BH19 1AH postcode in Swanage, Dorset

BH19 1AH is a postcode in Swanage, in the Swanage ward of Dorset. It is in the South Dorset parliamentary constituency and the Dorset police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 0% of homes and businesses at BH19 1AH can get it Across Dorset: 77% Typical price £412,500 Homes sold in BH19 1, last 12 months. ▲ 21.3% on the year before Nearest station Corfe Castle 7.4 km in a straight line

Where BH19 1AH is, and what is near it

Map of BH19 1AH and what is near it Map of BH19 1AH: its centre point, with the 199 other postcodes in the BH19 1 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 2 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 9 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BH19 1AA: also in BH19 1BH19 1AB: also in BH19 1BH19 1AD: also in BH19 1BH19 1AE: also in BH19 1BH19 1AF: also in BH19 1BH19 1AJ: also in BH19 1BH19 1AN: also in BH19 1BH19 1AP: also in BH19 1BH19 1AR: also in BH19 1BH19 1AS: also in BH19 1BH19 1BD: also in BH19 1BH19 1BE: also in BH19 1BH19 1BG: also in BH19 1BH19 1BS: also in BH19 1BH19 1BT: also in BH19 1BH19 1BW: also in BH19 1BH19 1BX: also in BH19 1BH19 1DA: also in BH19 1BH19 1DD: also in BH19 1BH19 1DE: also in BH19 1BH19 1DF: also in BH19 1BH19 1DG: also in BH19 1BH19 1DJ: also in BH19 1BH19 1DL: also in BH19 1BH19 1DN: also in BH19 1BH19 1DP: also in BH19 1BH19 1DQ: also in BH19 1BH19 1DR: also in BH19 1BH19 1DS: also in BH19 1BH19 1DT: also in BH19 1BH19 1DU: also in BH19 1BH19 1DW: also in BH19 1BH19 1DX: also in BH19 1BH19 1DY: also in BH19 1BH19 1DZ: also in BH19 1BH19 1EA: also in BH19 1BH19 1EB: also in BH19 1BH19 1ED: also in BH19 1BH19 1EE: also in BH19 1BH19 1EF: also in BH19 1BH19 1EG: also in BH19 1BH19 1EH: also in BH19 1BH19 1EL: also in BH19 1BH19 1EN: also in BH19 1BH19 1EQ: also in BH19 1BH19 1ER: also in BH19 1BH19 1ES: also in BH19 1BH19 1EU: also in BH19 1BH19 1EW: also in BH19 1BH19 1EX: also in BH19 1BH19 1EY: also in BH19 1BH19 1EZ: also in BH19 1BH19 1FA: also in BH19 1BH19 1FF: also in BH19 1BH19 1FP: also in BH19 1BH19 1HA: also in BH19 1BH19 1HB: also in BH19 1BH19 1HD: also in BH19 1BH19 1HE: also in BH19 1BH19 1HF: also in BH19 1BH19 1HG: also in BH19 1BH19 1HH: also in BH19 1BH19 1HJ: also in BH19 1BH19 1HL: also in BH19 1BH19 1HN: also in BH19 1BH19 1HP: also in BH19 1BH19 1HQ: also in BH19 1BH19 1HR: also in BH19 1BH19 1HS: also in BH19 1BH19 1HT: also in BH19 1BH19 1HU: also in BH19 1BH19 1HX: also in BH19 1BH19 1HY: also in BH19 1BH19 1HZ: also in BH19 1BH19 1JA: also in BH19 1BH19 1JB: also in BH19 1BH19 1JD: also in BH19 1BH19 1JE: also in BH19 1BH19 1JG: also in BH19 1BH19 1JH: also in BH19 1BH19 1JJ: also in BH19 1BH19 1JP: also in BH19 1BH19 1JQ: also in BH19 1BH19 1JR: also in BH19 1BH19 1JS: also in BH19 1BH19 1JU: also in BH19 1BH19 1JY: also in BH19 1BH19 1LA: also in BH19 1BH19 1LB: also in BH19 1BH19 1LD: also in BH19 1BH19 1LE: also in BH19 1BH19 1LH: also in BH19 1BH19 1LW: also in BH19 1BH19 1NJ: also in BH19 1BH19 1NR: also in BH19 1BH19 1NS: also in BH19 1BH19 1NT: also in BH19 1BH19 1NU: also in BH19 1BH19 1NW: also in BH19 1BH19 1NX: also in BH19 1BH19 1NY: also in BH19 1BH19 1NZ: also in BH19 1BH19 1PA: also in BH19 1BH19 1PB: also in BH19 1BH19 1PD: also in BH19 1BH19 1PF: also in BH19 1BH19 1PG: also in BH19 1BH19 1PH: also in BH19 1BH19 1PJ: also in BH19 1BH19 1PQ: also in BH19 1BH19 1PR: also in BH19 1BH19 1PS: also in BH19 1BH19 1PT: also in BH19 1BH19 1PW: also in BH19 1BH19 1PX: also in BH19 1BH19 1PY: also in BH19 1BH19 1QF: also in BH19 1BH19 1QG: also in BH19 1BH19 1QJ: also in BH19 1BH19 1QL: also in BH19 1BH19 1QP: also in BH19 1BH19 1QQ: also in BH19 1BH19 1QR: also in BH19 1BH19 1RN: also in BH19 1 School 1.2 km2 places, 7.4–7.6 kmSwanage BH19 1AH Map of BH19 1AH and what is near it Map of BH19 1AH: its centre point, with the 199 other postcodes in the BH19 1 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 2 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 9 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 1.2 km2 places, 7.4–7.6 kmSwanage BH19 1AH
  • BH19 1AH
  • Other postcodes in BH19 1: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 2 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.6116, longitude -1.9593)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BH19 1AH?

