BH16 5RT postcode in Upton, Dorset

BH16 5RT is a postcode in Upton, in the Lytchett Matravers & Upton ward of Dorset. It is in the Mid Dorset and North Poole parliamentary constituency and the Dorset police force area, and has been in use since October 1985.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 99% of homes and businesses can get it. Dorset: 77% Typical price £292,500 Homes sold in BH16 5, last 12 months. ▼ 7.1% on the year before Nearest station Hamworthy 2.3 km in a straight line

Where BH16 5RT is, and what is near it

Map of BH16 5RT and what is near it Map of BH16 5RT: its centre point, with the 241 other postcodes in the BH16 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BH16 5DF: also in BH16 5BH16 5DP: also in BH16 5BH16 5DQ: also in BH16 5BH16 5DS: also in BH16 5BH16 5DT: also in BH16 5BH16 5ET: also in BH16 5BH16 5EU: also in BH16 5BH16 5EY: also in BH16 5BH16 5FB: also in BH16 5BH16 5FD: also in BH16 5BH16 5FF: also in BH16 5BH16 5FG: also in BH16 5BH16 5FH: also in BH16 5BH16 5FN: also in BH16 5BH16 5FP: also in BH16 5BH16 5FQ: also in BH16 5BH16 5HA: also in BH16 5BH16 5HD: also in BH16 5BH16 5HE: also in BH16 5BH16 5HF: also in BH16 5BH16 5HG: also in BH16 5BH16 5HQ: also in BH16 5BH16 5JA: also in BH16 5BH16 5JE: also in BH16 5BH16 5JS: also in BH16 5BH16 5JT: also in BH16 5BH16 5JU: also in BH16 5BH16 5JX: also in BH16 5BH16 5JY: also in BH16 5BH16 5JZ: also in BH16 5BH16 5LA: also in BH16 5BH16 5LB: also in BH16 5BH16 5LD: also in BH16 5BH16 5LE: also in BH16 5BH16 5LF: also in BH16 5BH16 5LG: also in BH16 5BH16 5LH: also in BH16 5BH16 5LJ: also in BH16 5BH16 5LL: also in BH16 5BH16 5LN: also in BH16 5BH16 5LP: also in BH16 5BH16 5LQ: also in BH16 5BH16 5LT: also in BH16 5BH16 5LU: also in BH16 5BH16 5LX: also in BH16 5BH16 5LY: also in BH16 5BH16 5NA: also in BH16 5BH16 5NB: also in BH16 5BH16 5ND: also in BH16 5BH16 5NE: also in BH16 5BH16 5NF: also in BH16 5BH16 5NG: also in BH16 5BH16 5NH: also in BH16 5BH16 5NJ: also in BH16 5BH16 5NL: also in BH16 5BH16 5NN: also in BH16 5BH16 5NQ: also in BH16 5BH16 5NR: also in BH16 5BH16 5NS: also in BH16 5BH16 5NT: also in BH16 5BH16 5NU: also in BH16 5BH16 5NW: also in BH16 5BH16 5NX: also in BH16 5BH16 5NZ: also in BH16 5BH16 5PA: also in BH16 5BH16 5PB: also in BH16 5BH16 5PD: also in BH16 5BH16 5PE: also in BH16 5BH16 5PF: also in BH16 5BH16 5PG: also in BH16 5BH16 5PH: also in BH16 5BH16 5PJ: also in BH16 5BH16 5PL: also in BH16 5BH16 5PN: also in BH16 5BH16 5PP: also in BH16 5BH16 5PQ: also in BH16 5BH16 5PR: also in BH16 5BH16 5PT: also in BH16 5BH16 5PU: also in BH16 5BH16 5PW: also in BH16 5BH16 5PX: also in BH16 5BH16 5PY: also in BH16 5BH16 5PZ: also in BH16 5BH16 5QA: also in BH16 5BH16 5QB: also in BH16 5BH16 5QD: also in BH16 5BH16 5QE: also in BH16 5BH16 5QF: also in BH16 5BH16 5QG: also in BH16 5BH16 5QH: also in BH16 5BH16 5QJ: also in BH16 5BH16 5QQ: also in BH16 5BH16 5RA: also in BH16 5BH16 5RD: also in BH16 5BH16 5RF: also in BH16 5BH16 5RG: also in BH16 5BH16 5RH: also in BH16 5BH16 5RL: also in BH16 5BH16 5RP: also in BH16 5BH16 5RU: also in BH16 5BH16 5RX: also in BH16 5BH16 5RY: also in BH16 5BH16 5SE: also in BH16 5BH16 5SF: also in BH16 5BH16 5SP: also in BH16 5BH16 5SX: also in BH16 5BH16 5SY: also in BH16 5BH16 5UG: also in BH16 5 3 places, 2.3–3.8 kmThe Birchwood Practice 3.2 kmThe Hadleigh Practice 4.3 kmUpton BH16 5RT Map of BH16 5RT and what is near it Map of BH16 5RT: its centre point, with the 241 other postcodes in the BH16 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 3 places, 2.3–3.8 kmThe Hadleigh Practice 4.3 kmLytchett Matravers & Upton BH16 5RT
  • BH16 5RT
  • Other postcodes in BH16 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 3 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.7386, longitude -2.0436)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BH16 5RT?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at BH16 5RT?

