BH22 8DE postcode in West Moors, Dorset

BH22 8DE is a postcode in West Moors, in the Ferndown South ward of Dorset. It is in the Christchurch parliamentary constituency and the Dorset police force area, and has been in use since January 1983.

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 96% of homes and businesses at BH22 8DE can get it Across Dorset: 77% Typical price £400,000 Homes sold in BH22 8, last 12 months. ▼ 7.1% on the year before Nearest station Bournemouth 8.8 km in a straight line

Where BH22 8DE is, and what is near it

Map of BH22 8DE and what is near it Map of BH22 8DE: its centre point, with the 265 other postcodes in the BH22 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 7 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BH22 8AA: also in BH22 8BH22 8AB: also in BH22 8BH22 8AD: also in BH22 8BH22 8AE: also in BH22 8BH22 8AF: also in BH22 8BH22 8AG: also in BH22 8BH22 8AH: also in BH22 8BH22 8AJ: also in BH22 8BH22 8AL: also in BH22 8BH22 8AN: also in BH22 8BH22 8AP: also in BH22 8BH22 8AQ: also in BH22 8BH22 8AR: also in BH22 8BH22 8AS: also in BH22 8BH22 8AT: also in BH22 8BH22 8AU: also in BH22 8BH22 8AW: also in BH22 8BH22 8AX: also in BH22 8BH22 8AY: also in BH22 8BH22 8AZ: also in BH22 8BH22 8BA: also in BH22 8BH22 8BB: also in BH22 8BH22 8BD: also in BH22 8BH22 8BE: also in BH22 8BH22 8BG: also in BH22 8BH22 8BH: also in BH22 8BH22 8BJ: also in BH22 8BH22 8BL: also in BH22 8BH22 8BN: also in BH22 8BH22 8BP: also in BH22 8BH22 8BQ: also in BH22 8BH22 8BS: also in BH22 8BH22 8BT: also in BH22 8BH22 8BU: also in BH22 8BH22 8BW: also in BH22 8BH22 8BX: also in BH22 8BH22 8BY: also in BH22 8BH22 8BZ: also in BH22 8BH22 8DA: also in BH22 8BH22 8DB: also in BH22 8BH22 8DD: also in BH22 8BH22 8DH: also in BH22 8BH22 8DP: also in BH22 8BH22 8DQ: also in BH22 8BH22 8DR: also in BH22 8BH22 8DS: also in BH22 8BH22 8DT: also in BH22 8BH22 8DU: also in BH22 8BH22 8DW: also in BH22 8BH22 8DX: also in BH22 8BH22 8DY: also in BH22 8BH22 8DZ: also in BH22 8BH22 8EF: also in BH22 8BH22 8EG: also in BH22 8BH22 8EH: also in BH22 8BH22 8EJ: also in BH22 8BH22 8EP: also in BH22 8BH22 8EQ: also in BH22 8BH22 8ET: also in BH22 8BH22 8EU: also in BH22 8BH22 8EX: also in BH22 8BH22 8EY: also in BH22 8BH22 8EZ: also in BH22 8BH22 8FB: also in BH22 8BH22 8FF: also in BH22 8BH22 8FG: also in BH22 8BH22 8FH: also in BH22 8BH22 8FJ: also in BH22 8BH22 8FL: also in BH22 8BH22 8FN: also in BH22 8BH22 8FP: also in BH22 8BH22 8FQ: also in BH22 8BH22 8FS: also in BH22 8BH22 8FT: also in BH22 8BH22 8FU: also in BH22 8BH22 8HE: also in BH22 8BH22 8HF: also in BH22 8BH22 8HG: also in BH22 8BH22 8HH: also in BH22 8BH22 8HJ: also in BH22 8BH22 8HL: also in BH22 8BH22 8HN: also in BH22 8BH22 8HP: also in BH22 8BH22 8HQ: also in BH22 8BH22 8HR: also in BH22 8BH22 8HS: also in BH22 8BH22 8HT: also in BH22 8BH22 8HU: also in BH22 8BH22 8HW: also in BH22 8BH22 8HX: also in BH22 8BH22 8HY: also in BH22 8BH22 8HZ: also in BH22 8BH22 8JA: also in BH22 8BH22 8JD: also in BH22 8BH22 8JF: also in BH22 8BH22 8JG: also in BH22 8BH22 8JH: also in BH22 8BH22 8JJ: also in BH22 8BH22 8JL: also in BH22 8BH22 8JN: also in BH22 8BH22 8JP: also in BH22 8BH22 8JQ: also in BH22 8BH22 8JR: also in BH22 8BH22 8JS: also in BH22 8BH22 8JT: also in BH22 8BH22 8JU: also in BH22 8BH22 8JW: also in BH22 8BH22 8JX: also in BH22 8BH22 8JY: also in BH22 8BH22 8JZ: also in BH22 8BH22 8LA: also in BH22 8BH22 8LB: also in BH22 8BH22 8LD: also in BH22 8BH22 8LE: also in BH22 8BH22 8LF: also in BH22 8BH22 8LG: also in BH22 8BH22 8LJ: also in BH22 8BH22 8LL: also in BH22 8BH22 8LN: also in BH22 8BH22 8LP: also in BH22 8BH22 8LS: also in BH22 8BH22 8LT: also in BH22 8BH22 8LW: also in BH22 8BH22 8LX: also in BH22 8BH22 8LY: also in BH22 8BH22 8LZ: also in BH22 8BH22 8NB: also in BH22 8BH22 8ND: also in BH22 8BH22 8NE: also in BH22 8BH22 8NF: also in BH22 8BH22 8NG: also in BH22 8BH22 8NH: also in BH22 8BH22 8NJ: also in BH22 8BH22 8NL: also in BH22 8BH22 8NN: also in BH22 8BH22 8NQ: also in BH22 8BH22 8PP: also in BH22 8BH22 8PW: also in BH22 8BH22 8QD: also in BH22 8BH22 8QE: also in BH22 8BH22 8QF: also in BH22 8BH22 8QG: also in BH22 8BH22 8QH: also in BH22 8BH22 8QJ: also in BH22 8BH22 8QL: also in BH22 8BH22 8QN: also in BH22 8BH22 8QQ: also in BH22 8BH22 8QR: also in BH22 8BH22 8QS: also in BH22 8BH22 8QT: also in BH22 8BH22 8QU: also in BH22 8BH22 8QW: also in BH22 8BH22 8QX: also in BH22 8BH22 8QY: also in BH22 8BH22 8QZ: also in BH22 8BH22 8RA: also in BH22 8BH22 8RY: also in BH22 8BH22 8RZ: also in BH22 8BH22 8SA: also in BH22 8BH22 8UR: also in BH22 8BH22 8US: also in BH22 8BH22 8UT: also in BH22 8BH22 8UU: also in BH22 8BH22 8UX: also in BH22 8BH22 8UY: also in BH22 8BH22 8UZ: also in BH22 8BH22 8XA: also in BH22 8BH22 8XB: also in BH22 8BH22 8XD: also in BH22 8BH22 8XE: also in BH22 8BH22 8XF: also in BH22 8BH22 8XG: also in BH22 8BH22 8XH: also in BH22 8BH22 8XN: also in BH22 8BH22 8XQ: also in BH22 8 Bournemouth station 8.8 kmFerndown BH22 8DE Map of BH22 8DE and what is near it Map of BH22 8DE: its centre point, with the 265 other postcodes in the BH22 8 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), 7 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 4 places, 1.4–1.7 kmBournemouth station 8.8 kmFerndown South BH22 8DE
  • BH22 8DE
  • Other postcodes in BH22 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • 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 50.8061, longitude -1.8760)

