Least deprived 30–40%

IMD England

South West

Region

Least deprived 30–40%

IMD England

South West

Region

Least deprived 30–40%

IMD England

South West

Region

Deprivation Index (IMD)

IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation

Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.

23190

Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England

1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived

Rank 23190 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales

See sold prices in BH16

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,601

White Brit.93.1%

Other White3.3%

White & Asian1.1%

+ other · 2.6%

Religion

Total residents: 1,601

No religion49.2%

Christian44.4%

Not answered5.1%

+ other · 1.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,608

50–6419.7%

35–4918.6%

65–7412.8%

25–3411.9%

75–848.3%

+ 6 other age groups · 28.8%

Households

Total households: 698

Any member 66+14.0%

Other14.0%

Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.6%

All members 66+13.5%

Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.5%

+ 7 other households · 32.4%

Coordinates & Location for BH16 5HR

England

Country

Dorset

Local Authority

Lytchett Matravers & Upton

Ward

Poole

Travel to Work

TTWA

Postcode

BH16 5HR

Coordinates

50.7369, -2.0206

Grid reference

SY986930

Easting

398,639

Northing

93,036

Region

South West

Plus Code

9C2VPXPH+QP

User Type

Small user postcode

Grid Quality

Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)

Built Up Area

Upton (Dorset)

Travel to Work

Poole

ITL Region

Dorset

National Park

Non-National Park

Administrative Information

Dorset

Local Authority

Council Area

Mid Dorset and North Poole E14001363

Constituency

E14001363

Dorset

Police Force

England

Ward

Lytchett Matravers & Upton

Constituency code

E14001363

EU Electoral Region

South West

Parish

Lytchett Minster and Upton

International Territorial Level

Dorset

Health & NHS

South West

Health Authority

Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)

NHS England

Wessex

Cancer Alliance

National

Health Authority

South West

NHS Region

South West

Integrated Care Board

NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board

Primary Care Org

Dorset

Sub ICB Location

NHS Dorset ICB - 11J

Cancer Alliance

Wessex

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021

Super Output Area

Dorset 028C E01020473

E01020473

MSOA 2021

Mid Super Output

Dorset 028 E02004264

E02004264

LSOA 2011

Super Output Area

Purbeck 002C E01020473

E01020473

MSOA 2011

Mid Super Output

Purbeck 002 E02004264

E02004264

Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Rural/Urban Classification 2021

2001 Classification

(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5

2011 Classification

(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1

2021 Classification

Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1

Sun & Time Information

7:20 AM

Sunrise

6:29 PM

Sunset

11 hours 9 minutes of daylight today

Sunrise (today)

7:20 AM

Sunset (today)

6:29 PM

Daylight duration

11 hours 9 minutes

Time zone

GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

January 1980

First Introduced

Active from

Not terminated

Usage Ended

Terminated

~46 years

Active Duration

1980 -> Present

January 1980 — Introduced

Postcode BH16 5HR introduced by Royal Mail.

2001 — Census Classification

2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5

2011 — Reclassified

2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1.

2021 — Census Update

2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01020473 and MSOA E02004264 assigned.

2025 — Indices of Deprivation

IMD England rank: 23190

Present — Active

Postcode BH16 5HR is currently active and in use.

First introduced

January 1980

Usage ended

Not terminated

Active duration

~46 years

Last updated

2026-08-01

Current status

Live

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