BH21 1QL postcode in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England

BH21 1QL is a postcode in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, in the Bearwood & Merley ward. 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 at BH21 1QL can get it Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 89% Typical price £400,000 Homes sold in BH21 1, last 12 months. ▼ 7% on the year before Nearest station Parkstone (Dorset) 7.7 km in a straight line

Where BH21 1QL is, and what is near it

Map of BH21 1QL and what is near it Map of BH21 1QL: its centre point, with the 305 other postcodes in the BH21 1 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 6 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BH21 1AA: also in BH21 1BH21 1AB: also in BH21 1BH21 1AD: also in BH21 1BH21 1AE: also in BH21 1BH21 1AF: also in BH21 1BH21 1AJ: also in BH21 1BH21 1AP: also in BH21 1BH21 1AQ: also in BH21 1BH21 1BE: also in BH21 1BH21 1BG: also in BH21 1BH21 1BH: also in BH21 1BH21 1BJ: also in BH21 1BH21 1BL: also in BH21 1BH21 1BN: also in BH21 1BH21 1BQ: also in BH21 1BH21 1BS: also in BH21 1BH21 1BT: also in BH21 1BH21 1BU: also in BH21 1BH21 1BW: also in BH21 1BH21 1DA: also in BH21 1BH21 1DB: also in BH21 1BH21 1DS: also in BH21 1BH21 1DT: also in BH21 1BH21 1DU: also in BH21 1BH21 1DW: also in BH21 1BH21 1DX: also in BH21 1BH21 1DY: also in BH21 1BH21 1DZ: also in BH21 1BH21 1EA: also in BH21 1BH21 1EB: also in BH21 1BH21 1ED: also in BH21 1BH21 1EE: also in BH21 1BH21 1EF: also in BH21 1BH21 1EG: also in BH21 1BH21 1EQ: also in BH21 1BH21 1GF: also in BH21 1BH21 1GH: also in BH21 1BH21 1GJ: also in BH21 1BH21 1GL: also in BH21 1BH21 1GN: also in BH21 1BH21 1GP: also in BH21 1BH21 1GQ: also in BH21 1BH21 1GR: also in BH21 1BH21 1GU: also in BH21 1BH21 1GW: also in BH21 1BH21 1GX: also in BH21 1BH21 1GZ: also in BH21 1BH21 1HH: also in BH21 1BH21 1HN: also in BH21 1BH21 1HS: also in BH21 1BH21 1HT: also in BH21 1BH21 1JJ: also in BH21 1BH21 1LD: also in BH21 1BH21 1LE: also in BH21 1BH21 1LF: also in BH21 1BH21 1LG: also in BH21 1BH21 1LQ: also in BH21 1BH21 1LS: also in BH21 1BH21 1LY: also in BH21 1BH21 1PQ: also in BH21 1BH21 1PZ: also in BH21 1BH21 1QA: also in BH21 1BH21 1QB: also in BH21 1BH21 1QD: also in BH21 1BH21 1QE: also in BH21 1BH21 1QF: also in BH21 1BH21 1QG: also in BH21 1BH21 1QH: also in BH21 1BH21 1QJ: also in BH21 1BH21 1QN: also in BH21 1BH21 1QP: also in BH21 1BH21 1QQ: also in BH21 1BH21 1QR: also in BH21 1BH21 1QS: also in BH21 1BH21 1QT: also in BH21 1BH21 1QU: also in BH21 1BH21 1QW: also in BH21 1BH21 1QX: also in BH21 1BH21 1QY: also in BH21 1BH21 1QZ: also in BH21 1BH21 1RA: also in BH21 1BH21 1RB: also in BH21 1BH21 1RD: also in BH21 1BH21 1RE: also in BH21 1BH21 1RF: also in BH21 1BH21 1RG: also in BH21 1BH21 1RH: also in BH21 1BH21 1RJ: also in BH21 1BH21 1RL: also in BH21 1BH21 1RN: also in BH21 1BH21 1RP: also in BH21 1BH21 1RQ: also in BH21 1BH21 1RU: also in BH21 1BH21 1RW: also in BH21 1BH21 1RX: also in BH21 1BH21 1RY: also in BH21 1BH21 1RZ: also in BH21 1BH21 1SA: also in BH21 1BH21 1SB: also in BH21 1BH21 1SD: also in BH21 1BH21 1SE: also in BH21 1BH21 1SF: also in BH21 1BH21 1SG: also in BH21 1BH21 1SH: also in BH21 1BH21 1SJ: also in BH21 1BH21 1SL: also in BH21 1BH21 1SN: also in BH21 1BH21 1SP: also in BH21 1BH21 1SQ: also in BH21 1BH21 1SR: also in BH21 1BH21 1SS: also in BH21 1BH21 1ST: also in BH21 1BH21 1SU: also in BH21 1BH21 1SW: also in BH21 1BH21 1TA: also in BH21 1BH21 1TB: also in BH21 1BH21 1TD: also in BH21 1BH21 1TE: also in BH21 1BH21 1TF: also in BH21 1BH21 1TG: also in BH21 1BH21 1TN: also in BH21 1BH21 1TP: also in BH21 1BH21 1TT: also in BH21 1BH21 1TW: also in BH21 1BH21 1UA: also in BH21 1BH21 1UD: also in BH21 1BH21 1UT: also in BH21 1BH21 1UU: also in BH21 1BH21 1WU: also in BH21 1BH21 1WW: also in BH21 1BH21 1XA: also in BH21 1BH21 1XE: also in BH21 1BH21 1XF: also in BH21 1BH21 1XG: also in BH21 1BH21 1XH: also in BH21 1BH21 1XJ: also in BH21 1BH21 1XL: also in BH21 1BH21 1XN: also in BH21 1BH21 1XP: also in BH21 1BH21 1XQ: also in BH21 1BH21 1XR: also in BH21 1BH21 1XS: also in BH21 1BH21 1XT: also in BH21 1BH21 1XU: also in BH21 1BH21 1XW: also in BH21 1 School 1.1 kmCanford School 1.6 km2 places, 3.4–7.8 kmMerley BH21 1QL Map of BH21 1QL and what is near it Map of BH21 1QL: its centre point, with the 305 other postcodes in the BH21 1 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 6 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 1.1 kmMerley BH21 1QL
  • BH21 1QL
  • Other postcodes in BH21 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 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 50.7900, longitude -1.9762)

