Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
13434
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13434 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 BH21 6SH
Crime trends · near BH21 6SH
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
10
YoY -33%
ASB
3
YoY -79%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
1
YoY -80%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
20
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,418
White Brit.93.4%
Other White2.5%
+ other · 4.2%
Religion
Total residents: 1,415
Christian48.1%
No religion43.6%
Not answered6.5%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,419
50–6421.1%
35–4917.9%
25–3412.8%
65–7411.3%
10–157.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.2%
Households
Total households: 571
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.4%
Any member 66+13.8%
Other13.0%
All members 66+10.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.1%
+ 8 other households · 39.1%
Administrative Information
Dorset
Local Authority
Council Area
Christchurch E14001171
Constituency
E14001171
Dorset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
West Moors & Three Legged Cross
Constituency code
E14001171
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Verwood
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 012B E01020412
E01020412
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 012 E02004245
E02004245
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
East Dorset 003B E01020412
E01020412
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
East Dorset 003 E02004245
E02004245
Larger rural: 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) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
4:24 AM
Sunrise
7:43 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:24 AM
Sunset (today)
7:43 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 1991
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~35 years
Active Duration
1991 -> Present
September 1991 — Introduced
Postcode BH21 6SH 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) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 13434
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01020412 and MSOA E02004245 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BH21 6SH is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 1991
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~35 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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