Every home and business at BH16 5RT can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 99% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)99% can get it

Dorset: 77%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Dorset: 98%

The line marks the figure across Dorset.

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

When are the bins collected at BH16 5RT?

BinDayBuddy has not read Dorset Council's days for BH16 5RT today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BH16 5RT at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include BH16 5RT.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Dorset

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BH16 5RT: 4,861 properties in Dorset are at high risk (1.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Dorset

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of BH16 5RT is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BH16 5RT?

Homes in BH16 5 sold for a typical £292,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 131 sales, down 7.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£292,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£315,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 7.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £460,000 30 sales
  • Semi-detached £290,000 33 sales
  • Terraced £275,000 55 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £195,000 13 sales

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

Across the whole BH16 district: a typical £310,000 from 182 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in BH16 5RT

HM Land Registry records 7 standard sales of homes in BH16 5RT from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 9 June 2026. The middle sale was £340,000, from £312,000 to £465,000. Across BH16 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £292,500. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near BH16 5RT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 960 homes in the neighbourhood around BH16 5RT. The largest share of them, 49%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (29%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around BH16 5RT

Band D in Dorset for 2026‑27: £2,765. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £2,151 (band B) to £3,994 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,458.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,843
Band Babout 110 (11%)£2,151
Band Cabout 470 (49%)£2,458
Band Dabout 250 (26%)£2,765
Band Eabout 110 (11%)£3,379
Band Fabout 20 (2%)£3,994
Band Gwithheld£4,608
Band Hfewer than 5£5,530

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 25% 1945 to 1964
  5. 29% 1965 to 1982
  6. 22% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 8% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

Averages for Dorset before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BH16 5RT is in (ONS area E01020475), rounded by the VOA.

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Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near BH16 5RT?

The nearest open schools to BH16 5RT, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BH16 5RT, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to BH16 5RT?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BH16 5RT is Hamworthy Rail Station, 2.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Hamworthy Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle
  • Holton Heath Rail Station Railway station 3.9 kmCycle

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

3 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Beacon Park Road, 260 m away.

More stations near BH16 5RT, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near BH16 5RT?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BH16 5RT, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near BH16 5RT?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BH16 5RT on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near BH16 5RT?

The nearest to the centre of BH16 5RT, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to BH16 5RT?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near BH16 5RT?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BH16 5RT, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near BH16 5RT?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BH16 5RT, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near BH16 5RT?

The nearest vets to the centre of BH16 5RT on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is BH16 5RT in a conservation area?

The centre of BH16 5RT is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near BH16 5RT?

Police.uk records 30 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BH16 5RT in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour9 reports
Violence and sexual offences7 reports
Public order3 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports
Shoplifting2 reports

Also: other theft 2, bicycle theft 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for BH16 5RT

Ward
Lytchett Matravers & Upton
Parish
Lytchett Minster and Upton
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Upton
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
October 1985

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

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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