Among the least deprived
IMD England
Low · 1.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£533,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BH31 6EA
Postcode
BH31 6EA
Coordinates
50.8755, -1.8794
Grid reference
SU085084
Easting
408,580
Northing
108,455
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2WV4GC+66
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Verwood
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.
31736
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 31736 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)
England & WalesProperty sales · BH31 6EA
HM Land Registry · Dorset
Average price
£533,500
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £533,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – Nov '24Nov '24: 1 sales · avg £480,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£587k£534k£480k
May '24Nov '24
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near BH31 6EA
England & WalesCrime trends · near BH31 6EA
Counts are for Verwood electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
7
YoY —
1481
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
6
YoY —
1470
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.9%
Other White1.3%
+ other · 1.8%
Religion
Christian55.9%
No religion36.7%
Not answered6.5%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
50–6423.0%
65–7416.9%
35–4915.7%
75–8411.5%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.7%
Households
All members 66+22.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.6%
Any member 66+14.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent6.3%
+ 7 other households · 23.8%
Administrative Information
Dorset
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth Dorset E14001388
Constituency
E14001388Dorset
Police Force
England
Ward
Verwood
Constituency code
E14001388
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Verwood
International Territorial Level
Dorset
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWessex
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 012E E01020415
E01020415MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 012 E02004245
E02004245LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
East Dorset 003E E01020415
E01020415MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
East Dorset 003 E02004245
E02004245Urban: 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
5:47 AM
Sunrise
6:16 PM
Sunset
12 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:47 AM
Sunset (today)
6:16 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 29 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 1991
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~35 years
Active Duration
1991 -> PresentSeptember 1991 — Introduced
Postcode BH31 6EA 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: 31736
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01020415 and MSOA E02004245 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BH31 6EA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 1991
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~35 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BH31 6EA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–13FSM 19%
RWM expected
65%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–9FSM 6%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–9FSM 17%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–9FSM 13%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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