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21778
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21778 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.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,228
White Brit.94.5%
Other White1.9%
White & Black Caribbean1.2%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.2%
+ other · 1.1%
Religion
Total residents: 1,227
Christian52.1%
No religion40.7%
Not answered6.0%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,230
50–6419.4%
35–4918.5%
65–7414.7%
75–849.7%
25–349.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.2%
Households
Total households: 522
Any member 66+17.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.1%
All members 66+15.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.9%
Other9.0%
+ 6 other households · 29.9%
Administrative Information
Dorset
Local Authority
Council Area
Mid Dorset and North Poole E14001363
Constituency
E14001363
Dorset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Wareham
Constituency code
E14001363
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Wareham Town
International Territorial Level
Dorset
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
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 033E E01020487
E01020487
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 033 E02004265
E02004265
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Purbeck 003E E01020487
E01020487
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Purbeck 003 E02004265
E02004265
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
4:27 AM
Sunrise
7:42 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:27 AM
Sunset (today)
7:42 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 BH20 4EW introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 21778
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01020487 and MSOA E02004265 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BH20 4EW 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
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