Low deprivation
IMD England
—
Crime
£384,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for BH16 5LQ
Postcode
BH16 5LQ
Coordinates
50.7372, -2.0350
Grid reference
SY976930
Easting
397,626
Northing
93,067
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2VPXP7+VX
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
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.
21694
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21694 out of 32,844 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)
Property sales · BH16 5LQ
HM Land Registry · Dorset
Average price
£384,000
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Median price: £384,000
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Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.7%
Other White1.8%
+ other · 3.5%
Religion
Christian46.8%
No religion44.8%
Not answered6.5%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
50–6420.9%
35–4918.0%
25–3411.9%
65–7410.8%
10–158.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.3%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.8%
Any member 66+12.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.9%
All members 66+11.1%
Other10.4%
+ 7 other households · 37.5%
Administrative Information
Dorset
Local Authority
Council AreaMid Dorset and North Poole E14001363
Constituency
E14001363Dorset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
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 ScotlandWessex
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 028E E01020475
E01020475MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 028 E02004264
E02004264LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Purbeck 002E E01020475
E01020475MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Purbeck 002 E02004264
E02004264Urban: 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
4:07 AM
Sunrise
8:19 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:07 AM
Sunset (today)
8:19 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BH16 5LQ 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. IMD England rank: 21694
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01020475 and MSOA E02004264 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BH16 5LQ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BH16 5LQ
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Upton Infant School
Dorset · BH16 5LQ
Good
0.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7
Upton Junior School
Dorset · BH16 5NQ
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Yarrells Preparatory School
Dorset · BH16 5EU
0.2 mi
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–11
Bayside Academy
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH16 5AH
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Lytchett Minster School
Dorset · BH16 6JD
Good
1.1 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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