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BH21 5QN

Postcode

A postcode in Dorset 007C, Cranborne & Alderholt ward, Dorset.

This report describes the area around BH21 5QN, 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 5QN

Schools near BH21 5QN

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Aurora Beeches School
Special
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
No outcome in Ofsted's file
Aurora Boveridge College
Special
1.8 km
23 minutes on foot
No outcome in Ofsted's file
Cranborne Middle School
Secondary. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.9 km
24 minutes on foot
Some aspects not as strong, January 2025
Cranborne Church of England First School
Primary
1.9 km
24 minutes on foot
Good (overall), October 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.

The neighbourhood: Dorset 007C

Everything about Dorset 007C
Deprivation score
21.7
Joint 13,337th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£507,500
Joint 4,567th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
2,160
Joint 3,248th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.4%
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.