BH31 7DF postcode in Verwood, Dorset

BH31 7DF 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 September 1991.

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 4% of homes and businesses at BH31 7DF 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 Christchurch 16.0 km in a straight line

Where BH31 7DF is, and what is near it

Map of BH31 7DF and what is near it Map of BH31 7DF: its centre point, with the 92 other postcodes in the BH31 7 sector, 4 schools (1 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) and 5 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. 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 7AG: 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 7AR: also in BH31 7BH31 7AS: also in BH31 7BH31 7AT: also in BH31 7BH31 7AU: also in BH31 7BH31 7AW: also in BH31 7BH31 7AX: also in BH31 7BH31 7AY: also in BH31 7BH31 7BA: also in BH31 7BH31 7BB: also in BH31 7BH31 7BD: also in BH31 7BH31 7BE: also in BH31 7BH31 7BH: also in BH31 7BH31 7BJ: also in BH31 7BH31 7BQ: also in BH31 7BH31 7BS: also in BH31 7BH31 7BT: also in BH31 7BH31 7DB: also in BH31 7BH31 7DD: also in BH31 7BH31 7DE: also in BH31 7BH31 7DJ: also in BH31 7BH31 7DP: also in BH31 7BH31 7FZ: also in BH31 7BH31 7HE: also in BH31 7BH31 7NR: also in BH31 7BH31 7NS: also in BH31 7BH31 7PE: also in BH31 7BH31 7PS: also in BH31 7BH31 7PU: also in BH31 7BH31 7PY: 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 Sheiling School 4.7 kmGP 6.1 kmVerwood BH31 7DF Map of BH31 7DF and what is near it Map of BH31 7DF: its centre point, with the 92 other postcodes in the BH31 7 sector, 4 schools (1 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) and 5 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. GP 5.6 kmGP 6.1 kmVerwood BH31 7DF
  • BH31 7DF
  • Other postcodes in BH31 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.8746, longitude -1.8553)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BH31 7DF?

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 7DF?

Every home and business at BH31 7DF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 4% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BH31 7DF 4% Dorset 77%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BH31 7DF 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 7DF?

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

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

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 7DF: 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 7DF 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 7DF?

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 7DF

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in BH31 7DF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 February 2025. The middle sale was £400,000, from £342,500 to £450,000. Across BH31 7, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £380,000. 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 BH31 7DF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 890 homes in the neighbourhood around BH31 7DF. The largest share of them, 42%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (52%). 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 7DF

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 £3,994 (band F); band E, the most common, is £3,379.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,843
Band Babout 50 (6%)£2,151
Band Cabout 70 (8%)£2,458
Band Dabout 290 (33%)£2,765
Band Eabout 370 (42%)£3,379
Band Fabout 110 (12%)£3,994
Band Gfewer than 5£4,608
Band Hfewer than 5£5,530

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. Withheld 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 16% 1965 to 1982
  6. 52% 1983 to 1999
  7. 22% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 2020 or later

Before 1900: 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 7DF is in (ONS area E01020419), 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 7DF?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of BH31 7DF is Christchurch Rail Station, 16.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Christchurch Rail Station Railway station 16.0 kmDrive
  • Pokesdown Rail Station Railway station 16.1 kmDrive

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

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Woodlinken Drive Bottom, 170 m away.

More stations near BH31 7DF, 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 7DF?

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

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BH31 7DF 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 7DF?

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

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 7DF?

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

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

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

The centre of BH31 7DF 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 7DF?

Police.uk records 27 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BH31 7DF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour9 reports
Violence and sexual offences9 reports
Public order4 reports
Shoplifting2 reports
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Vehicle crime1 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 BH31 7DF

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
September 1991

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

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BH31 7DE90 mBH31 6FY120 mBH31 6XY150 mBH31 7DJ210 mBH31 6UA210 mBH31 6DU260 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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