Ferndown

Ferndown is covered by postcode districts BH21 and BH22. It is in the Dorset council area, England.

Typical price £392,000 Homes sold in Ferndown, last 12 months. ▼ 7.6% on the year before Gigabit broadband 258 of 422 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 2 of 438 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 3 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 3 1 primary school and 2 secondary schools at its postcodes

Every postcode in Ferndown, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Ferndown, by flood risk Of the 438 postcodes in Ferndown that ONS places, 1 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at low risk at worst and 436 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Ferndown. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A31A348 BH21 7BU: not on the flood risk listBH21 7BX: not on the flood risk listBH21 7ED: not on the flood risk listBH21 7HZ: not on the flood risk listBH21 7LD: not on the flood risk listBH21 7LE: not on the flood risk listBH21 7LL: not on the flood risk listBH21 7LW: not on the flood risk listBH21 7ND: not on the flood risk listBH21 7NF: not on the flood risk listBH21 7NG: not on the flood risk listBH21 7NL: not on the flood risk listBH21 7NN: not on the flood risk listBH21 7NP: not on the flood risk listBH21 7NS: not on the flood risk listBH21 7NT: not on the flood risk listBH21 7NU: not on the flood risk listBH21 7NX: not on the flood risk listBH21 7NY: not on the flood risk listBH21 7NZ: not on the flood risk listBH21 7PA: not on the flood risk listBH21 7PB: not on the flood risk listBH21 7PE: not on the flood risk listBH21 7PF: not on the flood risk listBH21 7PG: not on the flood risk listBH21 7PN: not on the flood risk listBH21 7PQ: not on the flood risk listBH21 7PS: not on the flood risk listBH21 7PT: not on the flood risk listBH21 7PW: not on the flood risk listBH21 7PY: not on the flood risk listBH21 7QB: not on the flood risk listBH21 7QD: not on the flood risk listBH21 7QF: not on the flood risk listBH21 7QG: not on the flood risk listBH21 7QH: not on the flood risk listBH21 7QJ: not on the flood risk listBH21 7QL: not on the flood risk listBH21 7QN: not on the flood risk listBH21 7QP: not on the flood risk listBH21 7QQ: not on the flood risk listBH21 7QR: not on the flood risk listBH21 7QS: not on the flood risk listBH21 7QW: not on the flood risk listBH21 7QY: not on the flood risk listBH21 7QZ: not on the flood risk listBH21 7RB: not on the flood risk listBH21 7RE: not on the flood risk listBH21 7RF: not on the flood risk listBH21 7RG: not on the flood risk listBH21 7RJ: not on the flood risk listBH21 7RL: not on the flood risk listBH21 7RN: not on the flood risk listBH21 7RP: not on the flood risk listBH21 7RQ: not on the flood risk listBH21 7RR: not on the flood risk listBH21 7RS: not on the flood risk listBH21 7RU: not on the flood risk listBH21 7RW: not on the flood risk listBH21 7RX: not on the flood risk listBH21 7RY: not on the flood risk listBH21 7RZ: not on the flood risk listBH21 7SA: not on the flood risk listBH21 7SB: not on the flood risk listBH21 7SD: not on the flood risk listBH21 7SE: not on the flood risk listBH21 7SF: not on the flood risk listBH21 7SG: not on the flood risk listBH21 7SH: not on the flood risk listBH21 7SP: not on the flood risk listBH21 7SQ: not on the flood risk listBH21 7UH: not on the flood risk listBH21 7WH: not on the flood risk listBH22 0ZQ: not on the flood risk listBH22 8BN: not on the flood risk listBH22 8BP: not on the flood risk listBH22 8BS: not on the flood risk listBH22 8BU: not on the flood risk listBH22 8BW: not on the flood risk listBH22 8BX: not on the flood risk listBH22 8BY: not on the flood risk listBH22 8BZ: not on the flood risk listBH22 8DA: not on the flood risk listBH22 8DB: not on the flood risk listBH22 8DD: not on the flood risk listBH22 8DH: not on the flood risk listBH22 8DP: not on the flood risk listBH22 8DQ: not on the flood risk listBH22 8DR: not on the flood risk listBH22 8DS: not on the flood risk listBH22 8DT: not on the flood risk listBH22 