# BH21 3AE

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 50.784858, -1.955555
- **Open Location Code:** 9C2WQ2MV+WQ
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO90as
- **Qibla:** 116.3°
- **Grid reference:** SZ 03229 98367
- **UTM:** 30U 573625 5626420
- **Elevation:** 21m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** South West (E12000009)
- **Admin district:** Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (E06000058)
- **Ward:** Bearwood & Merley (E05012650)
- **Constituency:** Mid Dorset and North Poole (E14001363)
- **Parish code:** E43000298
- **Travel to work area:** E30000110
- **Police force area:** E23000039
- **Built-up area:** E63013788
- **European electoral region:** South West (E15000009)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01015431
- **2021 MSOA:** Merley (E02003194)
- **2021 output area:** E00180401
- **2011 LSOA:** E01015431
- **2011 MSOA:** E02003194
- **2011 output area:** E00172089
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33047034
- **Rural/urban classification:** Smaller rural: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Urbanites (5B2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 29326
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **NHS region:** E40000006
- **ICB location:** E38000045
- **Integrated Care Board:** E54000041
- **Cancer Alliance:** E56000038

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Branksome | 6868 |
| Hospital | Victoria Hospital, Wimborne | 3429 |
| GP | Wimborne Travel Clinic | 2413 |
| School | Canford School | 561 |
| Airport | Bournemouth Airport | 8168 |
| Bus stop | Canford School | 271 |
| Food bank | Wimborne | 1685 |
| Defibrillator | Real Tennis | 102 |
| Pharmacy | The Quarter Jack Pharmacy | 2419 |
| Post office | Merley Post Office | 905 |
| Library | Wimborne Library | 2705 |
| Coast | — | 7545 |
| Central London | — | 150702 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (region H, MPAN 20)
- **Water:** South West Water
- **Sewerage:** Wessex Water
- **Broadband:** 6.3% gigabit, 12.5% superfast, 6.3% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [BH21 3BS](https://openpostcodes.uk/BH21%203BS)
- [BH21 3AT](https://openpostcodes.uk/BH21%203AT)
- [BH21 3AF](https://openpostcodes.uk/BH21%203AF)
- [BH21 3AU](https://openpostcodes.uk/BH21%203AU)
- [BH21 1XN](https://openpostcodes.uk/BH21%201XN)
- [BH21 3AN](https://openpostcodes.uk/BH21%203AN)

## Boundary

A MultiPolygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/BH21%203AE.json).

## Data

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