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BH31 7YF

Verwood · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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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 7AB 72 m
BH31 7AH 109 m
BH31 6LL 175 m
BH31 7HE 190 m
BH31 6LT 201 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH31 7YF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH31
Postcode sector
BH31 7
Latitude
50.879992
Longitude
-1.871602
British National Grid easting
409,129
British National Grid northing
108,953

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

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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

    307 m

  2. Trinity Church of England First School

    Academy converter

    891 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
404
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 155
  • Anti social behaviour 85
  • 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

    667 m

Nearby transport

  • St Stephens Lane

    BCT · Verwood

    0.1 miles

  • St Stephens Lane

    BCT · Verwood

    0.1 miles

  • Hillside Road

    BCT · Verwood

    0.1 miles

  • Hillside Road

    BCT · Verwood

    0.1 miles

  • Crescent Road

    BCT · Verwood

    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 307 m.

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

Recorded crime

404 published events cover 12 months, averaging 33.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 155 events.

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