BH31 7YA

Verwood · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Verwood
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset
Postcode district
BH31
Postcode sector
BH31 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH31 7AH 0 m
BH31 7HE 106 m
BH31 7AB 110 m
BH31 7AT 157 m
BH31 7AU 220 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH31 7YA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH31
Postcode sector
BH31 7
Latitude
50.880604
Longitude
-1.872808
British National Grid easting
409,044
British National Grid northing
109,021

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
E00103465
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 010E · E01020420
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 010 · E02004244

Postcode source versions

Explore BH31

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Hillside Community First School

    Academy converter

    210 m
  2. Trinity Church of England First School

    Academy converter

    785 m
  3. Emmanuel Church of England Middle School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
400
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 154
  • Anti social behaviour 82
  • Shoplifting 39
  • Criminal damage and arson 31
  • Public order 25

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BH31 7 residents
3,464

Age bands in BH31 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.8%

450 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

273 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.7%

537 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

857 residents

Age 65 and over
30.2%

917 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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE VERWOOD SURGERY

    15 STATION ROAD, VERWOOD, BH31 7PY

    ODS code J81030

    566 m

Nearby transport

  • Hillside Road

    BCT · Verwood

    0.0 miles
  • Hillside Road

    BCT · Verwood

    0.1 miles
  • St Stephens Lane

    BCT · Verwood

    0.2 miles
  • St Stephens Lane

    BCT · Verwood

    0.2 miles
  • Verwood Memorial Hall

    BCT · Dewlands Common

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 010E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,657 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Hillside Community First School is the nearest published school at 210 m.

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

Recorded crime

400 published events cover 12 months, averaging 33.333 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.