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BH21 7XN

Ferndown North · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Ferndown North
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
Christchurch
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH21 7SQ 2 m
BH21 7SG 129 m
BH21 7SP 138 m
BH21 7PQ 139 m
BH21 7QF 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH21 7XN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 November 2002
Terminated
1 March 2004
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 7
Latitude
50.813960
Longitude
-1.911241
British National Grid easting
406,349
British National Grid northing
101,606

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Ferndown North · E05012700
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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
9
Secondary
4

  1. Ferndown Upper School

    Community school

    1.1 km

  2. Ferndown Middle School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

  3. Ferndown First School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
195
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 53
  • Anti social behaviour 52
  • Other theft 26
  • Criminal damage and arson 16
  • Vehicle crime 15

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.

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • ORCHID HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81002

    1.8 km

  • PENNY'S HILL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81061

    1.8 km

  • WEST MOORS VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81022

    2.0 km

  • THE BARCELLOS FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRICKETTS CROSS, CORBIN AVENUE, FERNDOWN, BH22 8AZ

    ODS code J81621

    2.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Telford Road

    BCT · Stapehill

    0.1 miles

  • Telford Road

    BCT · Stapehill

    0.1 miles

  • Whittle Road

    BCT · Stapehill

    0.4 miles

  • Whittle Road

    BCT · Stapehill

    0.4 miles

  • Cedar Park

    BCT · Stapehill

    0.5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

18 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 4 secondary schools. Ferndown Upper School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

195 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 53 events.

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