The postcode BH20 4BJ is located in Dorset It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. BH20 4BJ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
BH20 4BJ is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 3.2 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of BH20 4BJ as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Older workers and retirement.
The closest road name to BH20 4BJ is Walls View Road which is centered 39 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Bere Road and is 201 m away. The closest railway station is Wareham Rail Station, 241 m away.
The closest primary school to BH20 4BJ (for ages 11 and under) is Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Requires improvement on May 2, 2018. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is The Purbeck School. The last OFSTED inspection on March 6, 2018 rated this school as Good
The local pub for residents of BH20 4BJ is Swanage and Wareham Rugby Club and is 570 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on March 12, 2022.
Residents reported an average download speed of 35.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 10.1 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.
Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for BH20 4BJ is covered by the Dorset police force association and Dorset is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to BH20 4BJ and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to BH20 4BJ, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode BH20 4BJ
| Introduction | January 1980 |
| Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
| User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from BH20 4BJ - Data from 2020-2021
| School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | Requires improvement (May 2, 2018) | 671 m |
| The Purbeck School | Maintained school | 11-18 | Good (March 6, 2018) | 1.12 km |
| Stoborough Church of England Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (January 24, 2017) | 1.93 km |
| Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Requires improvement (March 7, 2019) | 2.53 km |
| Bere Regis Primary and Preschool | Academy | 3-11 | 3.8 km | |
| Lytchett Minster School | Maintained school | 11-19 | Good (May 9, 2017) | 6.81 km |
| Lytchett Matravers Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | 7.3 km | |
| Wool Church of England Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | 7.31 km | |
| Upton Junior School | Academy | 7-11 | 7.54 km | |
| Bayside Academy | Academy | 4-11 | 7.59 km | |
| Harbour School Dorset | Special school | 10-19 | 7.65 km | |
| Upton Infant School | Academy | 5-7 | 7.66 km | |
| Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | Requires improvement (February 12, 2020) | 7.75 km |
| St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | Requires improvement (January 30, 2020) | 7.8 km |
| Yarrells Preparatory School | Independent school | 2-13 | 7.93 km | |
| Hamworthy Park Junior School | Academy | 7-11 | Good (June 4, 2019) | 8.31 km |
| Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School | Academy | 3-7 | Good (May 23, 2019) | 8.42 km |
| The Cornerstone Academy | Academy | 11-16 | Good (January 19, 2017) | 8.49 km |
| Bovington Academy | Academy | 4-11 | 8.99 km | |
| Graduately-Developing-Futures | Special school | 6-11 | 9.1 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from BH20 4BJ - Data from Apr 2022
| Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tops Day Nursery | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 22, 2021 | 69 m | |
| Carey Road Convenience Store | Awaiting Inspection | 97 m | |
| SPAR (Gillettes) Wareham | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 3, 2022 | 97 m | |
| Wareham & Sandford Pizza & Burgers | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 5, 2021 | 173 m | |
| Monsoon | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory September 7, 2021 | 304 m | |
| N0.9 Bed and Breakfast | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 14, 2017 | 545 m | |
| Swanage and Wareham Rugby Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 12, 2022 | 570 m | |
| Spurwing Guest House | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 25, 2019 | 616 m | |
| Twiga House | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 29, 2018 | 616 m | |
| Wareham Golf Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 2, 2022 | 616 m | |
| Chartwells @ Lady St Mary's Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 18, 2021 | 671 m | |
| Prime Time After School and Holiday Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 7, 2019 | 671 m | |
| Just Grillin | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 28, 2019 | 711 m | |
| Wareham Evangelical Lunch Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 11, 2020 | 720 m | |
| Bradfords | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 5, 2022 | 735 m | |
| Normans Catering Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 14, 2020 | 735 m | |
| Daruchini Indian and Bangladeshi Cuisine | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 14, 2020 | 771 m | |
| Horseys Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 29, 2020 | 771 m | |
| Pandada | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 2, 2020 | 771 m | |
| Purbeck Wholefoods | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 4, 2018 | 771 m |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to BH20 4BJ - Data from Apr 2022
| Bere Road | 201 m | |
| Bere Road | 223 m | |
| Wareham Station | 259 m | |
| Northmoor Way | 261 m | |
| Northmoor Way | 296 m | |
| Wareham Rail Station | 241 m | |
| Holton Heath Rail Station | 3.57 km | |
| Poole Ferry Terminal | 8.86 km | |
| Poole Ferry Terminal | 9 km | |
| Poole Ferry Terminal | 9 km | |
| Bournemouth International Airport | 22.19 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to BH20 4BJ - Data from Dec 2021
| North Bestwall Wood | 1 km | |
| Drive Plantation | 1.4 km | |
| Garden Wood | 1.41 km | |
| North Bestwall Withy Bed | 1.58 km | |
| West Field Coppice | 1.66 km | |
| Northport Heath | 1.67 km | |
| New Meadow Coppice | 1.78 km | |
| Middle Coppice | 1.78 km | |
| Great Ovens Hill | 1.99 km | |
| Jubilee Wood | 2.14 km | |
| Eight-hatch Plantation | 2.25 km | |
| Little Trigon Hill Plantation | 2.26 km | |
| Birch Plantation | 2.26 km | |
| Stoborough Withy Bed | 2.28 km | |
| Buck's Cove Saltmarsh | 2.29 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for BH20 4BJ - Data from Ofcom 2017
| All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 36.2 Mbps | 35.2 Mbps | 54.61 Mbps |
| Upload | 10 Mbps | 10.1 Mbps | 19.62 Mbps |
| Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 10 | 1 |
| 30-300 Mbps | 100% | 100% | 41.5 | 12.5 |
| 300+ Mbps | 0% | 0% | - | - |
Energy usage data for BH20 4BJ - Data from 2020
| Country | England |
| Latitude | 50.69293600 |
| Longitude | -2.11821400 |
| OS Easting | 391746 |
| OS Northing | 0088151 |
| OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Dorset |
| Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Mid Dorset and North Poole |
| Electoral Ward | Wareham |
| Local Authority District | Dorset |
| Region / Government Office Region | South West |
| European Electoral Region | South West |
| Local Enterprise Partnership | Primary: Dorset Secondary: |
| Local Learning and Skills Council | Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole |
| International Territorial Level Code | E06000059 |
| Travel To Work Area | Poole |
| NHS England Region | South West |
| Primary Care Trust (PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
Dorset |
| Cancer Alliance | Wessex |
| Strategic Health Authority (SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB) |
South West |
| Sustainability and Transformation Partnership |
Dorset |
| Clinical Comissioning Group (CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
NHS Dorset CCG |
| Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Suburbanites Group: Semi-detached suburbia Subgroup: Older workers and retirement |
| Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe |
| Built-Up Area | Wareham BUA |
| Built-Up Area Sub-Division | Wareham BUASD |
| Workplace Zone | E33049499 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Purbeck 003 |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Purbeck 003F |
| Output Area / Small Area | 6B4 |