# BH16 6LA: area report for a postcode in Dorset

BH16 6LA is a postcode in Dorset.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Dorset. Open the map at BH16 6LA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) › [BH16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh16) › [BH16 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh16-6)

## Around this postcode

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Dorset 033A: 82 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0865,50.7243,BH166LA
- **Holton Heath, 1.6 km**: About 19 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0865,50.7243,BH166LA
- **No schools within 800 m**: None found within 1.6 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0865,50.7243,BH166LA
- **No property in BH16 6LA listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.0865,50.7243,BH166LA
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Dorset 033A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0865,50.7243,BH166LA
- **£325,154 average price**: For the whole of Dorset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0865,50.7243,BH166LA
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.9 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0865,50.7243,BH166LA
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0865,50.7243,BH166LA
- **8.8% can get gigabit broadband at BH16 6LA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0865,50.7243,BH166LA
- **Low road and rail noise at BH16 6LA**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0865,50.7243,BH166LA
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.0865,50.7243,BH166LA
- **5.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0865,50.7243,BH166LA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandford-st-martins-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e113818) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £710,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £207,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 320 m |
| November 2024 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 540 m |
| June 2025 | £624,950 | Detached, established, freehold | 560 m |
| January 2025 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 600 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Budgens Wareham Road (590 m, Budgens)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £325,154** (July 2026). Dorset’s average house price was £325,154 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,462** (2025). Full-time workers living in Dorset earned a median of £37,462 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 140th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.7×** (2025). A home in Dorset costs 8.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 98th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 16.3** (2025). Dorset has a deprivation score of 16.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 116th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Dorset 033A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.2** (2025). Dorset 033A has a deprivation score of 17.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,636th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £422,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dorset 033A was £422,500 in 2025. Joint 7,609th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,195** (2021). Dorset 033A had 1,195 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,515th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 77.3%** (January 2026). In Dorset 033A, 77.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BH16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £337,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BH16 was £337,000 in 2025. Joint 871st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 16,223** (2021). BH16 had 16,223 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,073rd least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 25%** (2022). About 25% of people in BH16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 85.2%** (January 2026). In BH16, 85.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset)
- Centre: 50.7243, -2.0865

Council: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Mid Dorset and North Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-dorset-and-north-poole): Vikki Slade (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.0865,50.7243,BH166LA

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