BH22 9EF postcode in Ferndown, Dorset

BH22 9EF 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 £385,000 Homes sold in BH22 9, last 12 months. ▼ 3.7% on the year before Nearest station Branksome 7.9 km in a straight line

Where BH22 9EF is, and what is near it

Map of BH22 9EF and what is near it Map of BH22 9EF: its centre point, with the 277 other postcodes in the BH22 9 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), 4 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BH22 9AD: also in BH22 9BH22 9AE: also in BH22 9BH22 9AF: also in BH22 9BH22 9AG: also in BH22 9BH22 9AH: also in BH22 9BH22 9AP: also in BH22 9BH22 9AQ: also in BH22 9BH22 9AR: also in BH22 9BH22 9AS: also in BH22 9BH22 9AT: also in BH22 9BH22 9AU: also in BH22 9BH22 9AX: also in BH22 9BH22 9AY: also in BH22 9BH22 9BD: also in BH22 9BH22 9BE: also in BH22 9BH22 9BG: also in BH22 9BH22 9BN: also in BH22 9BH22 9BS: also in BH22 9BH22 9BU: also in BH22 9BH22 9BX: also in BH22 9BH22 9BZ: also in BH22 9BH22 9DA: also in BH22 9BH22 9DB: also in BH22 9BH22 9DD: also in BH22 9BH22 9DF: also in BH22 9BH22 9DP: also in BH22 9BH22 9DR: also in BH22 9BH22 9DT: also in BH22 9BH22 9DU: also in BH22 9BH22 9DX: also in BH22 9BH22 9DY: also in BH22 9BH22 9DZ: also in BH22 9BH22 9EA: also in BH22 9BH22 9EB: also in BH22 9BH22 9ED: also in BH22 9BH22 9EE: also in BH22 9BH22 9EG: also in BH22 9BH22 9EH: also in BH22 9BH22 9EJ: also in BH22 9BH22 9EL: also in BH22 9BH22 9EN: also in BH22 9BH22 9EQ: also in BH22 9BH22 9ER: also in BH22 9BH22 9ES: also in BH22 9BH22 9ET: also in BH22 9BH22 9EU: also in BH22 9BH22 9EW: also in BH22 9BH22 9EX: also in BH22 9BH22 9FA: also in BH22 9BH22 9FB: also in BH22 9BH22 9FD: also in BH22 9BH22 9FE: also in BH22 9BH22 9FF: also in BH22 9BH22 9FG: also in BH22 9BH22 9FH: also in BH22 9BH22 9FJ: also in BH22 9BH22 9FL: also in BH22 9BH22 9FN: also in BH22 9BH22 9FP: also in BH22 9BH22 9FQ: also in BH22 9BH22 9FR: also in BH22 9BH22 9FS: also in BH22 9BH22 9FT: also in BH22 9BH22 9FU: also in BH22 9BH22 9FW: also in BH22 9BH22 9FX: also in BH22 9BH22 9GH: also in BH22 9BH22 9HB: also in BH22 9BH22 9HD: also in BH22 9BH22 9HE: also in BH22 9BH22 9HH: also in BH22 9BH22 9HN: also in BH22 9BH22 9HT: also in BH22 9BH22 9HU: also in BH22 9BH22 9HW: also in BH22 9BH22 9HX: also in BH22 9BH22 9HZ: also in BH22 9BH22 9JA: also in BH22 9BH22 9JB: also in BH22 9BH22 9JD: also in BH22 9BH22 9JF: also in BH22 9BH22 9JG: also in BH22 9BH22 9JP: also in BH22 9BH22 9JS: also in BH22 9BH22 9JX: also in BH22 9BH22 9JY: also in BH22 9BH22 9JZ: also in BH22 9BH22 9LA: also in BH22 9BH22 9LE: also in BH22 9BH22 9NT: also in BH22 9BH22 9NY: also in BH22 9BH22 9NZ: also in BH22 9BH22 9TH: also in BH22 9BH22 9UN: also in BH22 9BH22 9UP: also in BH22 9 Ferndown Upper School 1.1 kmGP 2.3 kmBranksome station 7.9 kmFerndown North BH22 9EF Map of BH22 9EF and what is near it Map of BH22 9EF: its centre point, with the 277 other postcodes in the BH22 9 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), 4 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Ferndown Upper School 1.1 kmGP 2.3 kmBranksome station 7.9 kmFerndown North BH22 9EF
  • BH22 9EF
  • Other postcodes in BH22 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 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 50.7966, longitude -1.9000)

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 9EF?

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 9EF?

Every home and business at BH22 9EF 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 BH22 9EF?

BinDayBuddy has not read Dorset Council's days for BH22 9EF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BH22 9EF 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 9EF 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 9EF.

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 9EF: 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 9EF 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 9EF?

Homes in BH22 9 sold for a typical £385,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 162 sales, down 3.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£385,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£400,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £475,000 93 sales
  • Semi-detached £335,000 21 sales
  • Terraced £310,000 11 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £198,000 37 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 9EF

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in BH22 9EF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 29 May 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 9EF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 580 homes in the neighbourhood around BH22 9EF. The largest share of them, 41%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (48%). 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 9EF

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 E, the most common, is £3,379.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (2%)£1,843
Band Babout 10 (2%)£2,151
Band Cabout 50 (9%)£2,458
Band Dabout 200 (34%)£2,765
Band Eabout 240 (41%)£3,379
Band Fabout 60 (10%)£3,994
Band Gabout 10 (2%)£4,608
Band Hfewer than 5£5,530

When the homes were built

  1. 3% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 8% 1919 to 1939
  4. 12% 1945 to 1964
  5. 48% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 15% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: 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 BH22 9EF is in (ONS area E01034372), 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 9EF?

The nearest open schools to BH22 9EF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BH22 9EF, 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 9EF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BH22 9EF is Branksome Rail Station, 7.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Branksome Rail Station Railway station 7.9 kmDrive
  • Bournemouth Rail Station Railway station 8.1 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 The Grove, 156 m away.

More stations near BH22 9EF, 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 9EF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BH22 9EF, 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 9EF?

1 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BH22 9EF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Instavolt Charging point · 2 chargers 650 mWalk
  • Sainsbury's Ferndown Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 150 kW 2.3 kmCycle
  • Motor Fuel Group Charging point · 6 chargers · CCS · up to 300 kW 3.0 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 BH22 9EF?

The nearest to the centre of BH22 9EF, 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 9EF?

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 9EF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BH22 9EF, 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 9EF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BH22 9EF, 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 9EF?

The nearest vets to the centre of BH22 9EF 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 9EF in a conservation area?

The centre of BH22 9EF 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 9EF?

Police.uk records 50 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BH22 9EF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour18 reports
Violence and sexual offences13 reports
Burglary6 reports
Other theft6 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports

Also: public order 1, robbery 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 9EF

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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BH22 9ED80 mBH22 9BE120 mBH22 9EH130 mBH22 8JL220 mBH22 9AE240 mBH22 9EE240 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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