# BH22 8LU: area report for a postcode in Dorset

BH22 8LU is a postcode in Dorset.

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In: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) › [BH22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh22) › [BH22 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh22-8)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 73% on July. Dorset 024C: 32 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8788,50.7893,BH228LU
- **Bournemouth, 7 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8788,50.7893,BH228LU
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8788,50.7893,BH228LU
- **No property in BH22 8LU 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=-1.8788,50.7893,BH228LU
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Dorset 024C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8788,50.7893,BH228LU
- **£328,589 average price**: For the whole of Dorset, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8788,50.7893,BH228LU
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8788,50.7893,BH228LU
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 930 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8788,50.7893,BH228LU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BH22 8LU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8788,50.7893,BH228LU
- **Low road and rail noise at BH22 8LU**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8788,50.7893,BH228LU
- **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=-1.8788,50.7893,BH228LU
- **7.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8788,50.7893,BH228LU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Parley First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parley-first-school-e148162) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | – |
| [Portfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/portfield-school-e113942) | Special | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |
| [Ferndown First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ferndown-first-school-e148161) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2023 | £670,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2024 | £1,450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2025 | £650,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2025 | £755,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| January 2025 | £1,040,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| March 2025 | £1,150,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| July 2026 | £447,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 350 m |
| October 2025 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 360 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Lidl West Parley (930 m, Lidl); Tesco West Parley Express (940 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £328,589** (August 2026). Dorset’s average house price was £328,589 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 8.8×** (2025). A home in Dorset costs 8.8 times local full-time pay. 97th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 024C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.1** (2025). Dorset 024C has a deprivation score of 4.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,946th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £525,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dorset 024C was £525,000 in 2025. Joint 4,095th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,638** (2021). Dorset 024C had 1,638 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,274th most 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: 53.8%** (January 2026). In Dorset 024C, 53.8% 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.

## BH22 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £406,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BH22 was £406,250 in 2025. 574th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 27,697** (2021). BH22 had 27,697 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,049th 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: 3%** (2022). About 3% of people in BH22 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: 77.4%** (January 2026). In BH22, 77.4% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset)
- Centre: 50.7893, -1.8788

Council: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Christchurch](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/christchurch): Sir Christopher Chope (Conservative), 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), August 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=-1.8788,50.7893,BH228LU

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