Postcode BH21 3DF is located in a rural hamlet, within the Bearwood & Merley area of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in the South West region, and forms part of the Merley area. It has very low deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 17.2 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 80% below the South West average of 85 per 1,000. The average income per household in Merley is £63,101 per year. The median sale price in Bearwood & Merley is £365,000 (around £383 per square foot), with typical sale prices between £294,875 and £452,500. The nearest station is Hamworthy, about 4 miles away. There are no primary and 1 secondary schools in the area.
Merley has a very low level of deprivation, ranked at position 32,183 out of 32,844 areas in England, placing it within the bottom 2% least deprived areas in England.
Merley has a very low crime rate, with approximately 17.2 reported incidents per 1,000 population each year.
Approximately 1.8% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 3.5% of dwellings are socially rented.
The average income per household in Merley is £63,101 per year.
No significant noise sources from railways or roads near BH21 3DF.
Merley near BH21 3DF has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.
The nearest station is Hamworthy located about 4 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.
Based on 195 recent sales, the median property price is £365,000 (about £383 per square foot) in Bearwood & Merley area, with individual transactions ranging from £91,500 up to £2,000,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 107 | £425,000 | £398 |
| Semi-Detached | 36 | £337,500 | £393 |
| Terraced | 38 | £281,000 | £376 |
| Flats | 14 | £182,500 | £305 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £335,000 | £152,320 | £268,500 | £245,000 |
| 2017 | £357,000 | £145,750 | £258,000 | £235,000 |
| 2018 | £352,000 | £163,000 | £275,000 | £240,000 |
| 2019 | £370,000 | £163,250 | £307,500 | £237,500 |
| 2020 | £372,500 | £173,250 | £310,000 | £243,750 |
| 2021 | £395,000 | £181,000 | £322,500 | £263,000 |
| 2022 | £470,000 | £166,250 | £361,500 | £285,000 |
| 2023 | £455,000 | £199,975 | £355,000 | £305,000 |
| 2024 | £450,000 | £169,000 | £345,000 | £290,000 |
| 2025 | £450,000 | £227,500 | £347,750 | £280,000 |
| 2026 | £425,000 | £152,750 | £330,000 | £273,500 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £330 | £282 | £325 | £334 |
| 2017 | £321 | £316 | £335 | £307 |
| 2018 | £341 | £319 | £338 | £334 |
| 2019 | £342 | £322 | £306 | £336 |
| 2020 | £366 | £260 | £372 | £305 |
| 2021 | £366 | £305 | £374 | £353 |
| 2022 | £406 | £368 | £418 | £411 |
| 2023 | £432 | £364 | £400 | £395 |
| 2024 | £399 | £328 | £403 | £396 |
| 2025 | £411 | £313 | £394 | £361 |
| 2026 | £385 | £293 | £393 | £376 |
There were 3 recent sold properties in the last 18 months near BH21 3DF.
| Date | Address | Type | Tenure | Price | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 2026 | 2, Ashington Gardens, Wimborne, BH21 3DF | Detached | Freehold | £1,135,000 | |
| 04 Jul 2025 | Heatherwood, Merley Park Road, Wimborne, BH21 3DD | Other | Freehold | £2,800,000 | |
| 26 Nov 2025 | 89, Ashington Lane, Wimborne, BH21 3DG | Semi-Detached | Freehold | £535,000 |
In the BH21 3DF postcode area, located within Merley, there are 0 primary and 1 secondary schools in close proximity.
Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s inspection details to see the full breakdown.
| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.7 mi | Middle deemed secondary | Lockyer's Middle School | Academy converter | Ofsted rating. Inspected 4 Oct 2022. | |
Lockyer's Middle School ratingOfsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 4 Oct 2022
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| 0.7 mi | Not applicable | South West Regional Assessment Centre | Special post 16 institution | Unrated. | |
South West Regional Assessment Centre ratingInspection information
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| 0.8 mi | Secondary | Corfe Hills School | Academy converter | Ofsted rating. Inspected 14 Sept 2021. | |
Corfe Hills School ratingOfsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 14 Sept 2021
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Annual council tax rates for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district.
Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.
Elected local representatives for BH21 3DF, including ward councillors and the local member of parliament.
David Anthony Brown
Bearwood & Merley - Elected 4 May 2023
Marcus Julian Charles Andrews
Bearwood & Merley - Elected 4 May 2023
Richard Glyn Burton
Bearwood & Merley - Elected 4 May 2023
Vikki Slade
Mid Dorset and North Poole - Elected 4 Jul 2024
The area around BH21 3DF records about 17 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a very low crime rate for England: it scores 1 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level. Across South West as a whole the rate is about 85 per 1,000. The most common offences locally are violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft.
The median sale price around BH21 3DF in Bearwood & Merley is £365,000 (about £383 per square foot) based on 195 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
There are 3 schools close to BH21 3DF, including Lockyer's Middle School (Good), South West Regional Assessment Centre and Corfe Hills School (Good). Ratings are official Ofsted judgements or Area360 summaries of the latest available inspection grades.
BH21 3DF scores 1 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. Its neighbourhood ranks 32,183 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The Member of Parliament for Mid Dorset and North Poole covering BH21 3DF is Vikki Slade (Liberal Democrats), elected at the 2024 general election. The area is represented by 3 local councillors: David Anthony Brown (Liberal Democrats), Marcus Julian Charles Andrews (Liberal Democrats) and Richard Glyn Burton (Liberal Democrats).