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BH20 postcode area · Dorset

The BH20 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Dorset. Area Scores range from 49 to 63 across them. Every full BH20 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the BH20 district's neighbourhoods is Upton & Lytchett Minster (64 out of 100, #2,493 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Milborne, Winterborne & Okeford Fitzpaine (50). All 6 sit in England's broad middle band for deprivation — none reaches either extreme third. Median prices range from £331,000 in Upton & Lytchett Minster to £552,500 in Corfe Castle & Langton Matravers.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,009a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime34per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)50
Owner-occupied71%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the BH20 district

£370,000median home sold over the past year · +11.3% over 5 years · -0.1% over the year · 227 sales
Detached£525,000
Semi-detached£342,000
Terraced£312,500
Flat£191,500
Dorset£345,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Upton & Lytchett MinsterDorset 2,49364 £331,000
Bere Regis & Lytchett MatraversDorset 2,55563 £412,500
Corfe Castle & Langton MatraversDorset 2,62462 £552,500
Wareham, Sandford & Holton HeathDorset 2,96657 £370,000
Bovington, Wool & LulworthDorset 3,45350 £336,000
Milborne, Winterborne & Okeford FitzpaineDorset 3,45350 £400,000

People living in BH20 Census 2021

Residents44,254
Median age (est.)50
Density79per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above31%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 19%45–64 29%65+ 28%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 13%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 8%Other: 21%
One person 27%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 8%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Skilled trades 15% · Managers & directors 15%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Skilled trades15%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional14%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 41% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 6%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in BH20

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BH20 district.

Corfe

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BH20.

BH16 BH15 BH19 BH18 BH17 BH13 BH14 BH12

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.