8DU: not on the flood risk listBH22 8DW: not on the flood risk listBH22 8DX: not on the flood risk listBH22 8DY: not on the flood risk listBH22 8DZ: not on the flood risk listBH22 8EG: not on the flood risk listBH22 8EH: not on the flood risk listBH22 8EJ: not on the flood risk listBH22 8EP: not on the flood risk listBH22 8EQ: not on the flood risk listBH22 8ET: not on the flood risk listBH22 8EU: not on the flood risk listBH22 8EX: not on the flood risk listBH22 8EY: not on the flood risk listBH22 8FB: not on the flood risk listBH22 8FF: not on the flood risk listBH22 8FG: not on the flood risk listBH22 8FH: not on the flood risk listBH22 8FJ: not on the flood risk listBH22 8FL: not on the flood risk listBH22 8FN: not on the flood risk listBH22 8FP: not on the flood risk listBH22 8FQ: not on the flood risk listBH22 8FS: not on the flood risk listBH22 8FT: not on the flood risk listBH22 8HE: not on the flood risk listBH22 8HF: not on the flood risk listBH22 8HG: not on the flood risk listBH22 8HH: not on the flood risk listBH22 8HJ: not on the flood risk listBH22 8HL: not on the flood risk listBH22 8HN: not on the flood risk listBH22 8HP: not on the flood risk listBH22 8HQ: not on the flood risk listBH22 8HR: not on the flood risk listBH22 8HS: not on the flood risk listBH22 8HT: not on the flood risk listBH22 8HU: not on the flood risk listBH22 8HW: not on the flood risk listBH22 8HX: not on the flood risk listBH22 8HY: not on the flood risk listBH22 8HZ: not on the flood risk listBH22 8JA: not on the flood risk listBH22 8JD: not on the flood risk listBH22 8JF: not on the flood risk listBH22 8JG: not on the flood risk listBH22 8JH: not on the flood risk listBH22 8JJ: not on the flood risk listBH22 8JL: not on the flood risk listBH22 8JN: not on the flood risk listBH22 8JP: not on the flood risk listBH22 8JQ: not on the flood risk listBH22 8JR: not on the flood risk listBH22 8JS: not on the flood risk listBH22 8JT: not on the flood risk listBH22 8JU: not on the flood risk listBH22 8JW: not on the flood risk listBH22 8JX: not on the flood risk listBH22 8JY: not on the flood risk listBH22 8JZ: not on the flood risk listBH22 8LA: not on the flood risk listBH22 8LB: not on the flood risk listBH22 8LD: not on the flood risk listBH22 8LE: not on the flood risk listBH22 8LF: not on the flood risk listBH22 8LG: not on the flood risk listBH22 8LH: not on the flood risk listBH22 8LJ: not on the flood risk listBH22 8LN: not on the flood risk listBH22 8LT: not on the flood risk listBH22 8LW: not on the flood risk listBH22 8NA: not on the flood risk listBH22 8NB: not on the flood risk listBH22 8ND: not on the flood risk listBH22 8NE: not on the flood risk listBH22 8NF: not on the flood risk listBH22 8NG: not on the flood risk listBH22 8NH: not on the flood risk listBH22 8NJ: not on the flood risk listBH22 8NL: not on the flood risk listBH22 8NN: not on the flood risk listBH22 8NQ: not on the flood risk listBH22 8QR: not on the flood risk listBH22 8QS: not on the flood risk listBH22 8QT: not on the flood risk listBH22 8QU: not on the flood risk listBH22 8QX: not on the flood risk listBH22 8QY: not on the flood risk listBH22 8QZ: not on the flood risk listBH22 9AD: not on the flood risk listBH22 9AE: not on the flood risk listBH22 9AF: not on the flood risk listBH22 9AG: not on the flood risk listBH22 9AH: not on the flood risk listBH22 9AP: not on the flood risk listBH22 9AQ: not on the flood risk listBH22 9AR: not on the flood risk listBH22 9AS: not on the flood risk listBH22 9AT: not on the flood risk listBH22 9AU: not on the flood risk listBH22 9AX: not on the flood risk listBH22 9AY: not on the flood risk listBH22 9BD: not on the flood risk listBH22 9BE: not on the flood risk listBH22 9BG: not on the flood risk listBH22 9BN: not on the flood risk listBH22 9BS: not on the flood risk listBH22 9BU: not on the flood risk listBH22 9BX: not on the flood risk listBH22 9BZ: not on the flood risk listBH22 9DA: not on the flood risk listBH22 9DD: not on the flood risk listBH22 9DF: not on the flood risk listBH22 9DH: not on the flood risk listBH22 