BH22 8BQ

Ferndown South · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ferndown
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
Christchurch
Postcode district
BH22
Postcode sector
BH22 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH22 8BJ 79 m
BH22 8BH 114 m
BH22 8DE 115 m
BH22 8AL 121 m
BH22 8BG 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH22 8BQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH22
Postcode sector
BH22 8
Latitude
50.806192
Longitude
-1.874330
British National Grid easting
408,951
British National Grid northing
100,746

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04012463
Westminster constituency
Christchurch · E14001171
Output area
E00103341
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 018E · E01020394
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 018 · E02004250

Postcode source versions

Explore BH22

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Dugdell Close, Ferndown, BH22 8BQ 13 February 2026 £325,000
47, Dugdell Close, Ferndown, BH22 8BQ 25 October 2024 £300,000
49, Dugdell Close, Ferndown, BH22 8BQ 31 March 2023 £300,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
7
Secondary
3
  1. West Moors Middle School

    Community school

    1.5 km
  2. Ferndown First School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km
  3. Ferndown Middle School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
485
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 169
  • Anti social behaviour 119
  • Shoplifting 40
  • Other theft 34
  • Criminal damage and arson 34

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
69

36 female, 33 male

Postcode households
31
Residents per household
2.2
BH22 8 residents
10,783

Age bands in BH22 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.1%

1,370 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

875 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.4%

1,717 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.4%

2,768 residents

Age 65 and over
35.8%

3,749 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH22 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
81.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
78.1%
Gigabit-capable
81.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • THE BARCELLOS FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRICKETTS CROSS, CORBIN AVENUE, FERNDOWN, BH22 8AZ

    ODS code J81621

    247 m

  • ORCHID HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81002

    1.5 km

  • PENNY'S HILL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81061

    1.5 km

  • WEST MOORS VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81022

    2.2 km

  • KINSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 KINSON ROAD, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 5EY

    ODS code J81045

    4.7 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

  • Lockyers Drive

    BCT · Tricketts Cross

    0.1 miles
  • Turbary Court

    BCT · Tricketts Cross

    0.1 miles
  • Hope Church

    BCT · Tricketts Cross

    0.2 miles
  • Severn Road

    BCT · Tricketts Cross

    0.2 miles
  • Turbary Road Shops

    BCT · Tricketts Cross

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 018E, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,592 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 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.

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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
3
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

Property market

The five-year median is £300,000 from 3 recorded sales in BH22 8BQ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Dorset is £325,410 in June 2026, up 1.6% year on year.

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 3 secondary schools. West Moors Middle School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

485 published events cover 12 months, averaging 40.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 169 events.

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