BH20 6BW maps, stats, and open data
BH20 6BW lies on High Street Close in Wool, Wareham. BH20 6BW is located in the West Purbeck electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Dorset and the English Parliamentary constituency of South Dorset. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Dorset ICB - 11J and the police force is Dorset. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
BH20 6BW maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
BH20 6BW geodata
| Easting | 384514 |
| Northing | 86667 |
| Latitude | 50.679453 |
| Longitude | -2.220544 |
Where is BH20 6BW?
| Street | High Street Close |
| Locality | Wool |
| Town/City | Wareham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | BH20 |
BH20 6BW Elevation
Elevation or altitude of BH20 6BW as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 20m | 66ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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Politics
| Ward | West Purbeck |
|---|---|
| Constituency | South Dorset |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in BH20 6BW
2024 20 AUG £355,000 |
10, HIGH STREET CLOSE, WOOL, WAREHAM, BH20 6BW 2023 6 JUL £340,000 |
2022 19 MAY £375,000 |
2022 31 JAN £480,000 |
2021 29 JAN £300,000 |
2020 18 FEB £380,000 |
15, HIGH STREET CLOSE, WOOL, WAREHAM, BH20 6BW 2019 25 SEP £310,000 |
6, HIGH STREET CLOSE, WOOL, WAREHAM, BH20 6BW 2019 29 MAR £282,500 |
2018 30 JAN £285,000 |
2015 18 DEC £315,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to BH20 6BW
| First School (Spring Street) | Wool | 182m |
| Library | Wool | 231m |
| Library (Collier's Lane) | Wool | 232m |
| Wool Station | Wool | 241m |
| Wool Bridge (A352 Wareham Road) | Wool | 352m |
Nearest railway stations to BH20 6BW
| Wool Station | 0.3km |
Broadband
Broadband access in BH20 6BW (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in BH20 6BW (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 22.6Mbps |
| Average download speed | 30.3Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 55.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 1.3Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 4.6Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 10.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in BH20 6BW (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
BH20 6BW gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in BH20 6BW by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 308,031 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 24 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 12,835 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 13,281 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 76,581 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 26 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 2,945 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 2,492 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in BH20 6BW, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in BH20 6BW.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
38.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than BH20 6BW:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to BH20 6BW (metres)
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Nearest post box to BH20 6BW
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Wool P.o. | 17:15 | 10:30 | 125m |
| Colliers Lane | 17:00 | 09:15 | 238m |
| Braytown | 17:00 | 09:15 | 672m |
BH20 6BW ITL and BH20 6BW LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for BH20 6BW:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLK | South West (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLK2 | Dorset and Somerset |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLK25 | Dorset |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E06000059 | Dorset |
BH20 6BW census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for BH20 6BW:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00103884 | |
| LSOA | E01020492 | Purbeck 004D |
| MSOA | E02004266 | Purbeck 004 |
Nearest postcodes to BH20 6BW
| BH20 6BH | Jeremy Close | 63m |
| BH20 6DQ | Breach Field | 81m |
| BH20 6BG | Bindon Way | 104m |
| BH20 6DJ | Colliers Lane | 121m |
| BH20 6AZ | Locks Court | 122m |
| BH20 6BP | High Street | 127m |
| BH20 6BT | High Street | 136m |
| BH20 6DA | The Cross | 139m |
| BH20 6DB | Spring Street | 196m |
| BH20 6BL | Station Road | 203m |
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