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BH22 8YG

Ferndown South · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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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 8XD 50 m
BH22 8XH 62 m
BH22 8XF 80 m
BH22 8XB 86 m
BH22 8XG 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH22 8YG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH22
Postcode sector
BH22 8
Latitude
50.803975
Longitude
-1.869383
British National Grid easting
409,300
British National Grid northing
100,500

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
E00103345
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 018D · E01020393
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 018 · E02004250

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
8
Secondary
3

  1. West Moors Middle School

    Community school

    1.8 km

  2. Parley First School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

  3. Ferndown First School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
390
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 148
  • Anti social behaviour 92
  • Other theft 31
  • Criminal damage and arson 30
  • Public order 22

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE BARCELLOS FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRICKETTS CROSS, CORBIN AVENUE, FERNDOWN, BH22 8AZ

    ODS code J81621

    489 m

  • ORCHID HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81002

    1.8 km

  • PENNY'S HILL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81061

    1.8 km

  • WEST MOORS VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81022

    2.6 km

  • KINSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 KINSON ROAD, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 5EY

    ODS code J81045

    4.7 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Derwent Close

    BCT · Tricketts Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Severn Road

    BCT · Tricketts Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Trent Way

    BCT · Tricketts Cross

    0.2 miles

  • Lockyers Drive

    BCT · Tricketts Cross

    0.2 miles

  • Ford Lane

    BCT · Tricketts Cross

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 018D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,662 of 33,755

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

12 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 3 secondary schools. West Moors Middle School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

390 published events cover 12 months, averaging 32.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 148 events.

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