Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
11991
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11991 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 BH22 8BL
Crime trends · near BH22 8BL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
12
YoY +20%
ASB
12
YoY +50%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY stable
Burglary
2
YoY -33%
Criminal damage
1
YoY -50%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
32
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,719
White Brit.92.7%
Other White3.2%
White Irish1.1%
+ other · 3.0%
Religion
Total residents: 1,719
Christian57.3%
No religion34.5%
Not answered6.5%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,717
65–7419.8%
50–6419.6%
75–8415.5%
35–4911.7%
85 years and over7.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.9%
Households
Total households: 815
Any member 66+25.9%
All members 66+22.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.1%
Other9.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children6.3%
+ 7 other households · 26.1%
Administrative Information
Dorset
Local Authority
Council Area
Christchurch E14001171
Constituency
E14001171
Dorset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Ferndown South
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 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 018E E01020394
E01020394
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 018 E02004250
E02004250
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
East Dorset 008E E01020394
E01020394
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
East Dorset 008 E02004250
E02004250
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 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
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
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BH22 8BL 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: 11991
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01020394 and MSOA E02004250 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BH22 8BL 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
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