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TA20 4PU

Marshwood Vale · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Marshwood Vale
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Postcode district
TA20
Postcode sector
TA20 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TA20 4NB 98 m
TA20 4ND 212 m
TA20 4LQ 297 m
TA20 4NE 336 m
TA20 4NF 441 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TA20 4PU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
TA
Postcode district
TA20
Postcode sector
TA20 4
Latitude
50.829426
Longitude
-2.890222
British National Grid easting
337,400
British National Grid northing
103,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Marshwood Vale · E05015782
Parish or community
E04003604
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00104140
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 023D · E01020535
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 023 · E02004273

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
5
Secondary
0

  1. Thorncombe, St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    381 m

  2. Winsham Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.6 km

  3. Marshwood CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    4.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Other theft 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
TA20 4 residents
2,237

Age bands in TA20 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.5%

262 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

190 residents

Age 25 to 44
14.8%

337 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.3%

735 residents

Age 65 and over
33.1%

753 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.

Nearby transport

  • Gribb View

    BCT · Thorncombe

    0.1 miles

  • Gribb View

    BCT · Thorncombe

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Shelter

    BCT · Thorncombe

    0.3 miles

  • Bus Shelter

    BCT · Thorncombe

    0.3 miles

  • Bus Shelter

    BCT · Thorncombe

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 023D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,977 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. Thorncombe, St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 381 m.

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

Recorded crime

10 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

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