BH20 4RB postcode in Wareham, Dorset

BH20 4RB 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 600 m in a straight line

Where BH20 4RB is, and what is near it

Map of BH20 4RB and what is near it Map of BH20 4RB: its centre point, with the 210 other postcodes in the BH20 4 sector, 4 schools (2 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), 5 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BH20 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 4BA: also in BH20 4BH20 4BB: also in BH20 4BH20 4BE: also in BH20 4BH20 4BG: also in BH20 4BH20 4BJ: also in BH20 4BH20 4BL: also in BH20 4BH20 4BN: also in BH20 4BH20 4BP: also in BH20 4BH20 4BS: also in BH20 4BH20 4BT: also in BH20 4BH20 4BU: also in BH20 4BH20 4BW: also in BH20 4BH20 4EA: also in BH20 4BH20 4FA: also in BH20 4BH20 4FB: also in BH20 4BH20 4FD: also in BH20 4BH20 4FE: also in BH20 4BH20 4FH: also in BH20 4BH20 4FJ: also in BH20 4BH20 4FL: also in BH20 4BH20 4FN: also in BH20 4BH20 4FP: also in BH20 4BH20 4FR: 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 4JE: also in BH20 4BH20 4JN: also in BH20 4BH20 4JQ: also in BH20 4BH20 4JR: also in BH20 4BH20 4JS: also in BH20 4BH20 4JT: also in BH20 4BH20 4JU: also in BH20 4BH20 4JW: also in BH20 4BH20 4JX: also in BH20 4BH20 4JY: also in BH20 4BH20 4JZ: also in BH20 4BH20 4LF: also in BH20 4BH20 4LG: also in BH20 4BH20 4LH: also in BH20 4BH20 4LJ: also in BH20 4BH20 4LL: also in BH20 4BH20 4LN: also in BH20 4BH20 4LP: also in BH20 4BH20 4LQ: also in BH20 4BH20 4LR: also in BH20 4BH20 4LT: also in BH20 4BH20 4LU: also in BH20 4BH20 4LW: also in BH20 4BH20 4LZ: also in BH20 4BH20 4NA: also in BH20 4BH20 4NB: also in BH20 4BH20 4ND: also in BH20 4BH20 4NE: also in BH20 4BH20 4NF: 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 4NQ: 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 4PF: also in BH20 4BH20 4PG: also in BH20 4BH20 4PH: also in BH20 4BH20 4PJ: also in BH20 4BH20 4PL: also in BH20 4BH20 4PN: also in BH20 4BH20 4PP: also in BH20 4BH20 4PQ: also in BH20 4BH20 4PR: also in BH20 4BH20 4PS: also in BH20 4BH20 4PT: also in BH20 4BH20 4PW: also in BH20 4BH20 4PX: also in BH20 4BH20 4PY: also in BH20 4BH20 4QA: also in BH20 4BH20 4QE: 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 4RD: also in BH20 4BH20 4RE: also in BH20 4BH20 4RF: also in BH20 4BH20 4RG: also in BH20 4BH20 4RN: also in BH20 4BH20 4SR: also in BH20 4 School 1.3 km2 places, 2.5–7.0 kmWareham BH20 4RB Map of BH20 4RB and what is near it Map of BH20 4RB: 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), 5 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. The Purbeck School 900 mSchool 1.3 kmWareham BH20 4RB
  • BH20 4RB
  • Other postcodes in BH20 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.6879, longitude -2.1121)

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 BH20 4RB?

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 4RB?

Every home and business at BH20 4RB 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 4RB?

BinDayBuddy has not read Dorset Council's days for BH20 4RB today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BH20 4RB 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 BH20 4RB 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 4RB.

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 4RB: 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 4RB 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 4RB?

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 4RB

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in BH20 4RB from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 15 June 2026. The middle sale was £215,000, from £205,000 to £219,950. Across BH20 4, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £350,000. 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 BH20 4RB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 890 homes in the neighbourhood around BH20 4RB. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (22%). 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 4RB

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 70 (8%)£1,843
Band Babout 140 (16%)£2,151
Band Cabout 220 (25%)£2,458
Band Dabout 200 (22%)£2,765
Band Eabout 150 (17%)£3,379
Band Fabout 80 (9%)£3,994
Band Gabout 30 (3%)£4,608
Band Hfewer than 5£5,530

When the homes were built

  1. 14% Before 1900
  2. 7% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 22% 1945 to 1964
  5. 16% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 21% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 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 BH20 4RB is in (ONS area E01020486), 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 4RB?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of BH20 4RB is Wareham Rail Station, 600 metres away in a straight line.

  • Wareham Rail Station Railway station 600 mWalk
  • Holton Heath Rail Station Railway station 3.6 kmCycle

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

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Dollins Lane, 81 m away.

More stations near BH20 4RB, 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 4RB?

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

1 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

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

  • Mer Charging point · 2 chargers 400 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.

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 4RB?

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

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 4RB?

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

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

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

The centre of BH20 4RB is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 4RB?

Police.uk records 26 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BH20 4RB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences11 reports
Anti-social behaviour7 reports
Public order3 reports
Shoplifting2 reports
Drugs2 reports
Criminal damage and arson1 report

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 4RB

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 4QY30 mBH20 4AD80 mBH20 4AQ90 mBH20 4QN90 mBH20 4QP100 mBH20 4QT100 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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