9DS: not on the flood risk listBH22 9DZ: not on the flood risk listBH22 9EA: not on the flood risk listBH22 9EB: not on the flood risk listBH22 9ED: not on the flood risk listBH22 9EE: not on the flood risk listBH22 9EF: not on the flood risk listBH22 9EG: not on the flood risk listBH22 9EH: not on the flood risk listBH22 9EJ: not on the flood risk listBH22 9EL: not on the flood risk listBH22 9EN: not on the flood risk listBH22 9EQ: not on the flood risk listBH22 9ES: not on the flood risk listBH22 9ET: not on the flood risk listBH22 9EU: not on the flood risk listBH22 9EW: not on the flood risk listBH22 9EX: not on the flood risk listBH22 9EY: not on the flood risk listBH22 9EZ: not on the flood risk listBH22 9FA: not on the flood risk listBH22 9FB: not on the flood risk listBH22 9FD: not on the flood risk listBH22 9FE: not on the flood risk listBH22 9FF: not on the flood risk listBH22 9FG: not on the flood risk listBH22 9FH: not on the flood risk listBH22 9FL: not on the flood risk listBH22 9FN: not on the flood risk listBH22 9FP: not on the flood risk listBH22 9FQ: not on the flood risk listBH22 9FR: not on the flood risk listBH22 9FS: not on the flood risk listBH22 9FT: not on the flood risk listBH22 9FU: not on the flood risk listBH22 9FW: not on the flood risk listBH22 9FX: not on the flood risk listBH22 9FY: not on the flood risk listBH22 9FZ: not on the flood risk listBH22 9GG: not on the flood risk listBH22 9GH: not on the flood risk listBH22 9HA: not on the flood risk listBH22 9HB: not on the flood risk listBH22 9HD: not on the flood risk listBH22 9HE: not on the flood risk listBH22 9HH: not on the flood risk listBH22 9HL: not on the flood risk listBH22 9HN: not on the flood risk listBH22 9HP: not on the flood risk listBH22 9HR: not on the flood risk listBH22 9HS: not on the flood risk listBH22 9HT: not on the flood risk listBH22 9HU: not on the flood risk listBH22 9HW: not on the flood risk listBH22 9HX: not on the flood risk listBH22 9HY: not on the flood risk listBH22 9HZ: not on the flood risk listBH22 9JA: not on the flood risk listBH22 9JD: not on the flood risk listBH22 9JE: not on the flood risk listBH22 9JF: not on the flood risk listBH22 9JG: not on the flood risk listBH22 9JH: not on the flood risk listBH22 9JJ: not on the flood risk listBH22 9JL: not on the flood risk listBH22 9JN: not on the flood risk listBH22 9JP: not on the flood risk listBH22 9JQ: not on the flood risk listBH22 9JS: not on the flood risk listBH22 9JT: not on the flood risk listBH22 9JX: not on the flood risk listBH22 9JY: not on the flood risk listBH22 9JZ: not on the flood risk listBH22 9LA: not on the flood risk listBH22 9LB: not on the flood risk listBH22 9LD: not on the flood risk listBH22 9LE: not on the flood risk listBH22 9LF: not on the flood risk listBH22 9LG: not on the flood risk listBH22 9LH: not on the flood risk listBH22 9LJ: not on the flood risk listBH22 9LL: not on the flood risk listBH22 9LN: not on the flood risk listBH22 9LP: not on the flood risk listBH22 9LQ: not on the flood risk listBH22 9LR: not on the flood risk listBH22 9LS: not on the flood risk listBH22 9LT: not on the flood risk listBH22 9LU: not on the flood risk listBH22 9LW: not on the flood risk listBH22 9LX: not on the flood risk listBH22 9LY: not on the flood risk listBH22 9LZ: not on the flood risk listBH22 9NA: not on the flood risk listBH22 9NB: not on the flood risk listBH22 9ND: not on the flood risk listBH22 9NE: not on the flood risk listBH22 9NF: not on the flood risk listBH22 9NG: not on the flood risk listBH22 9NH: not on the flood risk listBH22 9NJ: not on the flood risk listBH22 9NL: not on the flood risk listBH22 9NN: not on the flood risk listBH22 9NP: not on the flood risk listBH22 9NQ: not on the flood risk listBH22 9NR: not on the flood risk listBH22 9NS: not on the flood risk listBH22 9NT: not on the flood risk listBH22 9NU: not on the flood risk listBH22 9NY: not on the flood risk listBH22 9NZ: not on the flood risk listBH22 9PA: not on the flood risk listBH22 9PB: not on the flood risk listBH22 9PD: not on the flood risk