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 BH19 1AH?

Every home and business at BH19 1AH can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BH19 1AH 0% Dorset 77%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BH19 1AH 100% Dorset 98%
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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 BH19 1AH?

BinDayBuddy has not read Dorset Council's days for BH19 1AH today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BH19 1AH on BinDayBuddy

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 BH19 1AH 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 BH19 1AH.

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 BH19 1AH: 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 BH19 1AH 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 BH19 1AH?

Homes in BH19 1 sold for a typical £412,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 92 sales, up 21.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£412,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£340,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 21.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £590,000 33 sales
  • Semi-detached £397,000 16 sales
  • Terraced £400,000 8 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £225,000 35 sales

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

Across the whole BH19 district: a typical £400,000 from 184 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 BH19 1AH

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BH19 1AH from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 BH19 1AH?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 920 homes in the neighbourhood around BH19 1AH. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (24%). 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 BH19 1AH

Band D in Dorset for 2026‑27: £2,765. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,843 (band A) to £4,608 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,458.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 50 (5%)£1,843
Band Babout 120 (13%)£2,151
Band Cabout 330 (36%)£2,458
Band Dabout 130 (14%)£2,765
Band Eabout 150 (16%)£3,379
Band Fabout 110 (12%)£3,994
Band Gabout 30 (3%)£4,608
Band Hwithheld£5,530

When the homes were built

  1. 11% Before 1900
  2. 7% 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 12% 1945 to 1964
  5. 21% 1965 to 1982
  6. 24% 1983 to 1999
  7. 9% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 BH19 1AH is in (ONS area E01020479), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

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 BH19 1AH?

The nearest open schools to BH19 1AH, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BH19 1AH, 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 BH19 1AH?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BH19 1AH is Corfe Castle, 7.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Corfe Castle Railway station 7.4 kmDrive
  • Poole Rail Station Railway station 12.1 kmDrive
  • Swanage (Swanage Railway) Underground, metro or tram 200 mWalk

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

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Mowlem Court, 100 m away.

More stations near BH19 1AH, 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 BH19 1AH?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BH19 1AH, 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 BH19 1AH?

2 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BH19 1AH, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers 150 mWalk
  • Pod Point Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2 300 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

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

Which dentists are near BH19 1AH?

The nearest to the centre of BH19 1AH, 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 BH19 1AH?

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 BH19 1AH?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BH19 1AH, 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 BH19 1AH?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BH19 1AH, 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 BH19 1AH?

The nearest vets to the centre of BH19 1AH 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 BH19 1AH in a conservation area?

planning.data.gov.uk is not answering just now, so this page has not asked it what the centre of BH19 1AH is inside. It will ask once the service answers again. The council's planning team can answer for one address.

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 BH19 1AH?

Police.uk records 63 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BH19 1AH in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences24 reports
Anti-social behaviour15 reports
Criminal damage and arson7 reports
Other theft6 reports
Public order5 reports
Possession of weapons2 reports

Also: burglary 1, vehicle crime 1, shoplifting 1, drugs 1.

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 BH19 1AH

Ward
Swanage
Parish
Swanage
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Swanage
Rural or urban
Larger rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

BH19 1DS40 mBH19 1DL60 mBH19 1DN60 mBH19 1EL90 mBH19 1DR100 mBH19 1AN110 m
All of BH19

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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