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South West
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Coordinates & Location for BH20 4FD
Postcode
BH20 4FD
Coordinates
50.6828, -2.1207
Grid reference
SY915870
Easting
391,566
Northing
87,023
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2VMVMH+4P
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Wareham
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.
17865
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17865 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 & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.2%
Other White2.8%
+ other · 3.0%
Religion
Christian53.4%
No religion39.8%
Not answered6.0%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
50–6422.1%
65–7415.7%
35–4915.4%
75–8411.1%
25–3410.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.6%
Households
Any member 66+19.2%
All members 66+17.1%
Other13.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.4%
+ 7 other households · 28.8%
Administrative Information
Dorset
Local Authority
Council AreaMid Dorset and North Poole E14001363
Constituency
E14001363Dorset
Police Force
England
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 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 033D E01020486
E01020486MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 033 E02004265
E02004265LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Purbeck 003D E01020486
E01020486MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Purbeck 003 E02004265
E02004265Larger 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
5:54 AM
Sunrise
6:08 PM
Sunset
12 hours 14 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:54 AM
Sunset (today)
6:08 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 14 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
August 2011
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~15 years
Active Duration
2011 -> PresentAugust 2011 — Introduced
Postcode BH20 4FD introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01020486 and MSOA E02004265 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BH20 4FD is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 2011
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~15 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BH20 4FD
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 22%
Attainment 8
41.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
50%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 7%
RWM expected
56%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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