BH22 9BP

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH22 9DE 129 m
BH22 9AA 204 m
BH22 9AB 268 m
BH22 9AW 310 m
BH22 9AN 317 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH22 9BP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2004
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH22
Postcode sector
BH22 9
Latitude
50.780514
Longitude
-1.908425
British National Grid easting
406,552
British National Grid northing
97,887

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
E00183033
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 024F · E01034373
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 024 · E02004253

Postcode source versions

Explore BH22

25 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Lake Farm Close, Longham, Ferndown, BH22 9BP 4 August 2025 £500,000
5, Lake Farm Close, Ferndown, BH22 9BP 17 December 2021 £375,000
10, Lake Farm Close, Ferndown, BH22 9BP 10 December 2021 £550,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
23
Secondary
9
  1. Kinson Academy

    Academy converter

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

    Academy converter

    1.5 km
  3. Christ The King Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
496
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 214
  • Anti social behaviour 87
  • Criminal damage and arson 38
  • Vehicle crime 36
  • Other theft 34

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

8 female, 14 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.2
BH22 9 residents
9,482

Age bands in BH22 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.8%

1,155 residents

Age 15 to 24
6.9%

681 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.6%

1,722 residents

Age 45 to 64
25%

2,453 residents

Age 65 and over
38.7%

3,794 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH22 9 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

9

within 5 km

  • KINSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 KINSON ROAD, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 5EY

    ODS code J81045

    1.5 km

  • ORCHID HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81002

    2.6 km

  • PENNY'S HILL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81061

    2.6 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    3.5 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    3.6 km

  • THE BARCELLOS FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRICKETTS CROSS, CORBIN AVENUE, FERNDOWN, BH22 8AZ

    ODS code J81621

    4.0 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    4.0 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    4.4 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    4.5 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

  • Lake Farm Close

    BCT · Longham

    0.1 miles
  • Lake Farm Close

    BCT · Longham

    0.1 miles
  • Bridge House Hotel

    BCT · Longham

    0.3 miles
  • Bridge House Hotel

    BCT · Longham

    0.3 miles
  • The White Hart

    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
6
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 £500,000 from 3 recorded sales in BH22 9BP. 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

41 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 9 secondary schools. Kinson Academy is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

496 published events cover 12 months, averaging 41.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 214 events.

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