listBH22 9PE: not on the flood risk listBH22 9PF: not on the flood risk listBH22 9PG: not on the flood risk listBH22 9PJ: not on the flood risk listBH22 9PL: not on the flood risk listBH22 9PN: not on the flood risk listBH22 9PP: not on the flood risk listBH22 9PQ: not on the flood risk listBH22 9PR: not on the flood risk listBH22 9PS: not on the flood risk listBH22 9PT: not on the flood risk listBH22 9PU: not on the flood risk listBH22 9PW: not on the flood risk listBH22 9PX: not on the flood risk listBH22 9PY: not on the flood risk listBH22 9PZ: not on the flood risk listBH22 9QA: not on the flood risk listBH22 9QB: not on the flood risk listBH22 9QD: not on the flood risk listBH22 9QF: not on the flood risk listBH22 9QG: not on the flood risk listBH22 9QH: not on the flood risk listBH22 9QJ: not on the flood risk listBH22 9QL: not on the flood risk listBH22 9QN: not on the flood risk listBH22 9QP: not on the flood risk listBH22 9QQ: not on the flood risk listBH22 9QR: not on the flood risk listBH22 9QS: not on the flood risk listBH22 9QT: not on the flood risk listBH22 9QU: not on the flood risk listBH22 9QW: not on the flood risk listBH22 9QX: not on the flood risk listBH22 9QY: not on the flood risk listBH22 9QZ: not on the flood risk listBH22 9RA: not on the flood risk listBH22 9RB: not on the flood risk listBH22 9RD: not on the flood risk listBH22 9RE: not on the flood risk listBH22 9RF: not on the flood risk listBH22 9RG: not on the flood risk listBH22 9RH: not on the flood risk listBH22 9RJ: not on the flood risk listBH22 9RL: not on the flood risk listBH22 9RN: not on the flood risk listBH22 9RP: not on the flood risk listBH22 9RQ: not on the flood risk listBH22 9RR: not on the flood risk listBH22 9RS: not on the flood risk listBH22 9RT: not on the flood risk listBH22 9RW: not on the flood risk listBH22 9RX: not on the flood risk listBH22 9RY: not on the flood risk listBH22 9RZ: not on the flood risk listBH22 9SA: not on the flood risk listBH22 9SB: not on the flood risk listBH22 9SD: not on the flood risk listBH22 9SE: not on the flood risk listBH22 9SF: not on the flood risk listBH22 9SG: not on the flood risk listBH22 9SH: not on the flood risk listBH22 9SJ: not on the flood risk listBH22 9SL: not on the flood risk listBH22 9SN: not on the flood risk listBH22 9SP: not on the flood risk listBH22 9SQ: not on the flood risk listBH22 9SR: not on the flood risk listBH22 9SS: not on the flood risk listBH22 9ST: not on the flood risk listBH22 9SU: not on the flood risk listBH22 9SW: not on the flood risk listBH22 9SX: not on the flood risk listBH22 9SY: not on the flood risk listBH22 9SZ: not on the flood risk listBH22 9TB: not on the flood risk listBH22 9TD: not on the flood risk listBH22 9TF: not on the flood risk listBH22 9TG: not on the flood risk listBH22 9TH: not on the flood risk listBH22 9TJ: not on the flood risk listBH22 9TL: not on the flood risk listBH22 9TN: not on the flood risk listBH22 9TP: not on the flood risk listBH22 9TR: not on the flood risk listBH22 9TT: not on the flood risk listBH22 9TU: not on the flood risk listBH22 9TW: not on the flood risk listBH22 9TX: not on the flood risk listBH22 9TY: not on the flood risk listBH22 9UA: not on the flood risk listBH22 9UB: not on the flood risk listBH22 9UD: not on the flood risk listBH22 9UF: not on the flood risk listBH22 9UG: not on the flood risk listBH22 9UH: not on the flood risk listBH22 9UJ: not on the flood risk listBH22 9UL: not on the flood risk listBH22 9UN: not on the flood risk listBH22 9UP: not on the flood risk listBH22 9QE: low flood risk at worstBH22 9UE: high flood risk Ferndown Map of every postcode in Ferndown, by flood risk Of the 438 postcodes in Ferndown that ONS places, 1 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at low risk at worst and 436 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Ferndown. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. A31 Ferndown
  • A home or business at high risk: 1
  • At medium risk at worst: 0
  • At low risk at worst: 1
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 436

