BH22 8ST

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 8SU 175 m
BH22 8TD 239 m
BH22 9FR 261 m
BH22 8TF 266 m
BH22 9FS 302 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH22 8ST
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH22
Postcode sector
BH22 8
Latitude
50.785627
Longitude
-1.903493
British National Grid easting
406,899
British National Grid northing
98,456

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
E00183071
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 024F · E01034373
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 024 · E02004253

Postcode source versions

Explore BH22

23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Dudsbury Golf Course, 64, Christchurch Road, Ferndown, BH22 8ST 5 July 2024 £2,000,000
38, Christchurch Road, Ferndown, BH22 8ST 21 July 2023 £570,000
46, Christchurch Road, Ferndown, BH22 8ST 10 June 2022 £570,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
23
Secondary
8
  1. Parley First School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  2. Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km
  3. Ferndown First School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
254
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 99
  • Anti social behaviour 54
  • Other theft 19
  • Criminal damage and arson 19
  • Vehicle crime 15

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
33

16 female, 17 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.8
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 0.3% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

10

within 5 km

  • ORCHID HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81002

    1.9 km

  • PENNY'S HILL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81061

    1.9 km

  • KINSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 KINSON ROAD, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 5EY

    ODS code J81045

    2.0 km

  • THE BARCELLOS FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRICKETTS CROSS, CORBIN AVENUE, FERNDOWN, BH22 8AZ

    ODS code J81621

    3.3 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    3.9 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    4.1 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    4.1 km

  • WEST MOORS VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81022

    4.4 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    4.7 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    5.0 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

  • The White Hart

    BCT · Longham

    0.2 miles
  • The White Hart

    BCT · Longham

    0.2 miles
  • Pompeys Lane

    BCT · Longham

    0.2 miles
  • The Angel Inn

    BCT · Longham

    0.3 miles
  • Glissons

    BCT · Longham

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 024F, 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

23,473 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £570,000 from 5 recorded sales in BH22 8ST. 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

39 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 8 secondary schools. Parley First School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

254 published events cover 12 months, averaging 21.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 99 events.

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