The postcode BH20 7AZ is located in Dorset It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. BH20 7AZ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
BH20 7AZ is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 5.3 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 7AZ as Hard-pressed living > Hard pressed ageing workers > Ageing industrious workers.
The closest road name to BH20 7AZ is Tamlin Street which is centered 17 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Sandford Terrace and is 176 m away. The closest railway station is Holton Heath Rail Station, 1.67 km away.
The closest primary school to BH20 7AZ (for ages 11 and under) is Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Requires improvement on March 7, 2019. 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 7AZ is Sandford & District Labour Club and is 235 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on December 17, 2019.
Residents reported an average download speed of 30.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 7 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 1.8 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 7AZ 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 7AZ and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to BH20 7AZ, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode BH20 7AZ
| 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 7AZ - Data from 2020-2021
| School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Requires improvement (March 7, 2019) | 661 m |
| Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | Requires improvement (May 2, 2018) | 2.38 km |
| Bere Regis Primary and Preschool | Academy | 3-11 | 2.65 km | |
| The Purbeck School | Maintained school | 11-18 | Good (March 6, 2018) | 2.97 km |
| Stoborough Church of England Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (January 24, 2017) | 3.29 km |
| Lytchett Minster School | Maintained school | 11-19 | Good (May 9, 2017) | 4.88 km |
| Lytchett Matravers Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | 5.55 km | |
| Upton Junior School | Academy | 7-11 | 5.6 km | |
| Upton Infant School | Academy | 5-7 | 5.72 km | |
| Bayside Academy | Academy | 4-11 | 5.74 km | |
| Yarrells Preparatory School | Independent school | 2-13 | 5.99 km | |
| Hamworthy Park Junior School | Academy | 7-11 | Good (June 4, 2019) | 6.69 km |
| Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School | Academy | 3-7 | Good (May 23, 2019) | 6.78 km |
| The Cornerstone Academy | Academy | 11-16 | Good (January 19, 2017) | 6.83 km |
| Graduately-Developing-Futures | Special school | 6-11 | 7.33 km | |
| Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | Requires improvement (February 12, 2020) | 8.3 km |
| Old Town Infant School and Nursery | Academy | 3-7 | Good (May 21, 2019) | 8.35 km |
| Poole High School | Maintained school | 11-18 | Good (November 24, 2016) | 8.39 km |
| Oakdale Junior School | Academy | 7-11 | Good (May 15, 2019) | 8.56 km |
| Stanley Green Infant Academy | Academy | 2-7 | Good (November 15, 2016) | 8.91 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from BH20 7AZ - Data from Apr 2022
| Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Co-operative | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 3, 2022 | 130 m | |
| The Coop | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 7, 2021 | 130 m | |
| Sandford & District Labour Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 17, 2019 | 235 m | |
| The Retreat | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good April 30, 2018 | 235 m | |
| Sandford Road Convenience Store | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 10, 2022 | 246 m | |
| The Sandford Pub and Dorset Catering Services | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 14, 2022 | 396 m | |
| Four Oaks B and B | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 9, 2019 | 444 m | |
| Pine Martin Grange Care Community | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 4, 2021 | 444 m | |
| The 29029 Restaurant | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 3, 2022 | 463 m | |
| HC3S Ltd @ Sandford St.Martins Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 15, 2021 | 661 m | |
| Sandford St Martins After School Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 21, 2020 | 661 m | |
| Taste of Thailand | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 31, 2019 | 1.01 km | |
| B&B | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good August 24, 2018 | 1.14 km | |
| Spurwing Guest House | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 25, 2019 | 1.34 km | |
| Twiga House | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 29, 2018 | 1.34 km | |
| Wareham Golf Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 2, 2022 | 1.34 km | |
| Bradfords | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 5, 2022 | 1.34 km | |
| Normans Catering Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 14, 2020 | 1.34 km | |
| N0.9 Bed and Breakfast | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 14, 2017 | 1.43 km | |
| Harrys | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 15, 2021 | 1.63 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to BH20 7AZ - Data from Apr 2022
| Sandford Terrace | 176 m | |
| Sandford Terrace | 184 m | |
| Sandford Garage | 226 m | |
| Sandford Garage | 249 m | |
| Sandford Hotel | 410 m | |
| Holton Heath Rail Station | 1.67 km | |
| Wareham Rail Station | 1.78 km | |
| Poole Ferry Terminal | 7.33 km | |
| Poole Ferry Terminal | 7.46 km | |
| Poole Ferry Terminal | 7.46 km | |
| Bournemouth International Airport | 20.37 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to BH20 7AZ - Data from Dec 2021
| Jubilee Wood | 512 m | |
| West Field Coppice | 761 m | |
| Rushy Bottom | Valley | 902 m |
| Willow Wood | 1.06 km | |
| Birch Wood | 1.24 km | |
| North Bestwall Withy Bed | 1.26 km | |
| Buck's Cove Saltmarsh | 1.43 km | |
| Great Ovens Hill | 1.48 km | |
| North Bestwall Wood | 1.58 km | |
| Buck's Cove | 1.7 km | |
| St Martin's Hill | 1.86 km | |
| Black Hill | 2.09 km | |
| Gore Heath | 2.13 km | |
| Northport Heath | 2.18 km | |
| Turner's Cove | 2.41 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for BH20 7AZ - Data from Ofcom 2017
| All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 32.9 Mbps | 30.3 Mbps | 40 Mbps |
| Upload | 7.9 Mbps | 7 Mbps | 11.28 Mbps |
| Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| 2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 23.8 | 5.6 |
| 30-300 Mbps | 100% | 100% | 34.4 | 8 |
| 300+ Mbps | 0% | 0% | - | - |
Energy usage data for BH20 7AZ - Data from 2020
| Country | England |
| Latitude | 50.70541100 |
| Longitude | -2.09876500 |
| OS Easting | 393122 |
| OS Northing | 0089535 |
| 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: Hard-pressed living Group: Hard pressed ageing workers Subgroup: Ageing industrious workers |
| Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe |
| Built-Up Area | Wareham BUA |
| Built-Up Area Sub-Division | Sandford BUASD |
| Workplace Zone | E33049496 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Purbeck 003 |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Purbeck 003B |
| Output Area / Small Area | 8C1 |