BH31
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Verwood, Ebblake and Dewlands Common, in Dorset.
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 BH31 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In BH31, 88.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How BH31 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BH31 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BH31 at a rate of 32.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 75.8 per 1,000 people across BH.
In August 2026 alone, 37 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BH31.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (159), anti-social behaviour (115) and other crime (59).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BH31 was 37.9 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 BH31, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BH31 has no single figure. Of its 9 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BH31
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorset 010A | 1,518 | 44.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.1% |
| Dorset 010B | 1,144 | 10.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.6% |
| Dorset 010C | 1,541 | 23.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 77.2% |
| Dorset 010D | 2,034 | 30.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 81.8% |
| Dorset 010E | 1,452 | 31.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.1% |
| Dorset 012B | 1,419 | 83.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 77.9% |
| Dorset 012C | 1,476 | No figure | 10 | 98.8% |
| Dorset 012D | 1,969 | 61.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 81.6% |
| Dorset 012E | 1,497 | 12.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 88.2% |
MPs for BH31
- Simon HoareConservativeMP for North Dorset100% of BH31’s postcodes
- Sir Desmond SwayneConservativeMP for New Forest West0.3% of BH31’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in BH312
Postcode sectors in BH312
Council1
Towns in BH311
Postcode districts next to BH313
More in the BH postcode area2
BH31 in brief
BH31 is a postcode district covering Verwood, Ebblake and Dewlands Common, in Dorset.
About 13,961 people lived in BH31 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £400,000 in 2025 across 239 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 32.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BH31 was £400,000 in 2025.
BH31 had 13,706 usual residents at the census.
In BH31, 88.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In BH31, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.