BH21 5AU
a primarily residential postcode in New Town, Dorset
Coordinates
Latitude: 50.8625 / 50°51'45"N
Longitude: -2.0061 / 2°0'22"W
OS Eastings: 399664
OS Northings: 107003
OS Grid: ST996070
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR 30T.X6V
Mapcode Global: FRA 66PT.G88
Plus Code: 9C2VVX7V+2G
Maidenhead Locator System: IO80xu97
What Three Birds: dunlin.gyrfalcon.linnet
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
Farm Cottage, Newtown, Witchampton, Wimborne BH21 5AU
Summary
BH21 5AU is a primarily residential postcode in New Town, Dorset. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is D.
Residential buildings are typically semi-detached and detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £142,194 to £18,443,681 with an average of £1,310,906.
Residential buildings were typically constructed before 1900.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly a mix of owner occupied and privately rented.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are E and F.
The average commercial rateable value is £7,800. The most common recorded business type is Workshop.
In the 2011 census, there were 56 people resident in BH21 5AU, of which 27 were male and 29 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
BH21 5AU is in the Poole travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Dorset Primary Care Trust.
BH21 5AU is approximately 34m (112ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in BH21 5AU
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing BH21 5AU
1b2: Rural Residents - Rural Tenants - Rural White-Collar Workers
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for BH21 5AU
England E1: a rural village surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
9/10 (Very high)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
3/10 (Low)
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of BH21 5AU are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Unitary Authority
Dorset Council
Ward
Cranborne Chase
Councillor
Piers Brown (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
North Dorset
MP
Simon Hoare (Conservative)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for BH21 5AU.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near BH21 5AU.
Primary
Witchampton Church of England First School
Witchampton, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 5AP
Academy Converter
Ages 5 - 9
Outstanding
St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled First School
Gaunts Common, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 4JN
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 5 - 9
Outstanding
Wimborne St Giles Church of England First School and Nursery
Wimborne St Giles, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 5LX
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 2 - 9
Good
Pamphill Voluntary Controlled Church of England First School
Pamphill Green, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 4EE
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 5 - 9
Good
Secondary
Queen Elizabeth's School
Blandford Road, Pamphill, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 4DT
Academy Converter
Ages 13 - 18
Good
St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill
Colehill Lane, Colehill, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 7AB
Academy Converter
Ages 9 - 13
Good
Allenbourn Middle School
East Borough, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1PL
Academy Converter
Ages 9 - 13
Outstanding
Emmanuel Middle Church of England Voluntary Aided School
Howe Lane, Verwood, Dorset, BH31 6JF
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 9 - 13
Good
Cranborne Middle School
Cranborne, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 5RP
Community School
Ages 9 - 13
Needs improvement
Lockyer's Middle School
Blandford Road, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 3HQ
Community School
Ages 9 - 13
Good
Ferndown Middle School
Peter Grant Way, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 9UP
Community School
Ages 9 - 13
Good
Corfe Hills School
Higher Blandford Road, Broadstone, Dorset, BH18 9BG
Academy Converter
Ages 13 - 18
Good
West Moors Middle School
Heathfield Way, West Moors, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 0DA
Community School
Ages 9 - 13
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.