BH22 9BT

Ferndown North · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
Christchurch
Postcode district
BH22
Postcode sector
BH22 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH22 9AF 78 m
BH22 9AS 95 m
BH22 8HT 124 m
BH22 9EE 127 m
BH22 9BX 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH22 9BT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2004
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH22
Postcode sector
BH22 9
Latitude
50.797274
Longitude
-1.895438
British National Grid easting
407,465
British National Grid northing
99,752

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
E00103338
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 024A · E01020395
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
24
Primary
15
Secondary
6
  1. Ferndown First School

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    525 m
  2. Parley First School

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    529 m
  3. Ferndown Middle School

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    647 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
465
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 161
  • Anti social behaviour 104
  • Other theft 49
  • Shoplifting 40
  • Criminal damage and arson 31

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

    506 m

  • PENNY'S HILL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81061

    506 m

  • THE BARCELLOS FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRICKETTS CROSS, CORBIN AVENUE, FERNDOWN, BH22 8AZ

    ODS code J81621

    2.0 km

  • WEST MOORS VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81022

    3.0 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

    4.7 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Dudsbury Avenue

    BCT · Ferndown

    0.1 miles
  • The Grove

    BCT · Dudsbury

    0.1 miles
  • The Grove

    BCT · Dudsbury

    0.1 miles
  • Dudsbury Avenue

    BCT · Ferndown

    0.2 miles
  • Locksley Drive

    BCT · Dudsbury

    0.2 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 6 secondary schools. Ferndown First School is the nearest published school at 525 m.

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

Recorded crime

465 published events cover 12 months, averaging 38.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 161 events.

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