BH21 postcode area · Dorset
The BH21 postcode district spans 16 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, New Forest. Area Scores range from 48 to 99 across them. Every full BH21 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The BH21 district contains both ends of the scale: Broadstone at 100 out of 100 (#32 of 6,856 in England) against Bearwood at 48, a 51-point gap between neighbouring areas. 10 of the 16 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £322,500 in Bearwood to £550,000 in Sturminster Marshall & Crichel — a 1.7× gap within the BH21 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset and New Forest — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
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 BH21 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| BroadstoneBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 32 | 100 | £480,000 |
| MerleyBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 293 | 96 | £451,000 |
| Parley & HamprestonDorset | 396 | 94 | £460,000 |
| Corfe MullenDorset | 457 | 93 | £387,500 |
| ColehillDorset | 540 | 92 | £460,000 |
| East VerwoodDorset | 684 | 90 | £387,500 |
| Ringwood North & IbsleyNew Forest | 800 | 88 | £445,000 |
| Ferndown West & Canford BottomDorset | 951 | 86 | £380,000 |
| West VerwoodDorset | 2,048 | 70 | £425,000 |
| West MoorsDorset | 2,253 | 67 | £390,000 |
| Upton & Lytchett MinsterDorset | 2,493 | 64 | £331,000 |
| Bere Regis & Lytchett MatraversDorset | 2,555 | 63 | £412,500 |
| Wimborne MinsterDorset | 2,699 | 61 | £355,475 |
| Alderholt & Sixpenny HandleyDorset | 2,946 | 57 | £448,000 |
| Sturminster Marshall & CrichelDorset | 2,987 | 56 | £550,000 |
| BearwoodBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 3,549 | 48 | £322,500 |
People living in BH21 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 20% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 20% |
| Managers & directors | 16% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Elementary | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
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 BH21
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BH21 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around BH21.
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.