# BH31 7XU: area report for a postcode in Dorset

BH31 7XU 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 BH31 7XU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) › [BH31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh31) › [BH31 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh31-7)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 100% on July. Dorset 010C: 24 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8605,50.8795,BH317XU
- **No station within 15 km**: Rail, Tube, tram and metro stations. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8605,50.8795,BH317XU
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 990 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8605,50.8795,BH317XU
- **No property in BH31 7XU 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=-1.8605,50.8795,BH317XU
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Dorset 010C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8605,50.8795,BH317XU
- **£325,154 average price**: For the whole of Dorset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8605,50.8795,BH317XU
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8605,50.8795,BH317XU
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8605,50.8795,BH317XU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BH31 7XU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8605,50.8795,BH317XU
- **Low road and rail noise at BH31 7XU**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8605,50.8795,BH317XU
- **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=-1.8605,50.8795,BH317XU
- **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=-1.8605,50.8795,BH317XU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hillside Community First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillside-community-first-school-e146690) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | – |
| [Trinity Church of England First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-church-of-england-first-school-e148323) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Emmanuel Church of England Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/emmanuel-church-of-england-middle-school-e145405) | Secondary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Verwood Church of England First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/verwood-church-of-england-first-school-e146720) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £460,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2026 | £410,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2026 | £420,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2026 | £595,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| May 2024 | £430,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| September 2024 | £525,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| July 2023 | £645,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| August 2026 | £195,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 310 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: VERWOOD DENTAL CARE (760 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Ringwood Road Verwood (350 m, The Southern Co-operative); Lidl Verwood (450 m, Lidl)

## 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 010C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.4** (2025). Dorset 010C has a deprivation score of 5.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,244th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £426,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dorset 010C was £426,000 in 2025. Joint 7,387th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,541** (2021). Dorset 010C had 1,541 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,268th 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: 77.2%** (January 2026). In Dorset 010C, 77.2% 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.

## BH31 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £400,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BH31 was £400,000 in 2025. Joint 587th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 13,706** (2021). BH31 had 13,706 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 933rd least 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: 13%** (2022). About 13% of people in BH31 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: 88.4%** (January 2026). In BH31, 88.4% 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: 50.8795, -1.8605

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

## Your MP

- [North Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-dorset): Simon Hoare (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), 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=-1.8605,50.8795,BH317XU

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