BH22 0WD

West Moors & Three Legged Cross · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
Christchurch
Postcode district
BH22
Postcode sector
BH22 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH22 0QL 55 m
BH22 0QN 136 m
BH22 0QW 146 m
BH21 6QR 211 m
BH21 6QW 281 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH22 0WD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
1 March 2004
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH22
Postcode sector
BH22 0
Latitude
50.838048
Longitude
-1.886755
British National Grid easting
408,070
British National Grid northing
104,287

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04012459
Westminster constituency
Christchurch · E14001171
Output area
E00103496
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 016A · E01020421
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
10
Primary
6
Secondary
4
  1. St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery

    Academy converter

    1.0 km
  2. Oakhurst Community First School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km
  3. Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
160
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 56
  • Anti social behaviour 31
  • Criminal damage and arson 24
  • Shoplifting 20
  • Public order 11

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • WEST MOORS VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81022

    1.5 km

  • THE BARCELLOS FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRICKETTS CROSS, CORBIN AVENUE, FERNDOWN, BH22 8AZ

    ODS code J81621

    3.5 km

  • ORCHID HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81002

    4.1 km

  • PENNY'S HILL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81061

    4.1 km

  • THE VERWOOD SURGERY

    15 STATION ROAD, VERWOOD, BH31 7PY

    ODS code J81030

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Payne Close

    BCT · West Moors

    0.0 miles
  • Payne Close

    BCT · West Moors

    0.0 miles
  • Collingwood Road

    BCT · Three Legged Cross

    0.2 miles
  • Collingwood Road

    BCT · Three Legged Cross

    0.2 miles
  • Gullivers Farm

    BCT · West Moors

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 016A, 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

23,352 of 33,755

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

10 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

160 published events cover 12 months, averaging 13.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 56 events.

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