Among the least deprived
IMD England
30
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for BH22 8EU
Postcode
BH22 8EU
Coordinates
50.7969, -1.8837
Grid reference
SZ082997
Easting
408,294
Northing
99,712
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2WQ4W8+QG
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Ferndown
Travel to Work
Bournemouth
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.
31132
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 31132 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 · BH22 8EU
HM Land Registry · Dorset
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Police Recorded Crime near BH22 8EU
Crime trends · near BH22 8EU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
20147
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
13
YoY -19%
ASB
15104
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY -33%
Vehicle Crime
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY stable
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.8%
Other White3.6%
+ other · 3.6%
Religion
Christian65.2%
No religion26.1%
Not answered6.9%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
75–8421.2%
65–7420.0%
50–6418.6%
85 years and over13.5%
35–499.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 17.6%
Households
All members 66+29.9%
Any member 66+26.3%
Other10.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent6.8%
+ 5 other households · 16.8%
Administrative Information
Dorset
Local Authority
Council AreaChristchurch E14001171
Constituency
E14001171Dorset
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 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 024A E01020395
E01020395MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 024 E02004253
E02004253LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
East Dorset 011A E01020395
E01020395MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
East Dorset 011 E02004253
E02004253Urban: 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
8:18 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:06 AM
Sunset (today)
8:18 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 BH22 8EU 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: 31132
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01020395 and MSOA E02004253 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BH22 8EU 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 BH22 8EU
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Parley First School
Dorset · BH22 8QE
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–9
Ferndown First School
Dorset · BH22 9FB
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–9
Ferndown Middle School
Dorset · BH22 9UP
Good
0.8 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–13
Ferndown Upper School
Dorset · BH22 9EY
Good
1.0 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 13–19
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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