BH22 9DB

Ferndown North · 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 9DA 10 m
BH22 9DD 32 m
BH22 9GH 49 m
BH22 9JA 67 m
BH22 9JB 73 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH22 9DB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH22
Postcode sector
BH22 9
Latitude
50.802800
Longitude
-1.889480
British National Grid easting
407,884
British National Grid northing
100,367

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
E00103327
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 018C · E01020392
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 018 · E02004250

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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114 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Homelands House, 535, Flat 47, Ringwood Road, Ferndown, BH22 9DB 24 January 2025 £85,000
Homelands House, 535, Flat 81, Ringwood Road, Ferndown, BH22 9DB 20 July 2023 £70,000
Homelands House, 535, Flat 60, Ringwood Road, Ferndown, BH22 9DB 11 January 2023 £68,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
12
Secondary
5
  1. Ferndown First School

    Academy converter

    649 m
  2. Ferndown Middle School

    Academy converter

    720 m
  3. Ferndown Upper School

    Community school

    980 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
592
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 212
  • Anti social behaviour 144
  • Other theft 62
  • Criminal damage and arson 46
  • Shoplifting 36

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
45

25 female, 20 male

Postcode households
37
Residents per household
1.2
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 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH22 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • ORCHID HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81002

    371 m

  • PENNY'S HILL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81061

    371 m

  • THE BARCELLOS FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRICKETTS CROSS, CORBIN AVENUE, FERNDOWN, BH22 8AZ

    ODS code J81621

    1.3 km

  • WEST MOORS VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81022

    2.4 km

  • KINSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 KINSON ROAD, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 5EY

    ODS code J81045

    4.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Carroll Avenue

    BCT · Ferndown

    0.0 miles
  • Town Centre

    BCT · Ferndown

    0.1 miles
  • Carroll Avenue

    BCT · Ferndown

    0.1 miles
  • Town Centre

    BCT · Ferndown

    0.1 miles
  • Albert Road

    BCT · Ferndown

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 018C, 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

22,563 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £75,000 from 8 recorded sales in BH22 9DB. 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

Published establishments

20 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 5 secondary schools. Ferndown First School is the nearest published school at 649 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

592 published events cover 12 months, averaging 49.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 212 events.

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