# BH21 4DQ: area report for a postcode in Dorset

BH21 4DQ 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 4DQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) › [BH21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh21) › [BH21 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh21-4)

## Around this postcode

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 29% on July. Dorset 013C: 33 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0774,50.7948,BH214DQ
- **Hamworthy, 8.7 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0774,50.7948,BH214DQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0774,50.7948,BH214DQ
- **No property in BH21 4DQ 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=-2.0774,50.7948,BH214DQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Dorset 013C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0774,50.7948,BH214DQ
- **£325,154 average price**: For the whole of Dorset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0774,50.7948,BH214DQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0774,50.7948,BH214DQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0774,50.7948,BH214DQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BH21 4DQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0774,50.7948,BH214DQ
- **Low road and rail noise at BH21 4DQ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0774,50.7948,BH214DQ
- **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=-2.0774,50.7948,BH214DQ
- **5.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0774,50.7948,BH214DQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sturminster Marshall First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sturminster-marshall-first-school-e113675) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £400,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2026 | £417,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| January 2026 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2026 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2023 | £495,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2023 | £468,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £480,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2025 | £610,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: WELLBEING PHARMACY (310 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar Sturminster Marshall (150 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 013C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.5** (2025). Dorset 013C has a deprivation score of 8.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,854th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £500,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dorset 013C was £500,000 in 2025. Joint 4,699th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,296** (2021). Dorset 013C had 1,296 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,502nd 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: 61.4%** (January 2026). In Dorset 013C, 61.4% 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: 50.7948, -2.0774

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=-2.0774,50.7948,BH214DQ

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