💊Integrated Care BoardNHS Dorset Integrated Care Board
👨⚕️Primary Care OrgDorset
📍Sub ICB LocationNHS Dorset ICB - 11J
🎗️Cancer AllianceWessex
Statistical Areas
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LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Dorset 021B E01020427
E01020427
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MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 021 E02004252
E02004252
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LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
East Dorset 010B E01020427
E01020427
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MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
East Dorset 010 E02004252
E02004252
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Urban: 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 ClassificationUrban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
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.
12165
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rank 12165 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: 2,227
White Brit.96.0%
Other White1.5%
+ other · 2.6%
Religion
Total residents: 2,224
No religion54.1%
Christian38.8%
Not answered3.5%
Other religion2.9%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,227
35–4919.9%
50–6416.2%
25–3413.7%
≤48.6%
65–748.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 33.6%
Households
Total households: 989
Lone parent family: With dependent children17.0%
Other16.6%
Any member 66+13.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.5%
All members 66+9.3%
+ 6 other households · 31.2%
Sun & Time Information
🌅
6:02 AM
Sunrise
🌇
6:26 PM
Sunset
☀️ 10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
🌅Sunrise (today)6:02 AM
🌇Sunset (today)6:26 PM
⏱️Daylight duration10 hours 28 minutes
🕐Time zoneGMT / 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 BH21 1BU 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: 12165
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01020427 and MSOA E02004252 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BH21 1BU is currently active and in use.
📅First introducedJanuary 1980
⛔Usage endedNot terminated
📆Active duration~46 years
ℹ️Current statusLive
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