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 BH22 8DE?

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 BH22 8DE?

Every home and business at BH22 8DE can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 96% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BH22 8DE 96% Dorset 77%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BH22 8DE 100% Dorset 98%
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 BH22 8DE?

Dorset Council's collection system is not answering BinDayBuddy just now. BinDayBuddy links to the council's own checker meanwhile.

Check the bin days for BH22 8DE 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 BH22 8DE 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 BH22 8DE.

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 BH22 8DE: 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 BH22 8DE 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 BH22 8DE?

Homes in BH22 8 sold for a typical £400,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 130 sales, down 7.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£400,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£430,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 7.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £520,000 77 sales
  • Semi-detached £330,000 13 sales
  • Terraced £275,000 5 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £205,000 35 sales

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

Across the whole BH22 district: a typical £395,000 from 415 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 BH22 8DE

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in BH22 8DE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 24 September 2025. 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 BH22 8DE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 880 homes in the neighbourhood around BH22 8DE. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (38%). 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 BH22 8DE

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 C, the most common, is £2,458.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 80 (9%)£1,843
Band Babout 70 (8%)£2,151
Band Cabout 260 (30%)£2,458
Band Dabout 140 (16%)£2,765
Band Eabout 220 (25%)£3,379
Band Fabout 60 (7%)£3,994
Band Gabout 50 (6%)£4,608
Band Hwithheld£5,530

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 31% 1945 to 1964
  5. 38% 1965 to 1982
  6. 15% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 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 BH22 8DE is in (ONS area E01020394), 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 BH22 8DE?

The nearest open schools to BH22 8DE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BH22 8DE, 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 BH22 8DE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BH22 8DE is Bournemouth Rail Station, 8.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Bournemouth Rail Station Railway station 8.8 kmDrive
  • Pokesdown Rail Station Railway station 9.1 kmDrive

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

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Turbary Court, 230 m away.

More stations near BH22 8DE, 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 BH22 8DE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BH22 8DE, 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 BH22 8DE?

1 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BH22 8DE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Sainsbury's Ferndown Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 150 kW 600 mWalk
  • Motor Fuel Group Charging point · 6 chargers · CCS · up to 300 kW 1.1 kmWalk
  • GenieEV Charging point · No details mapped 1.1 kmWalk

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 BH22 8DE?

The nearest to the centre of BH22 8DE, 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 BH22 8DE?

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 BH22 8DE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BH22 8DE, 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 BH22 8DE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BH22 8DE, 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 BH22 8DE?

The nearest vets to the centre of BH22 8DE 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 BH22 8DE in a conservation area?

The centre of BH22 8DE 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 BH22 8DE?

Police.uk records 56 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BH22 8DE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour29 reports
Violence and sexual offences13 reports
Criminal damage and arson7 reports
Other theft3 reports
Burglary2 reports
Public order1 report

Also: 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 BH22 8DE

Ward
Ferndown South
Parish
Ferndown Town
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
West Moors
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1983

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.

BH22 8AT90 mBH22 8AU90 mBH22 8BH110 mBH22 8BE120 mBH22 8BQ120 mBH22 8BJ130 m
All of BH22

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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