Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 5.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£186,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BH19 1EA
Postcode
BH19 1EA
Coordinates
50.6109, -1.9609
Grid reference
SZ028790
Easting
402,861
Northing
79,018
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2WJ26Q+8J
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Swanage
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.
20316
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20316 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)
England & WalesProperty sales · BH19 1EA
HM Land Registry · Dorset
Average price
£231,250
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £186,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Nov '23 – Dec '25Dec '25: 1 sales · avg £172,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£462k£311k£160k
Nov '23Nov '24Jul '25Oct '25Dec '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near BH19 1EA
England & WalesCrime trends · near BH19 1EA
Counts are for Swanage electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
21
YoY +24%
25167
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
19
YoY —
19112
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.9%
Other White3.5%
+ other · 4.5%
Religion
Christian59.0%
No religion29.4%
Not answered9.1%
+ other · 2.5%
Age groups
75–8418.8%
65–7418.6%
50–6418.0%
85 years and over13.5%
35–499.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 21.5%
Households
Any member 66+32.5%
All members 66+20.7%
Other16.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children4.5%
+ 6 other households · 17.4%
Administrative Information
Dorset
Local Authority
Council AreaSouth Dorset E14001485
Constituency
E14001485Dorset
Police Force
England
Ward
Swanage
Constituency code
E14001485
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Swanage
International Territorial Level
Dorset
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWessex
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 042B E01020479
E01020479MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 042 E02004268
E02004268LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Purbeck 006B E01020479
E01020479MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Purbeck 006 E02004268
E02004268Larger rural: Further from 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
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1
Sun & Time Information
5:52 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 17 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:52 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 17 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 BH19 1EA 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: 20316
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1. LSOA E01020479 and MSOA E02004268 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BH19 1EA 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
Schools near BH19 1EA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–19
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
47%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
65%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 33%
Attainment 8
36.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
43%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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