# BH21

Postcode district covering Wimborne Minster and Corfe Mullen, in Dorset.

BH21 is a postcode district covering Wimborne Minster and Corfe Mullen, in Dorset. Median sale price £405,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 45.9 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code BH21. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [BH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BH21 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh21#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh21#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh21#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh21#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=BH21) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 46% of people in BH21 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=BH21) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 675 homes were sold in BH21 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=BH21) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for BH21.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=BH21) (Census 2021, England and Wales): BH21 had 42,247 usual residents at the census.

## How BH21 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | BH21 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £405,000 | 9th most expensive | 26 postcode districts, BH · 2025 |
| Population | 42,247 | 2nd most populated | 26 postcode districts, BH · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 46% | 2nd most people in radon Affected Areas | 26 postcode districts, BH · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 84.0% | joint 10th lowest | 26 postcode districts, BH · Jan 2026 |

## Is BH21 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BH21 at a rate of 45.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 75.8 per 1,000 people across the BH postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 234 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BH21.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (712), anti-social behaviour (530) and other crime (252).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BH21 was 47.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in BH21, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BH21 has no single figure. Of its 27 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 8 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in BH21

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015431) | 1,474 | 35.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 68.9% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015432) | 1,738 | 30.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 82.4% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015433) | 1,515 | 26.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 69.8% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015434) | 1,605 | 17.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.1% |
| [Dorset 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020389) | 2,160 | 29.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 86.4% |
| [Dorset 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020411) | 1,129 | 52.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 59.1% |
| [Dorset 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020396) | 1,119 | 41.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.9% |
| [Dorset 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020398) | 2,406 | 32.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.7% |
| [Dorset 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020409) | 1,296 | 33.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 61.4% |
| [Dorset 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020410) | 1,259 | 50.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 74.9% |
| [Dorset 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020377) | 1,568 | 9.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.6% |
| [Dorset 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020379) | 1,512 | 41.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.1% |
| [Dorset 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020380) | 1,701 | 49.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 87.9% |
| [Dorset 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020381) | 1,246 | 26.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 81.7% |
| [Dorset 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020378) | 1,558 | 24.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.5% |
| [Dorset 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020407) | 1,203 | 24.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.9% |
| [Dorset 020E](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020408) | 1,130 | 98.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 59.6% |
| [Dorset 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020426) | 1,810 | 56.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.1% |
| [Dorset 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020427) | 2,230 | 78.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.1% |
| [Dorset 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020428) | 1,926 | 138.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 78.2% |
| [Dorset 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020429) | 2,018 | 83.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 86.2% |
| [Dorset 025A](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020382) | 1,521 | 14.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 86.3% |
| [Dorset 025B](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020383) | 1,996 | 31.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.4% |
| [Dorset 025C](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020384) | 1,659 | 24.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.8% |
| [Dorset 025D](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020385) | 1,275 | 80.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 83.0% |
| [Dorset 025E](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020386) | 1,331 | 41.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 78.2% |
| [Dorset 025G](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020388) | 1,485 | 34.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 72.1% |

## 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. 77% of the people here.
- [North Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-dorset): Simon Hoare (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 11% of the people here.
- [Christchurch](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/christchurch): Sir Christopher Chope (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 11% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in BH21

[Colehill](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/colehill), [Corfe Mullen](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/corfe-mullen), [Ferndown West & Canford Bottom](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/ferndown-west-and-canford-bottom), [Merley](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/merley), [Sturminster Marshall & Crichel](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/sturminster-marshall-and-crichel), [Wimborne Minster](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/wimborne-minster)

## Postcode sectors in BH21

[BH21 1 (306 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh21-1), [BH21 2 (296 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh21-2), [BH21 3 (283 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh21-3), [BH21 4 (137 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh21-4), [BH21 5 (154 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh21-5), [BH21 6 (76 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh21-6), [BH21 7 (192 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh21-7), [BH21 8 (24 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh21-8), [BH21 9 (22 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh21-9)

## Council

[Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset)

## Towns in BH21

[Corfe Mullen](https://openindex.co.uk/town/corfe-mullen), [Ferndown](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ferndown), [Wimborne Minster](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wimborne-minster)

## Postcode districts next to BH21

[BH11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh11), [BH16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh16), [BH17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh17), [BH18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh18), [BH22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh22), [BH24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh24), [BH31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh31), [DT11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt11), [SP5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sp5), [SP6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sp6)

## More in the BH postcode area

[All BH postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## BH21 in brief

BH21 is a postcode district covering Wimborne Minster and Corfe Mullen, in Dorset.
About 44,108 people lived in BH21 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £405,000 in 2025 across 675 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 45.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BH21 was £405,000 in 2025.
BH21 had 42,247 usual residents at the census.
About 46% of people in BH21 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BH21, 84.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: BH21
- Postcode area: [BH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh)
- Constituency: [Mid Dorset and North Poole †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-dorset-and-north-poole)
- Council: [Dorset †](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset)
- Area: 223 km²
- People, mid-2024: 44,108*
- Neighbourhoods: 27
- Output areas: 141

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[DT11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt11), [SP5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sp5), [BH16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh16), [BH22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh22), [BH31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh31), [SP6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sp6)

## Latest updates for BH21

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/BH21

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh21, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh21#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh21