BH21 3AA postcode in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England

BH21 3AA 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 0% of homes and businesses at BH21 3AA can get it Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 89% Typical price £395,000 Homes sold in BH21 3, last 12 months. ▲ 1.9% on the year before Nearest station Hamworthy 7.0 km in a straight line

Where BH21 3AA is, and what is near it

Map of BH21 3AA and what is near it Map of BH21 3AA: its centre point, with the 282 other postcodes in the BH21 3 sector, 4 schools (2 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 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BH21 3AB: also in BH21 3BH21 3AG: also in BH21 3BH21 3AH: also in BH21 3BH21 3AJ: also in BH21 3BH21 3AQ: also in BH21 3BH21 3AU: also in BH21 3BH21 3AX: also in BH21 3BH21 3AY: also in BH21 3BH21 3AZ: also in BH21 3BH21 3BA: also in BH21 3BH21 3BB: also in BH21 3BH21 3BD: also in BH21 3BH21 3BE: also in BH21 3BH21 3BG: also in BH21 3BH21 3BH: also in BH21 3BH21 3BJ: also in BH21 3BH21 3BN: also in BH21 3BH21 3BP: also in BH21 3BH21 3BQ: also in BH21 3BH21 3BU: also in BH21 3BH21 3BY: also in BH21 3BH21 3DA: also in BH21 3BH21 3DB: also in BH21 3BH21 3DD: also in BH21 3BH21 3DE: also in BH21 3BH21 3DF: also in BH21 3BH21 3DG: also in BH21 3BH21 3DH: also in BH21 3BH21 3DJ: also in BH21 3BH21 3DL: also in BH21 3BH21 3DN: also in BH21 3BH21 3DP: also in BH21 3BH21 3DQ: also in BH21 3BH21 3DR: also in BH21 3BH21 3DS: also in BH21 3BH21 3DU: also in BH21 3BH21 3DW: also in BH21 3BH21 3DX: also in BH21 3BH21 3DY: also in BH21 3BH21 3EA: also in BH21 3BH21 3EB: also in BH21 3BH21 3ED: also in BH21 3BH21 3EF: also in BH21 3BH21 3EG: also in BH21 3BH21 3EH: also in BH21 3BH21 3EJ: also in BH21 3BH21 3EL: also in BH21 3BH21 3EN: also in BH21 3BH21 3ER: also in BH21 3BH21 3ES: also in BH21 3BH21 3ET: also in BH21 3BH21 3EX: also in BH21 3BH21 3EY: also in BH21 3BH21 3FA: also in BH21 3BH21 3FD: also in BH21 3BH21 3FJ: also in BH21 3BH21 3FQ: also in BH21 3BH21 3FT: also in BH21 3BH21 3FU: also in BH21 3BH21 3FY: also in BH21 3BH21 3FZ: also in BH21 3BH21 3HA: also in BH21 3BH21 3HD: also in BH21 3BH21 3HE: also in BH21 3BH21 3HQ: also in BH21 3BH21 3HX: also in BH21 3BH21 3HY: also in BH21 3BH21 3HZ: also in BH21 3BH21 3JA: also in BH21 3BH21 3JB: also in BH21 3BH21 3JF: also in BH21 3BH21 3JG: also in BH21 3BH21 3JL: also in BH21 3BH21 3JQ: also in BH21 3BH21 3JU: also in BH21 3BH21 3JX: also in BH21 3BH21 3LE: also in BH21 3BH21 3LG: also in BH21 3BH21 3LQ: also in BH21 3BH21 3ND: also in BH21 3BH21 3NH: also in BH21 3BH21 3NJ: also in BH21 3BH21 3NL: also in BH21 3BH21 3NN: also in BH21 3BH21 3NP: also in BH21 3BH21 3NQ: also in BH21 3BH21 3NR: also in BH21 3BH21 3NS: also in BH21 3BH21 3NT: also in BH21 3BH21 3NU: also in BH21 3BH21 3NW: also in BH21 3BH21 3NX: also in BH21 3BH21 3NY: also in BH21 3BH21 3NZ: also in BH21 3BH21 3PL: also in BH21 3BH21 3PN: also in BH21 3BH21 3QR: also in BH21 3BH21 3QU: also in BH21 3BH21 3QY: also in BH21 3BH21 3SZ: also in BH21 3BH21 3TG: also in BH21 3BH21 3TH: also in BH21 3BH21 3TJ: also in BH21 3BH21 3TL: also in BH21 3BH21 3TN: also in BH21 3BH21 3UA: also in BH21 3BH21 3UB: also in BH21 3BH21 3UF: also in BH21 3BH21 3WD: also in BH21 3BH21 3XA: also in BH21 3BH21 3XB: also in BH21 3BH21 3XD: also in BH21 3BH21 3XE: also in BH21 3BH21 3XF: also in BH21 3BH21 3XG: also in BH21 3BH21 3XH: also in BH21 3BH21 3XJ: also in BH21 3 The Hadleigh Practice 2.7 kmMerley BH21 3AA Map of BH21 3AA and what is near it Map of BH21 3AA: its centre point, with the 282 other postcodes in the BH21 3 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 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 2.0 kmThe Hadleigh Practice 2.7 kmCorfe Mullen BH21 3AA
  • BH21 3AA
  • Other postcodes in BH21 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 1 EV charging point
  • 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 50.7848, longitude -1.9884)

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 3AA?

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 3AA?

11% of the homes and businesses at BH21 3AA can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and none gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BH21 3AA 0% Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BH21 3AA 11% 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 3AA?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council's days for BH21 3AA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BH21 3AA 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 3AA 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 3AA.

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 3AA: 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 3AA 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 3AA?

Homes in BH21 3 sold for a typical £395,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 110 sales, up 1.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£395,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£387,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £487,500 56 sales
  • Semi-detached £359,880 26 sales
  • Terraced £320,000 21 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £188,000 7 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 3AA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BH21 3AA 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 BH21 3AA

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at BH21 3AA. 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 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BH21 3AA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 630 homes in the neighbourhood around BH21 3AA. 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 3AA

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 3AA 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 3AA?

The nearest open schools to BH21 3AA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BH21 3AA, 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 3AA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BH21 3AA is Hamworthy Rail Station, 7.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Hamworthy Rail Station Railway station 7.0 kmDrive
  • Poole Rail Station Railway station 7.3 kmDrive

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near BH21 3AA, 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 3AA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BH21 3AA, 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 3AA?

1 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BH21 3AA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • BP Pulse Charging point · 1 charger 850 mWalk
  • Instavolt Charging point · 1 charger 1.8 kmCycle
  • Instavolt Charging point · 1 charger 1.8 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 3AA?

The nearest to the centre of BH21 3AA, 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 3AA?

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 3AA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BH21 3AA, 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 3AA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BH21 3AA, 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 3AA?

The nearest vets to the centre of BH21 3AA 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 3AA in a conservation area?

The centre of BH21 3AA 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 3AA?

Police.uk records 52 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BH21 3AA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour20 reports
Violence and sexual offences18 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports
Other theft3 reports
Burglary2 reports
Public order1 report

Also: shoplifting 1, possession of weapons 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 3AA

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

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

BH21 3FZ210 mBH21 3DA530 mBH21 3DB550 mBH21 1RJ630 mBH21 3DE670 mBH21 1QW710 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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