BH20 4EF postcode in Wareham, Dorset

BH20 4EF is a postcode in Wareham, in the Wareham 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 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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Dorset: 77% Typical price £350,000 Homes sold in BH20 4, last 12 months. ▲ 5.3% on the year before Nearest station Wareham 450 m in a straight line

Where BH20 4EF is, and what is near it

Map of BH20 4EF and what is near it Map of BH20 4EF: its centre point, with the 210 other postcodes in the BH20 4 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BH20 4AA: also in BH20 4BH20 4AB: also in BH20 4BH20 4AD: also in BH20 4BH20 4AE: also in BH20 4BH20 4AF: also in BH20 4BH20 4AG: also in BH20 4BH20 4AH: also in BH20 4BH20 4AN: also in BH20 4BH20 4AP: also in BH20 4BH20 4AQ: also in BH20 4BH20 4AR: also in BH20 4BH20 4AS: also in BH20 4BH20 4AT: also in BH20 4BH20 4AW: also in BH20 4BH20 4AX: also in BH20 4BH20 4AY: also in BH20 4BH20 4AZ: also in BH20 4BH20 4BA: also in BH20 4BH20 4BB: also in BH20 4BH20 4BD: also in BH20 4BH20 4BE: also in BH20 4BH20 4BG: also in BH20 4BH20 4BH: also in BH20 4BH20 4BJ: also in BH20 4BH20 4BL: also in BH20 4BH20 4BN: also in BH20 4BH20 4BP: also in BH20 4BH20 4BQ: also in BH20 4BH20 4BS: also in BH20 4BH20 4BT: also in BH20 4BH20 4BU: also in BH20 4BH20 4BW: also in BH20 4BH20 4BX: also in BH20 4BH20 4BY: also in BH20 4BH20 4BZ: also in BH20 4BH20 4DA: also in BH20 4BH20 4DB: also in BH20 4BH20 4DD: also in BH20 4BH20 4DE: also in BH20 4BH20 4DF: also in BH20 4BH20 4DG: also in BH20 4BH20 4DH: also in BH20 4BH20 4DJ: also in BH20 4BH20 4DL: also in BH20 4BH20 4DN: also in BH20 4BH20 4DP: also in BH20 4BH20 4DQ: also in BH20 4BH20 4DR: also in BH20 4BH20 4DS: also in BH20 4BH20 4DT: also in BH20 4BH20 4DU: also in BH20 4BH20 4DW: also in BH20 4BH20 4DX: also in BH20 4BH20 4DY: also in BH20 4BH20 4EA: also in BH20 4BH20 4ED: also in BH20 4BH20 4EE: also in BH20 4BH20 4EG: also in BH20 4BH20 4EH: also in BH20 4BH20 4EL: also in BH20 4BH20 4EN: also in BH20 4BH20 4EP: also in BH20 4BH20 4EQ: also in BH20 4BH20 4ER: also in BH20 4BH20 4ES: also in BH20 4BH20 4ET: also in BH20 4BH20 4EU: also in BH20 4BH20 4EW: also in BH20 4BH20 4EX: also in BH20 4BH20 4EY: also in BH20 4BH20 4EZ: also in BH20 4BH20 4FA: also in BH20 4BH20 4FG: also in BH20 4BH20 4FQ: also in BH20 4BH20 4HA: also in BH20 4BH20 4HB: also in BH20 4BH20 4HD: also in BH20 4BH20 4HE: also in BH20 4BH20 4HF: also in BH20 4BH20 4HG: also in BH20 4BH20 4HH: also in BH20 4BH20 4HJ: also in BH20 4BH20 4HL: also in BH20 4BH20 4HN: also in BH20 4BH20 4HP: also in BH20 4BH20 4HQ: also in BH20 4BH20 4HR: also in BH20 4BH20 4HS: also in BH20 4BH20 4HT: also in BH20 4BH20 4HU: also in BH20 4BH20 4HW: also in BH20 4BH20 4HX: also in BH20 4BH20 4HY: also in BH20 4BH20 4HZ: also in BH20 4BH20 4JA: also in BH20 4BH20 4JB: also in BH20 4BH20 4JD: also in BH20 4BH20 4JE: also in BH20 4BH20 4JJ: also in BH20 4BH20 4JL: also in BH20 4BH20 4JN: also in BH20 4BH20 4JQ: also in BH20 4BH20 4JR: also in BH20 4BH20 4JS: also in BH20 4BH20 4JU: also in BH20 4BH20 4JW: also in BH20 4BH20 4JX: also in BH20 4BH20 4JY: also in BH20 4BH20 4NE: also in BH20 4BH20 4NG: also in BH20 4BH20 4NH: also in BH20 4BH20 4NJ: also in BH20 4BH20 4NL: also in BH20 4BH20 4NN: also in BH20 4BH20 4NP: also in BH20 4BH20 4NR: also in BH20 4BH20 4NS: also in BH20 4BH20 4NU: also in BH20 4BH20 4NW: also in BH20 4BH20 4NX: also in BH20 4BH20 4NY: also in BH20 4BH20 4PB: also in BH20 4BH20 4PG: also in BH20 4BH20 4QF: also in BH20 4BH20 4QH: also in BH20 4BH20 4QJ: also in BH20 4BH20 4QL: also in BH20 4BH20 4QN: also in BH20 4BH20 4QP: also in BH20 4BH20 4QQ: also in BH20 4BH20 4QR: also in BH20 4BH20 4QS: also in BH20 4BH20 4QT: also in BH20 4BH20 4QU: also in BH20 4BH20 4QW: also in BH20 4BH20 4QX: also in BH20 4BH20 4QY: also in BH20 4BH20 4RA: also in BH20 4BH20 4RB: also in BH20 4BH20 4RD: also in BH20 4BH20 4RE: also in BH20 4BH20 4RG: also in BH20 4BH20 4RN: also in BH20 4BH20 4RU: also in BH20 4BH20 4RX: also in BH20 4BH20 4RY: also in BH20 4BH20 4RZ: also in BH20 4BH20 4SA: also in BH20 4BH20 4SB: also in BH20 4BH20 4SD: also in BH20 4BH20 4SE: also in BH20 4BH20 4SF: also in BH20 4BH20 4SG: also in BH20 4BH20 4SH: also in BH20 4BH20 4SJ: also in BH20 4BH20 4SN: also in BH20 4BH20 4SP: also in BH20 4BH20 4SQ: also in BH20 4BH20 4SR: also in BH20 4BH20 4SW: also in BH20 4 2 schools, 2.0–6.3 kmHolton Heath station 3.0 kmThe Adam Practice 7.7 kmWareham BH20 4EF Map of BH20 4EF and what is near it Map of BH20 4EF: its centre point, with the 210 other postcodes in the BH20 4 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Sandford Surgery 1.8 kmHolton Heath station 3.0 kmWareham BH20 4EF
  • BH20 4EF
  • Other postcodes in BH20 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.6966, longitude -2.1133)

