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BH22 0HU

West Moors & Three Legged Cross · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
West Moors & Three Legged Cross
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
Christchurch
Postcode district
BH22
Postcode sector
BH22 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH22 0HT 12 m
BH22 0HJ 53 m
BH22 0HH 56 m
BH22 0HR 100 m
BH22 0JJ 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH22 0HU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2009
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH22
Postcode sector
BH22 0
Latitude
50.824858
Longitude
-1.889272
British National Grid easting
407,895
British National Grid northing
102,820

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
West Moors & Three Legged Cross · E05012726
Parish or community
E04012459
Westminster constituency
Christchurch · E14001171
Output area
E00103485
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 016B · E01020422
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 016 · E02004248

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
9
Secondary
3

  1. St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery

    Academy converter

    445 m

  2. Oakhurst Community First School

    Academy converter

    808 m

  3. West Moors Middle School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
192
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 71
  • Anti social behaviour 42
  • Criminal damage and arson 22
  • Other theft 15
  • Shoplifting 15

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BH22 0 residents
7,380

Age bands in BH22 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.6%

712 residents

Age 15 to 24
6.9%

510 residents

Age 25 to 44
14.6%

1,078 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.5%

1,891 residents

Age 65 and over
43.4%

3,212 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

  • WEST MOORS VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81022

    114 m

  • THE BARCELLOS FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRICKETTS CROSS, CORBIN AVENUE, FERNDOWN, BH22 8AZ

    ODS code J81621

    2.2 km

  • ORCHID HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81002

    2.6 km

  • PENNY'S HILL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81061

    2.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Station Road Shops

    BCT · West Moors

    0.0 miles

  • Station Road Shops

    BCT · West Moors

    0.0 miles

  • War Memorial

    BCT · West Moors

    0.1 miles

  • Tap & Railway

    BCT · West Moors

    0.1 miles

  • Tap & Railway

    BCT · West Moors

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 016B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,188 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 445 m.

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

Recorded crime

192 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 71 events.

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