Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
32362
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 32362 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 8RY
Crime trends · near BH22 8RY
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
3
YoY +50%
ASB
0
YoY -100%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
0
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
3
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,558
White Brit.95.5%
Other White1.2%
White Irish1.0%
+ other · 2.3%
Religion
Total residents: 1,559
Christian60.5%
No religion33.7%
Not answered4.4%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,558
50–6421.8%
65–7416.1%
35–4915.8%
75–8412.7%
10–157.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.3%
Households
Total households: 650
All members 66+25.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.8%
Any member 66+13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent8.0%
+ 7 other households · 21.2%
Administrative Information
Dorset
Local Authority
Council Area
Christchurch E14001171
Constituency
E14001171
Dorset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
West Parley
Constituency code
E14001171
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
West Parley
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 024D E01020402
E01020402
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 024 E02004253
E02004253
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
East Dorset 011E E01020402
E01020402
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
East Dorset 011 E02004253
E02004253
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
4:26 AM
Sunrise
7:41 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:26 AM
Sunset (today)
7:41 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 8RY 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: 32362
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01020402 and MSOA E02004253 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BH22 8RY 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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