BH19
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Swanage and Herston, in Dorset.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BH19 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In BH19, 62.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How BH19 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BH19 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BH19 at a rate of 48.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 75.8 per 1,000 people across BH.
In August 2026 alone, 76 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BH19.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (225), anti-social behaviour (127) and other crime (93).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BH19 was 44.3 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in BH19, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BH19 has no single figure. Of its 8 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BH19
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorset 039C | 1,533 | 29.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 41.0% |
| Dorset 042A | 1,110 | 28.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.7% |
| Dorset 042B | 1,128 | 82.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 35.4% |
| Dorset 042C | 1,696 | 42.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 60.9% |
| Dorset 042D | 1,326 | 52.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 61.0% |
| Dorset 042E | 1,561 | 61.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 80.7% |
| Dorset 042F | 1,185 | 47.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 84.7% |
| Dorset 042G | 1,422 | 42.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 79.5% |
Your MP
- Lloyd HattonLabourMP for South Dorset
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in BH191
Postcode sectors in BH194
Council1
Towns in BH191
Postcode districts next to BH191
Nearest rail stations1
More in the BH postcode area2
BH19 in brief
BH19 is a postcode district covering Swanage and Herston, in Dorset.
About 11,402 people lived in BH19 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £355,000 in 2025 across 197 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 48.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BH19 was £355,000 in 2025.
BH19 had 11,370 usual residents at the census.
In BH19, 62.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In BH19, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.