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 BH21 1QL?

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 BH21 1QL?

Every home and business at BH21 1QL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BH21 1QL 100% Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BH21 1QL 100% Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 99%
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 BH21 1QL?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council's days for BH21 1QL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BH21 1QL 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 BH21 1QL 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 BH21 1QL.

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 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BH21 1QL: 2,369 properties in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are at high risk (1.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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 BH21 1QL 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 BH21 1QL?

Homes in BH21 1 sold for a typical £400,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 141 sales, down 7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£400,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£430,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £475,000 63 sales
  • Semi-detached £422,500 23 sales
  • Terraced £337,500 22 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £200,000 33 sales

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

Across the whole BH21 district: a typical £410,000 from 466 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 BH21 1QL

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in BH21 1QL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 17 July 2026. 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 BH21 1QL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 630 homes in the neighbourhood around BH21 1QL. The largest share of them, 44%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (36%). 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 BH21 1QL

Band D in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for 2026‑27: £2,436. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,624 (band A) to £4,871 (band H); band E, the most common, is £2,977.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,624
Band Babout 10 (2%)£1,894
Band Cabout 10 (2%)£2,165
Band Dabout 170 (27%)£2,436
Band Eabout 280 (44%)£2,977
Band Fabout 90 (14%)£3,518
Band Gabout 40 (6%)£4,059
Band Habout 10 (2%)£4,871

When the homes were built

  1. 3% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 25% 1919 to 1939
  4. 36% 1945 to 1964
  5. 26% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

Averages for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 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 BH21 1QL is in (ONS area E01015433), 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 BH21 1QL?

The nearest open schools to BH21 1QL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BH21 1QL, 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 BH21 1QL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BH21 1QL is Parkstone (Dorset) Rail Station, 7.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Parkstone (Dorset) Rail Station Railway station 7.7 kmDrive
  • Hamworthy Rail Station Railway station 7.8 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 Canford Bridge, 112 m away.

More stations near BH21 1QL, 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 BH21 1QL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BH21 1QL, 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 BH21 1QL?

1 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BH21 1QL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • BP Pulse Charging point · 1 charger 350 mWalk
  • Instavolt Charging point · 1 charger 2.6 kmCycle
  • Instavolt Charging point · 1 charger 2.6 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 BH21 1QL?

The nearest to the centre of BH21 1QL, 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 BH21 1QL?

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 BH21 1QL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BH21 1QL, 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 BH21 1QL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BH21 1QL, 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 BH21 1QL?

The nearest vets to the centre of BH21 1QL 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 BH21 1QL in a conservation area?

The centre of BH21 1QL 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 BH21 1QL?

Police.uk records 89 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BH21 1QL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour35 reports
Violence and sexual offences25 reports
Shoplifting13 reports
Public order5 reports
Other theft4 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports

Also: possession of weapons 2, burglary 1, bicycle 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 BH21 1QL

Ward
Bearwood & Merley
Parish
Poole
Region
South West
Country
England
Rural or urban
Urban, 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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Nearby postcodes

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

BH21 1QJ90 mBH21 1QH90 mBH21 1QQ130 mBH21 1QR200 mBH21 1QN230 mBH21 1QS240 m
All of BH21

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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