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 8FH
Postcode
BH22 8FH
Coordinates
50.7929, -1.8795
Grid reference
SZ085992
Easting
408,586
Northing
99,263
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2WQ4VC+45
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.
31607
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 31607 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 8FH
HM Land Registry · Dorset
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Police Recorded Crime near BH22 8FH
Crime trends · near BH22 8FH
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.95.3%
Other White2.1%
+ other · 2.6%
Religion
Christian62.0%
No religion30.4%
Not answered6.2%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6423.2%
75–8419.1%
65–7418.7%
35–499.9%
85 years and over8.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 20.2%
Households
Any member 66+27.1%
All members 66+25.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent6.4%
+ 6 other households · 20.0%
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 024C E01020401
E01020401MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 024 E02004253
E02004253LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
East Dorset 011D E01020401
E01020401MSOA 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
August 2016
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~10 years
Active Duration
2016 -> PresentAugust 2016 — Introduced
Postcode BH22 8FH introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01020401 and MSOA E02004253 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BH22 8FH is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 2016
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~10 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BH22 8FH
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Parley First School
Dorset · BH22 8QE
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–9
Ferndown First School
Dorset · BH22 9FB
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–9
Portfield School
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH23 6BP
Good
1.1 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–19
Ferndown Middle School
Dorset · BH22 9UP
Good
1.1 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–13
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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