BH20 6DS postcode in Wool, Dorset

BH20 6DS is a postcode in Wool, in the West Purbeck 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 100% of homes and businesses at BH20 6DS can get it Across Dorset: 77% Typical price £302,500 Homes sold in BH20 6, last 12 months. ▼ 7.8% on the year before Nearest station Wool 450 m in a straight line

Where BH20 6DS is, and what is near it

Map of BH20 6DS and what is near it Map of BH20 6DS: its centre point, with the 152 other postcodes in the BH20 6 sector, 3 schools (1 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 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BH20 6AZ: also in BH20 6BH20 6BG: also in BH20 6BH20 6BH: also in BH20 6BH20 6BL: also in BH20 6BH20 6BN: also in BH20 6BH20 6BP: also in BH20 6BH20 6BT: also in BH20 6BH20 6BU: also in BH20 6BH20 6BW: also in BH20 6BH20 6BX: also in BH20 6BH20 6BY: also in BH20 6BH20 6DA: also in BH20 6BH20 6DB: also in BH20 6BH20 6DD: also in BH20 6BH20 6DE: also in BH20 6BH20 6DG: also in BH20 6BH20 6DH: also in BH20 6BH20 6DJ: also in BH20 6BH20 6DL: also in BH20 6BH20 6DN: also in BH20 6BH20 6DP: also in BH20 6BH20 6DQ: also in BH20 6BH20 6DR: also in BH20 6BH20 6DT: also in BH20 6BH20 6DU: also in BH20 6BH20 6DW: also in BH20 6BH20 6DX: also in BH20 6BH20 6DY: also in BH20 6BH20 6DZ: also in BH20 6BH20 6EA: also in BH20 6BH20 6EB: also in BH20 6BH20 6ED: also in BH20 6BH20 6EE: also in BH20 6BH20 6EF: also in BH20 6BH20 6EG: also in BH20 6BH20 6EH: also in BH20 6BH20 6EJ: also in BH20 6BH20 6EL: also in BH20 6BH20 6EN: also in BH20 6BH20 6EP: also in BH20 6BH20 6EQ: also in BH20 6BH20 6ER: also in BH20 6BH20 6ES: also in BH20 6BH20 6ET: also in BH20 6BH20 6EU: also in BH20 6BH20 6EW: also in BH20 6BH20 6EX: also in BH20 6BH20 6EY: also in BH20 6BH20 6EZ: also in BH20 6BH20 6FE: also in BH20 6BH20 6FF: also in BH20 6BH20 6HA: also in BH20 6BH20 6HB: also in BH20 6BH20 6HD: also in BH20 6BH20 6HE: also in BH20 6BH20 6HF: also in BH20 6BH20 6HG: also in BH20 6BH20 6HL: also in BH20 6BH20 6HN: also in BH20 6BH20 6HQ: also in BH20 6BH20 6HR: also in BH20 6BH20 6HT: also in BH20 6BH20 6HU: also in BH20 6BH20 6HX: also in BH20 6BH20 6JF: also in BH20 6BH20 6LS: also in BH20 6BH20 6NA: also in BH20 6BH20 6SH: also in BH20 6 Moreton (Dorset) station 6.6 km2 places, 7.4–7.8 kmBere Regis Surgery 8.2 kmWool BH20 6DS Map of BH20 6DS and what is near it Map of BH20 6DS: its centre point, with the 152 other postcodes in the BH20 6 sector, 3 schools (1 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 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Bere Regis Surgery 8.2 kmWest Purbeck BH20 6DS
  • BH20 6DS
  • Other postcodes in BH20 6: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 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 50.6788, longitude -2.2264)

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 6DS?

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 6DS?

Every home and business at BH20 6DS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BH20 6DS 100% Dorset 77%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BH20 6DS 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 BH20 6DS?

BinDayBuddy has not read Dorset Council's days for BH20 6DS today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BH20 6DS 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 6DS 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 6DS.

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 6DS: 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 6DS 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 6DS?

Homes in BH20 6 sold for a typical £302,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 48 sales, down 7.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£302,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£328,250 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 7.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £400,000 20 sales
  • Semi-detached £300,000 10 sales
  • Terraced £262,500 11 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £164,000 7 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 6DS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BH20 6DS 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

Food hygiene ratings at BH20 6DS

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at BH20 6DS. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 24 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BH20 6DS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 580 homes in the neighbourhood around BH20 6DS. The largest share of them, 33%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (61%). 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 6DS

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 D, the most common, is £2,765.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (2%)£1,843
Band Babout 110 (19%)£2,151
Band Cabout 180 (31%)£2,458
Band Dabout 190 (33%)£2,765
Band Eabout 70 (12%)£3,379
Band Fabout 20 (3%)£3,994
Band Gwithheld£4,608
Band Hfewer than 5£5,530

When the homes were built

  1. 5% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 18% 1945 to 1964
  5. 61% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 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 BH20 6DS is in (ONS area E01020492), 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 6DS?

The nearest open schools to BH20 6DS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BH20 6DS, 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 6DS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BH20 6DS is Wool Rail Station, 450 metres away in a straight line.

  • Wool Rail Station Railway station 450 mWalk
  • Moreton (Dorset) Rail Station Railway station 6.6 kmDrive

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Ship Inn, 141 m away.

More stations near BH20 6DS, 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 6DS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BH20 6DS, 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 6DS?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BH20 6DS 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.

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 6DS?

The nearest to the centre of BH20 6DS, 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 6DS?

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 pharmacies are near BH20 6DS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BH20 6DS, 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 6DS?

The nearest vets to the centre of BH20 6DS 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 6DS in a conservation area?

The centre of BH20 6DS 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 6DS?

Police.uk records 33 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BH20 6DS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour13 reports
Violence and sexual offences12 reports
Public order5 reports
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Other theft1 report
Drugs1 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 6DS

Ward
West Purbeck
Parish
Wool
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Wool
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 6 sector BH20 district BH postcode area Wool postcodes

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BH20 6DZ50 mBH20 6DR80 mBH20 6HN80 mBH20 6DN90 mBH20 6EN90 mBH20 6EH100 m
All of BH20

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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