BH21 7NF postcode in Ferndown, Dorset

BH21 7NF is a postcode in Ferndown, in the Ferndown North ward of Dorset. It is in the Christchurch 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 can get it. Dorset: 77% Typical price £620,000 Homes sold in BH21 7, last 12 months. ▲ 6% on the year before Nearest station Branksome 8.3 km in a straight line

Where BH21 7NF is, and what is near it

Map of BH21 7NF and what is near it Map of BH21 7NF: its centre point, with the 191 other postcodes in the BH21 7 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BH21 7BE: also in BH21 7BH21 7BG: also in BH21 7BH21 7BU: also in BH21 7BH21 7ED: also in BH21 7BH21 7HZ: also in BH21 7BH21 7LD: also in BH21 7BH21 7LE: also in BH21 7BH21 7LL: also in BH21 7BH21 7LP: also in BH21 7BH21 7LQ: also in BH21 7BH21 7LR: also in BH21 7BH21 7LS: also in BH21 7BH21 7LU: also in BH21 7BH21 7LW: also in BH21 7BH21 7NB: also in BH21 7BH21 7ND: also in BH21 7BH21 7NE: also in BH21 7BH21 7NG: also in BH21 7BH21 7NL: also in BH21 7BH21 7NN: also in BH21 7BH21 7NS: also in BH21 7BH21 7NT: also in BH21 7BH21 7NU: also in BH21 7BH21 7NW: also in BH21 7BH21 7NX: also in BH21 7BH21 7NY: also in BH21 7BH21 7NZ: also in BH21 7BH21 7PA: also in BH21 7BH21 7PB: also in BH21 7BH21 7PE: also in BH21 7BH21 7PG: also in BH21 7BH21 7PN: also in BH21 7BH21 7PS: also in BH21 7BH21 7PT: also in BH21 7BH21 7PW: also in BH21 7BH21 7PY: also in BH21 7BH21 7RJ: also in BH21 7BH21 7RL: also in BH21 7BH21 7RP: also in BH21 7BH21 7RQ: also in BH21 7BH21 7RR: also in BH21 7BH21 7RU: also in BH21 7BH21 7SB: also in BH21 7BH21 7SD: also in BH21 7BH21 7SF: also in BH21 7BH21 7SH: also in BH21 7BH21 7UH: also in BH21 7BH21 7WH: also in BH21 7 2 places, 1.4–9.0 kmGP 3.3 kmFerndown BH21 7NF Map of BH21 7NF and what is near it Map of BH21 7NF: its centre point, with the 191 other postcodes in the BH21 7 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. GP 3.3 kmFerndown North BH21 7NF
  • BH21 7NF
  • Other postcodes in BH21 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 50.8020, longitude -1.9198)

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 BH21 7NF?

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 7NF?

Every home and business at BH21 7NF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% 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 BH21 7NF?

Plenty of time.

Next collection, in 4 days

Monday 26 October

Food bin and refuse bin

  • Mon 2 Nov Recycling bin
Every collection, on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data, read at 11:47 on 22 October 2026. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BH21 7NF 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 7NF.

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 7NF: 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 7NF 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 7NF?

Homes in BH21 7 sold for a typical £620,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 22 sales, up 6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£620,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£585,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £685,000 17 sales
  • Semi-detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced 1 sale, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

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 7NF

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in BH21 7NF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 10 May 2024. 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

Food hygiene ratings at BH21 7NF

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at BH21 7NF. 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 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BH21 7NF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 550 homes in the neighbourhood around BH21 7NF. The largest share of them, 33%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (31%). 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 7NF

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 £5,530 (band H); band D, the most common, is £2,765.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (2%)£1,843
Band Babout 10 (2%)£2,151
Band Cabout 100 (18%)£2,458
Band Dabout 180 (33%)£2,765
Band Eabout 110 (20%)£3,379
Band Fabout 70 (13%)£3,994
Band Gabout 60 (11%)£4,608
Band Habout 10 (2%)£5,530

When the homes were built

  1. 11% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 13% 1919 to 1939
  4. 20% 1945 to 1964
  5. 31% 1965 to 1982
  6. 13% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: 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 BH21 7NF is in (ONS area E01020408), 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 7NF?

The nearest open schools to BH21 7NF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BH21 7NF, 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 7NF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BH21 7NF is Branksome Rail Station, 8.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Branksome Rail Station Railway station 8.3 kmDrive
  • Parkstone (Dorset) Rail Station Railway station 9.0 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 7NF, 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 7NF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BH21 7NF, 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 7NF?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BH21 7NF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Instavolt Charging point · 2 chargers 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.

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 7NF?

The nearest to the centre of BH21 7NF, 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 7NF?

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 7NF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BH21 7NF, 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 7NF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BH21 7NF, 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 7NF?

The nearest vets to the centre of BH21 7NF 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 7NF in a conservation area?

The centre of BH21 7NF 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 7NF?

Police.uk records 25 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BH21 7NF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour11 reports
Violence and sexual offences5 reports
Other theft4 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Burglary1 report
Shoplifting1 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 BH21 7NF

Ward
Ferndown North
Parish
Ferndown Town
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Ferndown
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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

BH21 7NT190 mBH21 7NE270 mBH21 2FQ290 mBH21 7PB320 mBH21 2FP330 mBH21 7NN330 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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