Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
23121
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 23121 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.
Police Recorded Crime near BH20 6HL
Crime trends · near BH20 6HL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
20
YoY stable
ASB
9
YoY +50%
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY +100%
Burglary
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
3
YoY +50%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
45
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,650
White Brit.96.4%
Other White2.1%
+ other · 1.5%
Religion
Total residents: 1,649
Christian51.2%
No religion42.8%
Not answered5.1%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,650
50–6420.6%
35–4916.7%
65–7414.6%
25–3411.0%
75–848.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.4%
Households
Total households: 715
All members 66+17.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.4%
Any member 66+13.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.4%
Other10.8%
+ 7 other households · 30.3%
Administrative Information
Dorset
Local Authority
Council Area
South Dorset E14001485
Constituency
E14001485
Dorset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
West Purbeck
Constituency code
E14001485
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Wool
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 035C E01020491
E01020491
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 035 E02004266
E02004266
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Purbeck 004C E01020491
E01020491
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Purbeck 004 E02004266
E02004266
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
4:28 AM
Sunrise
7:42 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:28 AM
Sunset (today)
7:42 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
August 1993
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~33 years
Active Duration
1993 -> Present
August 1993 — Introduced
Postcode BH20 6HL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 23121
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01020491 and MSOA E02004266 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BH20 6HL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 1993
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~33 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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