Among the least deprived
IMD England
17
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for BH21 7LS
Postcode
BH21 7LS
Coordinates
50.7938, -1.9339
Grid reference
SZ047993
Easting
404,755
Northing
99,366
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2WQ3V8+GC
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
30908
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 30908 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)
Property sales · BH21 7LS
HM Land Registry · Dorset
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Police Recorded Crime near BH21 7LS
Crime trends · near BH21 7LS
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY stable
ASB
1580
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -20%
Vehicle Crime
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.7%
Other White1.9%
+ other · 1.4%
Religion
Christian57.2%
No religion35.5%
Not answered6.4%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
50–6420.3%
35–4917.3%
65–7414.2%
75–8413.6%
25–347.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.8%
Households
All members 66+20.2%
Any member 66+16.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.9%
Other8.8%
+ 7 other households · 24.4%
Administrative Information
Dorset
Local Authority
Council AreaChristchurch E14001171
Constituency
E14001171Dorset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Ferndown North
Constituency code
E14001171
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Ferndown Town
International Territorial Level
Dorset
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandWessex
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 020D E01020407
E01020407MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 020 E02004251
E02004251LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
East Dorset 009D E01020407
E01020407MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
East Dorset 009 E02004251
E02004251Urban: 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 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:06 AM
Sunrise
8:19 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:06 AM
Sunset (today)
8:19 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BH21 7LS 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: 30908
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01020407 and MSOA E02004251 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BH21 7LS 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
Schools near BH21 7LS
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School
Dorset · BH21 7LX
Outstanding
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–9
Canford School
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH21 3AD
0.9 mi
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 13–18
Hayeswood First School
Dorset · BH21 2HN
Good
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–9
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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