BH31 7BL postcode in Verwood, Dorset

BH31 7BL is a postcode in Verwood, in the Verwood ward of Dorset. It is in the North Dorset parliamentary constituency and the Dorset police force area, and has been in use since August 2020.

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 BH31 7BL can get it Across Dorset: 77% Typical price £380,000 Homes sold in BH31 7, last 12 months. ▼ 5% on the year before Nearest station Pokesdown 17.7 km in a straight line

Where BH31 7BL is, and what is near it

Map of BH31 7BL and what is near it Map of BH31 7BL: its centre point, with the 92 other postcodes in the BH31 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BH31 7AA: also in BH31 7BH31 7AB: also in BH31 7BH31 7AD: also in BH31 7BH31 7AE: also in BH31 7BH31 7AF: also in BH31 7BH31 7AH: also in BH31 7BH31 7AJ: also in BH31 7BH31 7AL: also in BH31 7BH31 7AN: also in BH31 7BH31 7AP: also in BH31 7BH31 7AQ: also in BH31 7BH31 7AT: also in BH31 7BH31 7AU: also in BH31 7BH31 7AW: also in BH31 7BH31 7AY: also in BH31 7BH31 7AZ: also in BH31 7BH31 7BG: also in BH31 7BH31 7BH: also in BH31 7BH31 7BJ: also in BH31 7BH31 7BN: also in BH31 7BH31 7BP: also in BH31 7BH31 7BQ: also in BH31 7BH31 7BS: also in BH31 7BH31 7BT: also in BH31 7BH31 7BU: also in BH31 7BH31 7BW: also in BH31 7BH31 7BX: also in BH31 7BH31 7BY: also in BH31 7BH31 7BZ: also in BH31 7BH31 7DA: also in BH31 7BH31 7DB: also in BH31 7BH31 7DD: also in BH31 7BH31 7DG: also in BH31 7BH31 7DH: also in BH31 7BH31 7DL: also in BH31 7BH31 7DN: also in BH31 7BH31 7DP: also in BH31 7BH31 7DQ: also in BH31 7BH31 7DR: also in BH31 7BH31 7DS: also in BH31 7BH31 7HE: also in BH31 7BH31 7LA: also in BH31 7BH31 7LB: also in BH31 7BH31 7LD: also in BH31 7BH31 7LE: also in BH31 7BH31 7LG: also in BH31 7BH31 7LR: also in BH31 7BH31 7LS: also in BH31 7BH31 7LT: also in BH31 7BH31 7NR: also in BH31 7BH31 7PA: also in BH31 7BH31 7PB: also in BH31 7BH31 7PD: also in BH31 7BH31 7PE: also in BH31 7BH31 7PF: also in BH31 7BH31 7PG: also in BH31 7BH31 7PH: also in BH31 7BH31 7PJ: also in BH31 7BH31 7PL: also in BH31 7BH31 7PN: also in BH31 7BH31 7PP: also in BH31 7BH31 7PQ: also in BH31 7BH31 7PR: also in BH31 7BH31 7PS: also in BH31 7BH31 7PT: also in BH31 7BH31 7PU: also in BH31 7BH31 7PW: also in BH31 7BH31 7PX: also in BH31 7BH31 7PY: also in BH31 7BH31 7PZ: also in BH31 7BH31 7QA: also in BH31 7BH31 7QB: also in BH31 7BH31 7QE: also in BH31 7BH31 7QF: also in BH31 7BH31 7XP: also in BH31 7BH31 7XQ: also in BH31 7BH31 7XU: also in BH31 7 2 places, 1.6–7.0 km2 places, 4.6–4.7 kmVerwood BH31 7BL Map of BH31 7BL and what is near it Map of BH31 7BL: its centre point, with the 92 other postcodes in the BH31 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 1.6–7.0 kmVerwood BH31 7BL
  • BH31 7BL
  • Other postcodes in BH31 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 50.8867, longitude -1.8806)

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 BH31 7BL?

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 BH31 7BL?

Every home and business at BH31 7BL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BH31 7BL 100% Dorset 77%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BH31 7BL 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 BH31 7BL?

BinDayBuddy has not read Dorset Council's days for BH31 7BL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BH31 7BL 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 BH31 7BL 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 BH31 7BL.

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 BH31 7BL: 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 BH31 7BL 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 BH31 7BL?

Homes in BH31 7 sold for a typical £380,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 53 sales, down 5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£380,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£400,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £476,375 28 sales
  • Semi-detached £380,000 7 sales
  • Terraced £275,000 9 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £190,000 9 sales

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

Across the whole BH31 district: a typical £395,000 from 185 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 BH31 7BL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BH31 7BL 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

What council tax band are homes near BH31 7BL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 590 homes in the neighbourhood around BH31 7BL. The largest share of them, 37%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (47%). 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 BH31 7BL

Band D in Dorset for 2026‑27: £2,765. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £2,151 (band B) to £4,608 (band G); band E, the most common, is £3,379.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,843
Band Babout 40 (7%)£2,151
Band Cabout 70 (12%)£2,458
Band Dabout 90 (15%)£2,765
Band Eabout 220 (37%)£3,379
Band Fabout 140 (24%)£3,994
Band Gabout 30 (5%)£4,608
Band Hwithheld£5,530

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 8% 1919 to 1939
  4. 12% 1945 to 1964
  5. 15% 1965 to 1982
  6. 47% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 7% 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 BH31 7BL is in (ONS area E01020420), 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 BH31 7BL?

The nearest open schools to BH31 7BL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BH31 7BL, 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 BH31 7BL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BH31 7BL is Pokesdown Rail Station, 17.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Pokesdown Rail Station Railway station 17.7 kmDrive
  • Bournemouth Rail Station Railway station 17.8 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 BH31 7BL, 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 BH31 7BL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BH31 7BL, 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 BH31 7BL?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BH31 7BL on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 BH31 7BL?

The nearest to the centre of BH31 7BL, 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 BH31 7BL?

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 BH31 7BL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BH31 7BL, 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 BH31 7BL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BH31 7BL, 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 BH31 7BL?

The nearest vets to the centre of BH31 7BL 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 BH31 7BL in a conservation area?

The centre of BH31 7BL 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 BH31 7BL?

Police.uk records 24 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BH31 7BL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences7 reports
Anti-social behaviour5 reports
Shoplifting4 reports
Public order3 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Burglary1 report

Also: vehicle crime 1, other theft 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 BH31 7BL

Ward
Verwood
Parish
Verwood
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Verwood
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
August 2020

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Where to check what we do not hold

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BH31 7 sector BH31 district BH postcode area Verwood postcodes

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Nearby postcodes

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

BH31 7BG20 mBH31 7AZ80 mBH31 7DN180 mBH31 7PF190 mBH31 7DL200 mBH31 7PP230 m
All of BH31

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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