BH21 9AU

Wimborne Minster · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Dorset
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH21 1AA 9 m
BH21 1FF 9 m
BH21 1UH 9 m
BH21 1WD 9 m
BH21 1WJ 9 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH21 9AU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 2005
Terminated
1 June 2008
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH21
Postcode sector
BH21 9
Latitude
50.797986
Longitude
-1.985000
British National Grid easting
401,153
British National Grid northing
99,826

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04013393
Output area
E00103513
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 021C · E01020428
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 021 · E02004252

Postcode source versions

Explore BH21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
12
Secondary
7
  1. St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne

    Academy converter

    499 m
  2. Allenbourn Middle School

    Academy converter

    547 m
  3. Wimborne First School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    644 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
810
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 317
  • Anti social behaviour 177
  • Shoplifting 76
  • Criminal damage and arson 72
  • Other theft 42

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • THE QUARTER JACK SURGERY

    RODWAYS CORNER, WIMBORNE, BH21 1AP

    ODS code J81034

    148 m

  • WALFORD MILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    KNOBCROOK ROAD, WIMBORNE, BH21 1NL

    ODS code J81077

    862 m

  • THE HADLEIGH PRACTICE

    HADLEIGH PRACTICE, 20 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81041

    4.2 km

  • THE HARVEY PRACTICE

    18 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81046

    4.2 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

  • The Quarter Jack Surgery

    BCT · Wimborne Minster

    0.1 miles
  • The Quarter Jack Surgery

    BCT · Wimborne Minster

    0.1 miles
  • The Square

    BCT · Wimborne Minster

    0.2 miles
  • Police Station

    BCT · Wimborne Minster

    0.2 miles
  • The Square

    BCT · Wimborne Minster

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 021C, 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

18,066 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 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

25 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 7 secondary schools. St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne is the nearest published school at 499 m.

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

Recorded crime

810 published events cover 12 months, averaging 67.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 317 events.

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