINSON ROAD, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 5EY

    ODS code J81045

    3.0 km

  • THE BARCELLOS FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRICKETTS CROSS, CORBIN AVENUE, FERNDOWN, BH22 8AZ

    ODS code J81621

    4.2 km

  • THE QUARTER JACK SURGERY

    RODWAYS CORNER, WIMBORNE, BH21 1AP

    ODS code J81034

    4.2 km

  • WEST MOORS VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81022

    4.6 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    4.7 km

  • WALFORD MILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    KNOBCROOK ROAD, WIMBORNE, BH21 1NL

    ODS code J81077

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hampreston Cross

    BCT · Hampreston

    0.1 miles

  • Hampreston Cross

    BCT · Hampreston

    0.2 miles

  • Glissons

    BCT · Longham

    0.6 miles

  • Glissons

    BCT · Longham

    0.6 miles

  • The White Hart

    BCT · Longham

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 024F, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,473 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 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
1
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
4
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

34 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 8 secondary schools. Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School is the nearest published school at 4 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

96 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 38 events.

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