BH21 1UH postcode in Wimborne Minster, Dorset

BH21 1UH is a postcode in Wimborne Minster, in the Wimborne Minster 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 August 2003. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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 Typical price £400,000 Homes sold in BH21 1, last 12 months. ▼ 7% on the year before Nearest school St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne 500 m in a straight line Nearest station Hamworthy 8.4 km in a straight line

Where BH21 1UH is, and what is near it

Map of BH21 1UH and what is near it Map of BH21 1UH: 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) and 8 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 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 1AG: also in BH21 1BH21 1AH: also in BH21 1BH21 1AJ: also in BH21 1BH21 1AL: also in BH21 1BH21 1AN: also in BH21 1BH21 1AP: also in BH21 1BH21 1AQ: also in BH21 1BH21 1AS: also in BH21 1BH21 1AU: also in BH21 1BH21 1AW: also in BH21 1BH21 1AZ: also in BH21 1BH21 1BA: also in BH21 1BH21 1BB: 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 1BP: 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 1BX: also in BH21 1BH21 1BY: also in BH21 1BH21 1BZ: also in BH21 1BH21 1DA: also in BH21 1BH21 1DB: also in BH21 1BH21 1DD: also in BH21 1BH21 1DE: also in BH21 1BH21 1DF: 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 1EJ: also in BH21 1BH21 1EN: also in BH21 1BH21 1EP: also in BH21 1BH21 1EQ: also in BH21 1BH21 1ER: also in BH21 1BH21 1ES: also in BH21 1BH21 1ET: also in BH21 1BH21 1EW: also in BH21 1BH21 1EX: 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 1GR: also in BH21 1BH21 1GS: also in BH21 1BH21 1GT: also in BH21 1BH21 1GY: also in BH21 1BH21 1GZ: also in BH21 1BH21 1HF: also in BH21 1BH21 1HG: also in BH21 1BH21 1HH: also in BH21 1BH21 1HL: also in BH21 1BH21 1HN: also in BH21 1BH21 1HP: also in BH21 1BH21 1HQ: also in BH21 1BH21 1HR: also in BH21 1BH21 1HS: also in BH21 1BH21 1HT: also in BH21 1BH21 1HU: also in BH21 1BH21 1HZ: also in BH21 1BH21 1JA: also in BH21 1BH21 1JG: also in BH21 1BH21 1JH: also in BH21 1BH21 1JJ: also in BH21 1BH21 1JL: also in BH21 1BH21 1JN: also in BH21 1BH21 1JP: also in BH21 1BH21 1JQ: also in BH21 1BH21 1JS: also in BH21 1BH21 1JU: also in BH21 1BH21 1JX: also in BH21 1BH21 1JY: also in BH21 1BH21 1JZ: also in BH21 1BH21 1LA: also in BH21 1BH21 1LB: also in BH21 1BH21 1LD: also in BH21 1BH21 1LE: also in BH21 1BH21 1LF: also in BH21 1BH21 1LG: also in BH21 1BH21 1LH: also in BH21 1BH21 1LJ: also in BH21 1BH21 1LL: also in BH21 1BH21 1LN: also in BH21 1BH21 1LP: also in BH21 1BH21 1LQ: also in BH21 1BH21 1LS: also in BH21 1BH21 1LT: also in BH21 1BH21 1LU: also in BH21 1BH21 1LX: also in BH21 1BH21 1LY: also in BH21 1BH21 1LZ: also in BH21 1BH21 1NA: also in BH21 1BH21 1NF: also in BH21 1BH21 1NG: also in BH21 1BH21 1NQ: also in BH21 1BH21 1PA: also in BH21 1BH21 1PB: also in BH21 1BH21 1PD: also in BH21 1BH21 1PF: also in BH21 1BH21 1PJ: also in BH21 1BH21 1PQ: also in BH21 1BH21 1PU: also in BH21 1BH21 1PW: 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 1QU: also in BH21 1BH21 1QX: also in BH21 1BH21 1QY: 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 1RQ: also in BH21 1BH21 1TH: also in BH21 1BH21 1TJ: also in BH21 1BH21 1TL: also in BH21 1BH21 1TQ: also in BH21 1BH21 1UL: also in BH21 1BH21 1UN: also in BH21 1BH21 1UP: also in BH21 1BH21 1UR: also in BH21 1BH21 1UW: also in BH21 1BH21 1UX: also in BH21 1BH21 1UY: also in BH21 1BH21 1WL: also in BH21 1BH21 1WP: also in BH21 1BH21 1WR: also in BH21 1BH21 1WS: also in BH21 1BH21 1WT: also in BH21 1BH21 1WU: also in BH21 1BH21 1WW: also in BH21 1BH21 1XA: also in BH21 1BH21 1YA: also in BH21 1BH21 1YB: also in BH21 1BH21 1YD: also in BH21 1BH21 1YE: also in BH21 1BH21 1YF: also in BH21 1BH21 1YG: also in BH21 1 2 places, 650–850 mSchool 1.4 km2 places, 4.2–8.4 kmWimborne Minster BH21 1UH Map of BH21 1UH and what is near it Map of BH21 1UH: its centre point, with the 305 other postcodes in the BH21 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 3 places, 4.2–8.7 kmWimborne Minster BH21 1UH
  • BH21 1UH
  • Other postcodes in BH21 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 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 50.7979, longitude -1.9849)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BH21 1UH?

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 1UH?

Ofcom gives no broadband figures for BH21 1UH. It reports postcodes with homes or businesses it can match to its data, so a new postcode, or one with no premises on its list, has none.

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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 BH21 1UH?

BinDayBuddy has not read Dorset Council's days for BH21 1UH today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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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 BH21 1UH 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 1UH.

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 BH21 1UH: 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 BH21 1UH is in 3 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 16:35 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 16:35 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BH21 1UH?

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 1UH

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BH21 1UH 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 BH21 1UH?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,380 homes in the neighbourhood around BH21 1UH. The largest share of them, 28%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (33%). 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 1UH

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 B, the most common, is £2,151.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 110 (8%)£1,843
Band Babout 380 (28%)£2,151
Band Cabout 340 (25%)£2,458
Band Dabout 240 (17%)£2,765
Band Eabout 230 (17%)£3,379
Band Fabout 50 (4%)£3,994
Band Gabout 30 (2%)£4,608
Band Hwithheld£5,530

When the homes were built

  1. 26% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 9% 1965 to 1982
  6. 33% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. 15% 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 BH21 1UH is in (ONS area E01020428), rounded by the VOA.

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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 1UH?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of BH21 1UH is Hamworthy Rail Station, 8.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Hamworthy Rail Station Railway station 8.4 kmDrive
  • Poole Rail Station Railway station 8.7 kmDrive

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Quarter Jack Surgery, 173 m away.

More stations near BH21 1UH, 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 1UH?

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

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

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

  • BP Pulse Charging point · 1 charger 1.4 kmCycle
  • Instavolt Charging point · 1 charger 2.2 kmCycle
  • Instavolt Charging point · 1 charger 2.2 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.

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

Which dentists are near BH21 1UH?

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

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 1UH?

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

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

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

The centre of BH21 1UH is in one area with planning rules of its 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 BH21 1UH?

Police.uk records 114 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BH21 1UH in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour41 reports
Violence and sexual offences36 reports
Shoplifting13 reports
Public order6 reports
Other theft6 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports

Also: burglary 2, possession of weapons 2, vehicle crime 1, bicycle theft 1, other crime 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 1UH

Ward
Wimborne Minster
Parish
Wimborne Minster
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Wimborne Minster
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
August 2003

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

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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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