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BH21 1QR

Postcode

A postcode in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 001C, Bearwood & Merley ward, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

This report describes the area around BH21 1QR, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around BH21 1QR

Schools near BH21 1QR

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Merley First School
Primary
670 m
8 minutes on foot
Good (overall), November 2023
South West Regional Assessment Centre
Special
990 m
12 minutes on foot
No outcome in Ofsted's file
St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne
Primary
1.1 km
13 minutes on foot
Good (overall), January 2023
Allenbourn Middle School
Secondary. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.5 km
18 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
Wimborne First School and Nursery
Primary
1.6 km
20 minutes on foot
Good (overall), July 2024
Canford School
Independent
1.8 km
22 minutes on foot
Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Beaucroft Foundation School
Special
2 km
24 minutes on foot
Good (overall), November 2023

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near BH21 1QR

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £435,000Merley Ways, BH21 1QRMay 2026, detached, established, freehold10 m
  • £677,500Derwentwater Road, BH21 1QSAugust 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold120 m
  • £525,000Oakley Hill, BH21 1QQMarch 2026, detached, established, freehold150 m
  • £583,000Ullswater Road, BH21 1QTMay 2026, detached, established, freehold170 m
  • £870,000Merley Ways, BH21 1QPFebruary 2026, detached, established, freehold180 m
  • £690,000Merley Ways, BH21 1QNDecember 2024, detached, established, freehold190 m
  • £716,000Whitehouse Road, BH21 1QLJuly 2026, detached, established, freehold200 m
  • £576,000Oakley Hill, BH21 1QHJuly 2026, detached, established, freehold200 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

Within 1 km of BH21 1QR

In a straight line

GP practices

  • THE QUARTER JACK SURGERY890 m

Pharmacies

  • THE QUARTER JACK PHARMACY890 m
  • ROWLANDS PHARMACY920 m

Dental practices

  • SOUTH COAST DENTAL SPECIALIST890 m
  • SOUTH COAST DENTAL SPECIALISTS890 m
  • WIMBORNE DENTAL HEALTH PRACTICE960 m

Supermarkets

  • M&S Minster BPMarks and Spencer820 m
  • Spar Gordon RoadSpar880 m

The neighbourhood: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 001C

Everything about Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 001C
Deprivation score
3.6
Joint 1,504th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£515,000
Joint 4,352nd most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,515
Joint 22,738th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
69.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: BH21

Everything about BH21
Median sale price
£405,000
Joint 576th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
42,247
380th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
46%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
84.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Your MP

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.