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BH21 1RZ

Postcode

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

This report describes the area around BH21 1RZ, 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 1RZ

Schools near BH21 1RZ

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Merley First School
Primary
270 m
3 minutes on foot
Good (overall), November 2023
South West Regional Assessment Centre
Special
1.3 km
16 minutes on foot
No outcome in Ofsted's file
Canford School
Independent
1.4 km
17 minutes on foot
Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne
Primary
1.9 km
24 minutes on foot
Good (overall), January 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 1RZ

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £340,000Merley Lane, BH21 1RZNovember 2024, detached, established, freehold10 m
  • £615,000Matilda Close, BH21 1GQDecember 2025, detached, established, freehold50 m
  • £615,000Merley Gardens, BH21 1TAMarch 2025, detached, established, freehold110 m
  • £500,000Merley Gardens, BH21 1TBFebruary 2026, detached, established, freehold110 m
  • £390,000Sopwith Crescent, BH21 1SQMarch 2026, detached, established, freehold120 m
  • £495,000Huntingdon Drive, BH21 1TDJuly 2026, detached, established, freehold180 m
  • £416,000Rosamund Avenue, BH21 1TEMay 2026, detached, established, freehold180 m
  • £585,000Merley Lane, BH21 1RYJuly 2025, detached, established, freehold220 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 1RZ

In a straight line

Pharmacies

  • ROWLANDS PHARMACY120 m

Dental practices

  • SOUTH COAST DENTAL SPECIALIST770 m
  • SOUTH COAST DENTAL SPECIALISTS770 m

The neighbourhood: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 001D

Everything about Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 001D
Deprivation score
3.1
Joint 1,076th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£510,000
Joint 4,473rd most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,605
Joint 17,853rd most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.1%
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

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

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.