BH31 6EA

Verwood · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Verwood
Ward
Verwood
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset
Postcode district
BH31
Postcode sector
BH31 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH31 6DT 52 m
BH31 6HU 93 m
BH31 6UP 98 m
BH31 6BG 132 m
BH31 6TG 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH31 6EA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH31
Postcode sector
BH31 6
Latitude
50.875522
Longitude
-1.879416
British National Grid easting
408,580
British National Grid northing
108,455

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Verwood · E05012724
Parish or community
E04012819
Westminster constituency
North Dorset · E14001388
Output area
E00103444
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 012E · E01020415
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 012 · E02004245

Postcode source versions

Explore BH31

23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
64, Manor Road, Verwood, BH31 6EA 14 November 2024 £480,000
74, Manor Road, Verwood, BH31 6EA 8 May 2024 £587,000
60, Manor Road, Verwood, BH31 6EA 7 June 2021 £550,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Emmanuel Church of England Middle School

    Academy sponsor led

    392 m
  2. Verwood Church of England First School

    Academy converter

    538 m
  3. Hillside Community First School

    Academy converter

    862 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
403
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 154
  • Anti social behaviour 84
  • Shoplifting 39
  • Criminal damage and arson 32
  • Public order 25

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
25

13 female, 12 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.3
BH31 6 residents
10,190

Age bands in BH31 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.5%

1,652 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

991 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.2%

2,261 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.1%

2,894 residents

Age 65 and over
27%

2,878 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH31 6 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+
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%

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

1

within 5 km

  • THE VERWOOD SURGERY

    15 STATION ROAD, VERWOOD, BH31 7PY

    ODS code J81030

    718 m

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

Nearby transport

  • Glenwood Road

    BCT · Verwood

    0.0 miles
  • Glenwood Road

    BCT · Verwood

    0.0 miles
  • Morrisons

    BCT · Verwood

    0.1 miles
  • Burnbake Road

    BCT · Verwood

    0.2 miles
  • Burnbake Road

    BCT · Verwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 012E, 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

31,736 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £533,500 from 2 recorded sales in BH31 6EA. 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Emmanuel Church of England Middle School is the nearest published school at 392 m.

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

Recorded crime

403 published events cover 12 months, averaging 33.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 154 events.

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