# BH21 1LG: area report for a postcode in Dorset

BH21 1LG 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 BH21 1LG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) › [BH21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh21) › [BH21 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh21-1)

## Around this postcode

- **30 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 3% on July. Dorset 021A: 57 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9806,50.7986,BH211LG
- **Hamworthy, 8.6 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9806,50.7986,BH211LG
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9806,50.7986,BH211LG
- **13 of 32 properties in BH21 1LG at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.9806,50.7986,BH211LG
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Dorset 021A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9806,50.7986,BH211LG
- **£325,154 average price**: For the whole of Dorset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9806,50.7986,BH211LG
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9806,50.7986,BH211LG
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9806,50.7986,BH211LG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BH21 1LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9806,50.7986,BH211LG
- **Low road and rail noise at BH21 1LG**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9806,50.7986,BH211LG
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-1.9806,50.7986,BH211LG
- **6.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9806,50.7986,BH211LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-first-school-wimborne-e141821) | Primary | 200 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | – |
| [Allenbourn Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/allenbourn-middle-school-e141757) | Secondary | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wimborne First School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wimborne-first-school-and-nursery-e148464) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | – |
| [Beaucroft Foundation School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beaucroft-foundation-school-e113956) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | – |
| [Merley First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/merley-first-school-e141794) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | – |
| [St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-church-of-england-middle-school-colehill-e141829) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dumpton School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dumpton-school-e113923) | Independent | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [South West Regional Assessment Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-west-regional-assessment-centre-e146044) | Special | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £410,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £320,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| January 2025 | £519,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| May 2024 | £410,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2025 | £270,750 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2026 | £333,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2023 | £601,001 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2023 | £235,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE QUARTER JACK SURGERY (170 m); WALFORD MILL MEDICAL CENTRE (960 m)
- Pharmacies: THE QUARTER JACK PHARMACY (170 m); EVERYOU PHARMACY (960 m)
- Dental practices: WIMBORNE DENTAL HEALTH PRACTICE (330 m); GENSMILE, CORNMARKET DENTAL (590 m); WIMBORNE PRIVATE CLINIC (960 m); DENTAL SURGERY (990 m)
- Supermarkets: Waitrose Wimborne (270 m, Waitrose); M&S Minster BP (320 m, Marks and Spencer); Co-op Wimborne (370 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Daily Wimborne High Steet (510 m, Morrisons); Spar Gordon Road (600 m, Spar)

## 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 021A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.6** (2025). Dorset 021A has a deprivation score of 4.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,377th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £415,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dorset 021A was £415,000 in 2025. Joint 7,951st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,810** (2021). Dorset 021A had 1,810 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,577th most 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: 91.1%** (January 2026). In Dorset 021A, 91.1% 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.

## BH21 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £405,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BH21 was £405,000 in 2025. Joint 576th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 42,247** (2021). BH21 had 42,247 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 380th most 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: 46%** (2022). About 46% of people in BH21 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: 84.0%** (January 2026). In BH21, 84.0% 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: 50.7986, -1.9806

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=-1.9806,50.7986,BH211LG

## How to cite

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