Of the 438 postcodes in Ferndown that ONS places, 1 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at low risk at worst and 436 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 50.8043, longitude -1.8980. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

BH22 9UE1 at high risk

What is it like to live in Ferndown?

Homes sold for a typical £392,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 7.6% on the 12 months before. At 258 of the 422 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 3 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 2 of its 438 postcodes. It has 1 primary school and 2 secondary schools at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Branksome, 8.7 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Ferndown?

Homes in Ferndown sold for a typical £392,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 225 sales, down 7.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£392,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£424,250 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 7.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £492,000 131 sales
  • Semi-detached £332,500 26 sales
  • Terraced £310,000 11 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £198,000 57 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole BH22 district, Ferndown's main postcode district: a typical £395,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Ferndown: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Ferndown?

12 of the 438 postcodes now in use in Ferndown came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 310 homes sold in Ferndown were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the BH22 district, 6%.

The newest postcodes

BH22 2FWsince May 2026BH22 2ERsince February 2026BH22 9GHsince December 2025BH22 9GGsince April 2025BH22 9FQsince December 2024BH22 2FSsince December 2022

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn FerndownAcross the BH22 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 225 (0%) 1 of 415 (Under 1%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 310 (0%) 36 of 614 (6%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Ferndown?

Ofcom reports on 422 of the 438 postcodes in Ferndown. At 258 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit258 of 422
Postcodes where every home can get superfast389 of 422
Postcodes where some cannot get decent broadband1 of 422

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Ferndown at risk of flooding?

2 of the 438 postcodes in Ferndown have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 3 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 2 of 438 postcodes High: 1Medium: 2Low: 2

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Ferndown?

The open schools at the postcodes in Ferndown. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Ferndown?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Ferndown is Branksome Rail Station, 8.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Branksome Rail Station Railway station 8.7 kmDrive
  • Bournemouth Rail Station Railway station 8.9 kmDrive
  • Pokesdown Rail Station Railway station 9.6 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Ferndown?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Ferndown. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Ferndown safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 509 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Ferndown over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 50 September 2025
  2. 50 October 2025
  3. 31 November 2025
  4. 41 December 2025
  5. 43 January 2026
  6. 43 February 2026
  7. 40 March 2026
  8. 42 April 2026
  9. 30 May 2026
  10. 40 June 2026
  11. 54 July 2026
  12. 45 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Anti-social behaviour159 reports
Violence and sexual offences156 reports
Other theft45 reports
Criminal damage and arson40 reports
Shoplifting34 reports
Burglary23 reports
Public order20 reports
Vehicle crime14 reports

Also: drugs 7, other crime 4, bicycle theft 2, robbery 2, possession of weapons 2, theft from the person 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Ferndown?

Council
Dorset
Parliamentary constituency
Christchurch
Police force area
Dorset
Region
South West
Country
England
MP
Sir Christopher Chope (Conservative)

All 438 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

Moving to Ferndown

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

Who to tell when moving house: the full list Moving house checklist

Ferndown postcodes

438 postcodes in use in Ferndown, by district:

BH22 postcode district,363 postcodesBH21 postcode district,75 postcodes

Those districts are all in the BH postcode area.

Check a Ferndown postcode

Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.

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Places near Ferndown

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Ferndown's £392,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

West Moors2.1 km, £375,000West Parley2.2 km, £447,000Bearwood4.7 km, £317,500Wimborne Minster5.2 km, £385,000Three Legged Cross5.3 km, £450,000Merley5.5 km, £435,000Ashley Heath5.6 km, £632,500Bournemouth7.7 km, £312,750 All places A to Z

Questions about Ferndown

What is it like to live in Ferndown?
Homes sold for a typical £392,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 7.6% on the 12 months before. At 258 of the 422 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 3 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 2 of its 438 postcodes. It has 1 primary school and 2 secondary schools at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Branksome, 8.7 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Ferndown?
Ferndown is covered by postcode districts BH21 and BH22, across 438 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Ferndown in?
Ferndown is in the Dorset council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Ferndown?
Ferndown is in the Christchurch parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Sir Christopher Chope (Conservative), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Ferndown?
Homes in Ferndown sold for a typical £392,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 225 sales, down 7.6% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Ferndown?
In Ferndown, primary schools at its postcodes include Ferndown First School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Ferndown Middle School and Ferndown Upper School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Ferndown have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Ferndown is Branksome, 8.7 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Ferndown?
Ofcom reports on 422 of the 438 postcodes in Ferndown. At 258 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Ferndown at risk of flooding?
2 of the 438 postcodes in Ferndown have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 3 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Ferndown?
12 of the 438 postcodes now in use in Ferndown came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 310 homes sold in Ferndown were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the BH22 district, 6%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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