CheckNear.me

BH31 9AG

Verwood · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Ward
Verwood
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset
Postcode district
BH31
Postcode sector
BH31 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH31 6WB 2 m
BH31 6AX 53 m
BH31 6AZ 68 m
BH31 6BD 95 m
BH31 6DE 190 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH31 9AG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 2005
Terminated
1 April 2006
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH31
Postcode sector
BH31 9
Latitude
50.868367
Longitude
-1.851341
British National Grid easting
410,557
British National Grid northing
107,663

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
E00171468
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 010D · E01020419
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 010 · E02004244

Postcode source versions

Explore BH31

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
9
Primary
5
Secondary
1

  1. Hillside Community First School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km

  2. Emmanuel Church of England Middle School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.2 km

  3. Verwood Church of England First School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
164
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 59
  • Anti social behaviour 40
  • Vehicle crime 12
  • Criminal damage and arson 12
  • Public order 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • THE VERWOOD SURGERY

    15 STATION ROAD, VERWOOD, BH31 7PY

    ODS code J81030

    2.6 km

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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ebblake Bridge

    BCT · Ebblake

    0.1 miles

  • Ebblake Bridge

    BCT · Ebblake

    0.2 miles

  • The Forestside

    BCT · Ebblake

    0.2 miles

  • The Forestside

    BCT · Ebblake

    0.2 miles

  • Woodlinken Close

    BCT · Verwood

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 010D, 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

27,553 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Hillside Community First School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

164 published events cover 12 months, averaging 13.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 59 events.

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