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BH22 8JE

Ferndown South · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Ferndown South
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
Christchurch
Postcode district
BH22
Postcode sector
BH22 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH22 8JG 33 m
BH22 8JD 35 m
BH22 8JF 99 m
BH22 8DU 113 m
BH22 8DT 167 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH22 8JE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
1 December 1984
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH22
Postcode sector
BH22 8
Latitude
50.795901
Longitude
-1.887850
British National Grid easting
408,000
British National Grid northing
99,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Ferndown South · E05012701
Parish or community
E04012463
Westminster constituency
Christchurch · E14001171
Output area
E00103339
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 024A · E01020395
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 024 · E02004253

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
17
Secondary
6

  1. Parley First School

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    487 m

  2. Ferndown First School

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    981 m

  3. Ferndown Middle School

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    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
463
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 177
  • Anti social behaviour 103
  • Other theft 41
  • Criminal damage and arson 36
  • Shoplifting 33

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

  • ORCHID HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81002

    804 m

  • PENNY'S HILL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81061

    804 m

  • THE BARCELLOS FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRICKETTS CROSS, CORBIN AVENUE, FERNDOWN, BH22 8AZ

    ODS code J81621

    1.7 km

  • WEST MOORS VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81022

    3.1 km

  • KINSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 KINSON ROAD, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 5EY

    ODS code J81045

    3.3 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    4.3 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Old Pines Close

    BCT · West Parley

    0.1 miles

  • Old Pines Close

    BCT · West Parley

    0.1 miles

  • Dudsbury Avenue

    BCT · West Parley

    0.2 miles

  • Dudsbury Avenue

    BCT · West Parley

    0.2 miles

  • Chander Close

    BCT · Ferndown

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 024A, 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

30,919 of 33,755

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

26 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 6 secondary schools. Parley First School is the nearest published school at 487 m.

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

Recorded crime

463 published events cover 12 months, averaging 38.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 177 events.

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