The postcode BH20 4JL is located in Dorset It was introduced in July 1986 and is an active postcode. BH20 4JL is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
BH20 4JL 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 4JL as Rural residents > Rural tenants > Ageing rural flat tenants.
The closest road name to BH20 4JL is Sherford Close which is centered 15 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Sherford Drive and is 159 m away. The closest railway station is Wareham Rail Station, 445 m away.
The closest primary school to BH20 4JL (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 4JL is Swanage and Wareham Rugby Club and is 907 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on March 12, 2022.
Residents reported an average download speed of 35.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 8.8 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 2.1 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 4JL 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 4JL and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to BH20 4JL, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode BH20 4JL
| Introduction | July 1986 |
| 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 4JL - 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) | 1.11 km |
| The Purbeck School | Maintained school | 11-18 | Good (March 6, 2018) | 1.61 km |
| Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Requires improvement (March 7, 2019) | 2.04 km |
| Stoborough Church of England Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (January 24, 2017) | 2.31 km |
| Bere Regis Primary and Preschool | Academy | 3-11 | 3.34 km | |
| Lytchett Minster School | Maintained school | 11-19 | Good (May 9, 2017) | 6.32 km |
| Lytchett Matravers Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | 6.8 km | |
| Upton Junior School | Academy | 7-11 | 7.09 km | |
| Bayside Academy | Academy | 4-11 | 7.18 km | |
| Upton Infant School | Academy | 5-7 | 7.21 km | |
| Yarrells Preparatory School | Independent school | 2-13 | 7.48 km | |
| Wool Church of England Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | 7.63 km | |
| Harbour School Dorset | Special school | 10-19 | 7.88 km | |
| Hamworthy Park Junior School | Academy | 7-11 | Good (June 4, 2019) | 7.98 km |
| Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | Requires improvement (February 12, 2020) | 8 km |
| Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School | Academy | 3-7 | Good (May 23, 2019) | 8.09 km |
| St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | Requires improvement (January 30, 2020) | 8.12 km |
| The Cornerstone Academy | Academy | 11-16 | Good (January 19, 2017) | 8.16 km |
| Graduately-Developing-Futures | Special school | 6-11 | 8.6 km | |
| Bovington Academy | Academy | 4-11 | 9.19 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from BH20 4JL - Data from Apr 2022
| Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spurwing Guest House | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 25, 2019 | 258 m | |
| Twiga House | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 29, 2018 | 258 m | |
| Wareham Golf Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 2, 2022 | 258 m | |
| N0.9 Bed and Breakfast | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 14, 2017 | 307 m | |
| B&B | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good August 24, 2018 | 392 m | |
| Wareham & Sandford Pizza & Burgers | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 5, 2021 | 436 m | |
| Tops Day Nursery | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 22, 2021 | 445 m | |
| Monsoon | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory September 7, 2021 | 495 m | |
| Bradfords | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 5, 2022 | 531 m | |
| Normans Catering Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 14, 2020 | 531 m | |
| Carey Road Convenience Store | Awaiting Inspection | 540 m | |
| SPAR (Gillettes) Wareham | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 3, 2022 | 540 m | |
| Taste of Thailand | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 31, 2019 | 627 m | |
| Swanage and Wareham Rugby Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 12, 2022 | 907 m | |
| The 29029 Restaurant | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 3, 2022 | 1.03 km | |
| Daruchini Indian and Bangladeshi Cuisine | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 14, 2020 | 1.07 km | |
| Horseys Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 29, 2020 | 1.07 km | |
| Pandada | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 2, 2020 | 1.07 km | |
| Purbeck Wholefoods | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 4, 2018 | 1.07 km | |
| Purbeck Wholefoods | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 14, 2017 | 1.07 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to BH20 4JL - Data from Apr 2022
| Sherford Drive | 159 m | |
| Sherford Drive | 166 m | |
| Tantinoby Lane | 197 m | |
| Tantinoby Lane | 211 m | |
| Northmoor Way | 263 m | |
| Wareham Rail Station | 445 m | |
| Holton Heath Rail Station | 3.13 km | |
| Poole Ferry Terminal | 8.57 km | |
| Poole Ferry Terminal | 8.7 km | |
| Poole Ferry Terminal | 8.7 km | |
| Bournemouth International Airport | 21.81 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to BH20 4JL - Data from Dec 2021
| North Bestwall Wood | 975 m | |
| West Field Coppice | 1.32 km | |
| North Bestwall Withy Bed | 1.4 km | |
| Northport Heath | 1.44 km | |
| Great Ovens Hill | 1.55 km | |
| Drive Plantation | 1.62 km | |
| Garden Wood | 1.71 km | |
| Jubilee Wood | 1.73 km | |
| Middle Coppice | 1.89 km | |
| New Meadow Coppice | 2.05 km | |
| Buck's Cove Saltmarsh | 2.06 km | |
| Rushy Bottom | Valley | 2.19 km |
| Willow Wood | 2.27 km | |
| The Covert | 2.32 km | |
| Little Trigon Hill Plantation | 2.36 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for BH20 4JL - Data from Ofcom 2017
| All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 38.9 Mbps | 35.3 Mbps | 51.24 Mbps |
| Upload | 9.7 Mbps | 8.8 Mbps | 12.04 Mbps |
| Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 8 | 1 |
| 2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 25.3 | 7.2 |
| 30-300 Mbps | 100% | 100% | 38.9 | 9.5 |
| 300+ Mbps | 0% | 0% | - | - |
Energy usage data for BH20 4JL - Data from 2020
| Country | England |
| Latitude | 50.69700600 |
| Longitude | -2.11512900 |
| OS Easting | 391965 |
| OS Northing | 0088602 |
| 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: Rural residents Group: Rural tenants Subgroup: Ageing rural flat tenants |
| Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe |
| Built-Up Area | Wareham BUA |
| Built-Up Area Sub-Division | Wareham BUASD |
| Workplace Zone | E33049498 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Purbeck 003 |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Purbeck 003F |
| Output Area / Small Area | 1B3 |