BH24 2DY

St Leonards & St Ives · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
Christchurch
Postcode district
BH24
Postcode sector
BH24 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH24 2DU 53 m
BH24 2JE 85 m
BH24 2EW 123 m
BH24 2EP 141 m
BH24 2JG 164 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH24 2DY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH24
Postcode sector
BH24 2
Latitude
50.839914
Longitude
-1.843720
British National Grid easting
411,100
British National Grid northing
104,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04003379
Westminster constituency
Christchurch · E14001171
Output area
E00103412
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 015D · E01020406
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 015 · E02004246

Postcode source versions

Explore BH24

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
7
Secondary
3
  1. St Ives Primary & Nursery School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km
  2. Sheiling College

    Special post 16 institution

    2.1 km
  3. Sheiling School

    Other independent special school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
171
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 50
  • Anti social behaviour 35
  • Other theft 24
  • Vehicle crime 23
  • Burglary 12

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BH24 2 residents
7,908

Age bands in BH24 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.3%

894 residents

Age 15 to 24
6.7%

528 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.5%

1,222 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

2,156 residents

Age 65 and over
39.3%

3,105 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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • WEST MOORS VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81022

    3.6 km

  • RINGWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE CLOSE, RINGWOOD, BH24 1JY

    ODS code J82039

    3.9 km

  • THE BARCELLOS FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRICKETTS CROSS, CORBIN AVENUE, FERNDOWN, BH22 8AZ

    ODS code J81621

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • The Glade

    BCT · Ashley Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Grosvenor Close

    BCT · Ashley Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Grosvenor Close

    BCT · Ashley Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Moors Valley Country Park

    BCT · Ashley Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Moors Valley Country Park Entrance

    BCT · Ashley Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 015D, 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

30,552 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
10 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

13 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Ives Primary & Nursery School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

171 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 50 events.

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