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 BH20 4EF?

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 BH20 4EF?

Every home and business at BH20 4EF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Dorset: 77%

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

Dorset: 98%

The line marks the figure across Dorset.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 BH20 4EF?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for BH20 4EF.

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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 BH20 4EF 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 BH20 4EF.

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 BH20 4EF: 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 BH20 4EF 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 BH20 4EF?

Homes in BH20 4 sold for a typical £350,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 74 sales, up 5.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£350,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£332,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 5.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £440,000 21 sales
  • Semi-detached £343,000 15 sales
  • Terraced £305,000 29 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £175,000 9 sales

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

Across the whole BH20 district: a typical £380,000 from 209 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 BH20 4EF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BH20 4EF 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 BH20 4EF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 700 homes in the neighbourhood around BH20 4EF. Over half of them (56%) are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (39%). 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 BH20 4EF

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 £3,994 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,458.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (6%)£1,843
Band Babout 60 (9%)£2,151
Band Cabout 390 (56%)£2,458
Band Dabout 150 (21%)£2,765
Band Eabout 50 (7%)£3,379
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,994
Band Gfewer than 5£4,608
Band Hfewer than 5£5,530

When the homes were built

  1. 3% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 31% 1945 to 1964
  5. 39% 1965 to 1982
  6. 18% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2000 to 2009, 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 BH20 4EF is in (ONS area E01020488), 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 BH20 4EF?

The nearest open schools to BH20 4EF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BH20 4EF, 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 BH20 4EF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BH20 4EF is Wareham Rail Station, 450 metres away in a straight line.

  • Wareham Rail Station Railway station 450 mWalk
  • Holton Heath Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle

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

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Sherford Drive, 43 m away.

More stations near BH20 4EF, 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 BH20 4EF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BH20 4EF, 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 BH20 4EF?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BH20 4EF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Mer Charging point · 2 chargers 1.3 kmCycle

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.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

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

Which dentists are near BH20 4EF?

The nearest to the centre of BH20 4EF, 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 BH20 4EF?

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 BH20 4EF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BH20 4EF, 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 BH20 4EF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BH20 4EF, 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 BH20 4EF?

The nearest vets to the centre of BH20 4EF 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 BH20 4EF in a conservation area?

The centre of BH20 4EF 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 BH20 4EF?

Police.uk records 29 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BH20 4EF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences12 reports
Anti-social behaviour7 reports
Public order3 reports
Shoplifting2 reports
Drugs2 reports
Criminal damage and arson1 report

Also: burglary 1, other theft 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 BH20 4EF

Ward
Wareham
Parish
Wareham Town
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Wareham
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to 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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BH20 4EN80 mBH20 4EL90 mBH20 4DH130 mBH20 4EW130 mBH20 4JL130 mBH20 4EE160 m
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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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