BH20 postcode area guide — Dorset
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BH20 postcode district in Dorset — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BH20
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
86.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
45.7%
Gigabit-capable
45.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
2.2%
Broadband availability in the BH20 postcode district (Dorset) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 709 postcodes Ofcom measures in BH20, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 86.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 45.7%.
Around 2.2% of premises in BH20 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in BH20
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BH20 4AA | 100% | 0% |
| BH20 4AB | 100% | 94.7% |
| BH20 4AD | 97.2% | 97.2% |
| BH20 4AE | 100% | 100% |
| BH20 4AF | 100% | 100% |
| BH20 4AG | 100% | 100% |
| BH20 4AH | 100% | 81.8% |
| BH20 4AN | 100% | 100% |
| BH20 4AP | 100% | 93.5% |
| BH20 4AQ | 100% | 65.4% |
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Mobile signal around Dorset
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Dorset district (198,095 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
81.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.3%
5G outdoors — all networks
11.1%
Voice indoors — all networks
85.3%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in BH20
Based on 193 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BH20 is £380,000, up 5.6% on the previous year (£360,000).
Detached
£525,000
73 sales
Semi-detached
£325,000
52 sales
Terraced
£305,000
47 sales
Flat / maisonette
£150,000
14 sales
Latest recorded sales in BH20
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £435,000 | Terraced | Sherford Drive | BH20 4EN |
| 22 May 2026 | £445,000 | Terraced | Furzebrook Road | BH20 5AU |
| 15 May 2026 | £415,000 | Detached | Baileys Drove | BH20 6EP |
| 15 May 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced | East Street | BH20 5EQ |
| 11 May 2026 | £380,000 | Detached | Baileys Drove | BH20 6EP |
| 8 May 2026 | £385,000 | Semi-detached | Chalk Pit Lane | BH20 6DW |
| 8 May 2026 | £1,100,000 | Detached | Bindon Road | BH20 5RU |
| 6 May 2026 | £685,000 | Detached | Duck Street | BH20 6DE |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £430,000 | Detached | Baileys Drove | BH20 6EP |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £1,375,000 | Detached | West Street | BH20 5HE |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Dorset demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Dorset district (379,579 residents, 169,261 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.2% |
| 15–29 | 17.2% |
| 30–44 | 15.5% |
| 45–64 | 22.5% |
| 65+ | 29.6% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 70.4% |
| Private rented | 16.3% |
| Social rented | 11% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around BH20
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Purbeck School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,022 | BH20 4PF |
| Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 342 | BH20 7BN |
| Stoborough Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 195 | BH20 5AD |
| Bovington Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 180 | BH20 6LE |
| Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 165 | BH20 4PG |
| Harbour School Dorset | Not applicable | 10–19 | 145 | BH20 6NU |
| Bere Regis Primary and Preschool | Primary | 2–11 | 119 | BH20 7DB |
| Wool Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 116 | BH20 6BT |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in BH20
251 rated food businesses operate in BH20. 218 hold the top rating of 5, 16 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Boat on the Bay, All Stars Sports Bar, Allstars @ Wareham Golf Club, Ammonite B&B, Anglebury Court Residential Home - Care Dorset.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BH20
From a sample of 86 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 BH20 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 45% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
8%
Band C
36%
Band D
28%
Band E
19%
Band F
7%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Dorset
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.