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BH22 8FU

West Parley · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
West Parley
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
Christchurch
Postcode district
BH22
Postcode sector
BH22 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH22 8UB 699 m
BH23 6BG 700 m
BH22 8NG 813 m
BH22 8FS 868 m
BH22 8NE 876 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH22 8FU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH22
Postcode sector
BH22 8
Latitude
50.795051
Longitude
-1.866386
British National Grid easting
409,513
British National Grid northing
99,508

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
West Parley · E05012727
Parish or community
E04012461
Westminster constituency
Christchurch · E14001171
Output area
E00103376
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 024C · E01020401
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 024 · E02004253

Postcode source versions

Explore BH22

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
13
Secondary
4

  1. Portfield School

    Non-maintained special school

    1.6 km

  2. Parley First School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

  3. Ferndown First School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
194
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 86
  • Anti social behaviour 48
  • Other theft 19
  • Criminal damage and arson 18
  • Burglary 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE BARCELLOS FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRICKETTS CROSS, CORBIN AVENUE, FERNDOWN, BH22 8AZ

    ODS code J81621

    1.5 km

  • ORCHID HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81002

    2.1 km

  • PENNY'S HILL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81061

    2.1 km

  • WEST MOORS VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81022

    3.6 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    3.8 km

  • KINSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 KINSON ROAD, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 5EY

    ODS code J81045

    3.9 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    2A REDHILL CRESCENT, MOORDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 2XF

    ODS code J81039

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Derwent Close

    BCT · Tricketts Cross

    0.7 miles

  • Severn Road

    BCT · Tricketts Cross

    0.7 miles

  • Trent Way

    BCT · Tricketts Cross

    0.8 miles

  • Lockyers Drive

    BCT · Tricketts Cross

    0.8 miles

  • Ford Lane

    BCT · Tricketts Cross

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 024C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,805 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
6 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
0
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

Schools

18 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 4 secondary schools. Portfield 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

194 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 86 events.

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