BH31 postcode area guide — Dorset
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BH31 postcode district in Dorset — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BH31
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
93%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
85.3%
Gigabit-capable
85.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BH31 postcode district (Dorset) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 301 postcodes Ofcom measures in BH31, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 93% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 85.3%.
Around 0% of premises in BH31 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 BH31
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BH31 6AB | 100% | 14.3% |
| BH31 6AD | 100% | 100% |
| BH31 6AE | 100% | 100% |
| BH31 6AF | 100% | 100% |
| BH31 6AG | 100% | 100% |
| BH31 6AT | 100% | 100% |
| BH31 6AX | 83.3% | 83.3% |
| BH31 6AZ | 69.2% | 65.4% |
| BH31 6BA | 100% | 100% |
| BH31 6BB | 96.6% | 93.1% |
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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.
Crime in BH31
Police recorded 46 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BH31 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 23 | 50.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 | 15.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 6 | 13.0% |
| Public order | 4 | 8.7% |
| Shoplifting | 3 | 6.5% |
| Burglary | 2 | 4.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 1 | 2.2% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in BH31
Based on 169 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BH31 is £410,000, up 3.8% on the previous year (£395,000).
Detached
£477,500
101 sales
Semi-detached
£365,000
22 sales
Terraced
£275,000
22 sales
Flat / maisonette
£189,000
15 sales
Latest recorded sales in BH31
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £800,000 | Detached | Little Dewlands | BH31 6QA |
| 22 May 2026 | £470,000 | Detached | Manor Road | BH31 6DZ |
| 14 May 2026 | £120,000 | Other | Black Moor Road | BH31 6AX |
| 12 May 2026 | £408,000 | Detached | Glenwood Road | BH31 6HU |
| 5 May 2026 | £625,000 | Detached | Woodlinken Drive | BH31 6BN |
| 1 May 2026 | £305,000 | Terraced | Holm Oak Close | BH31 7PP |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £440,000 | Detached | Parlour Way | BH31 7DQ |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £385,000 | Detached | Bitterne Way | BH31 6UU |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £540,000 | Detached | The Grove | BH31 6EZ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced | Nightingale Close | BH31 6NW |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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 BH31
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Church of England Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 434 | BH31 6JF |
| Verwood Church of England First School | Primary | 2–9 | 289 | BH31 6JF |
| Hillside Community First School | Primary | 4–9 | 221 | BH31 7HE |
| Trinity Church of England First School | Primary | 4–9 | 128 | BH31 7PG |
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 BH31
46 rated food businesses operate in BH31. 43 hold the top rating of 5, 0 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Al Trullo, Andrews Butchers (Verwood) Ltd, Breakfast & Lunch Club, Bussin Burgers, Cafe Aroma.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BH31
From a sample of 222 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 BH31 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 29% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
0%
Band B
5%
Band C
24%
Band D
60%
Band E
9%
Band F
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
Landlines around BH31 typically use:
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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.