BH21 7QW postcode in Ferndown, Dorset

BH21 7QW 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 100% of homes and businesses at BH21 7QW can get it Across Dorset: 77% Typical price £620,000 Homes sold in BH21 7, last 12 months. ▲ 6% on the year before Nearest station Branksome 9.7 km in a straight line

Where BH21 7QW is, and what is near it

Map of BH21 7QW and what is near it Map of BH21 7QW: 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), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BH21 7BD: also in BH21 7BH21 7BE: also in BH21 7BH21 7BG: also in BH21 7BH21 7BH: also in BH21 7BH21 7BJ: also in BH21 7BH21 7BN: also in BH21 7BH21 7BQ: also in BH21 7BH21 7BU: also in BH21 7BH21 7BX: 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 7LQ: also in BH21 7BH21 7NF: also in BH21 7BH21 7NG: also in BH21 7BH21 7NL: also in BH21 7BH21 7NN: also in BH21 7BH21 7NP: 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 7PF: also in BH21 7BH21 7PG: also in BH21 7BH21 7PN: also in BH21 7BH21 7PQ: also in BH21 7BH21 7PS: also in BH21 7BH21 7PT: also in BH21 7BH21 7PW: also in BH21 7BH21 7PY: also in BH21 7BH21 7QB: also in BH21 7BH21 7QD: also in BH21 7BH21 7QE: also in BH21 7BH21 7QF: also in BH21 7BH21 7QG: also in BH21 7BH21 7QH: also in BH21 7BH21 7QJ: also in BH21 7BH21 7QL: also in BH21 7BH21 7QN: also in BH21 7BH21 7QP: also in BH21 7BH21 7QQ: also in BH21 7BH21 7QR: also in BH21 7BH21 7QS: also in BH21 7BH21 7QY: also in BH21 7BH21 7QZ: also in BH21 7BH21 7RB: also in BH21 7BH21 7RE: also in BH21 7BH21 7RF: also in BH21 7BH21 7RG: also in BH21 7BH21 7RJ: also in BH21 7BH21 7RL: also in BH21 7BH21 7RN: also in BH21 7BH21 7RP: also in BH21 7BH21 7RQ: also in BH21 7BH21 7RR: also in BH21 7BH21 7RS: also in BH21 7BH21 7RU: also in BH21 7BH21 7RW: also in BH21 7BH21 7RX: also in BH21 7BH21 7RY: also in BH21 7BH21 7RZ: also in BH21 7BH21 7SA: also in BH21 7BH21 7SB: also in BH21 7BH21 7SD: also in BH21 7BH21 7SE: also in BH21 7BH21 7SF: also in BH21 7BH21 7SG: also in BH21 7BH21 7SH: also in BH21 7BH21 7SP: also in BH21 7BH21 7SQ: also in BH21 7BH21 7UH: also in BH21 7BH21 7WH: also in BH21 7 GP 2.2 kmSchool 2.6 kmBranksome station 9.7 kmFerndown BH21 7QW Map of BH21 7QW and what is near it Map of BH21 7QW: 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), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 2.2 kmSchool 2.6 kmFerndown North BH21 7QW
  • BH21 7QW
  • Other postcodes in BH21 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 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 50.8139, longitude -1.9155)

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 7QW?

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 7QW?

Every home and business at BH21 7QW can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BH21 7QW 100% Dorset 77%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BH21 7QW 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 BH21 7QW?

BinDayBuddy has not read Dorset Council's days for BH21 7QW today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BH21 7QW 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 7QW 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 7QW.

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 7QW: 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 7QW 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 7QW?

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 7QW

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BH21 7QW 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 7QW

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at BH21 7QW. 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 7QW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 550 homes in the neighbourhood around BH21 7QW. 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 7QW

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 7QW 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 7QW?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of BH21 7QW is Branksome Rail Station, 9.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Branksome Rail Station Railway station 9.7 kmDrive
  • Bournemouth Rail Station Railway station 10.3 kmDrive

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Telford Road, 107 m away.

More stations near BH21 7QW, 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 7QW?

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

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

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

  • Sainsbury's Ferndown Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 150 kW 2.7 kmCycle
  • Instavolt Charging point · 2 chargers 2.8 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 7QW?

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

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 7QW?

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

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

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

The centre of BH21 7QW 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 7QW?

Police.uk records 18 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BH21 7QW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour9 reports
Violence and sexual offences4 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Shoplifting1 report
Other theft1 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 7QW

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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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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