BH21 1RU maps, stats, and open data
BH21 1RU lies on Merley Lane in Wimborne. BH21 1RU is located in the Bearwood & Merley electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and the English Parliamentary constituency of Mid Dorset and North Poole. 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.
BH21 1RU maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
BH21 1RU geodata
| Easting | 401656 |
| Northing | 98222 |
| Latitude | 50.783570 |
| Longitude | -1.977876 |
Where is BH21 1RU?
| Street | Merley Lane |
| Town/City | Wimborne |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | BH21 |
BH21 1RU Elevation
Elevation or altitude of BH21 1RU as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 40m | 131ft |
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 | Bearwood & Merley |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Mid Dorset And North Poole |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in BH21 1RU
2025 5 SEP £1,000,000 |
31, MERLEY LANE, WIMBORNE, BH21 1RU 2017 28 JUL £700,000 |
2017 9 MAR £780,000 |
2007 6 AUG £482,000 |
1, MERLEY LANE, WIMBORNE, BH21 1RU 2000 4 AUG £305,000 |
1997 17 OCT £410,000 |
1, MERLEY LANE, WIMBORNE, BH21 1RU 1996 30 AUG £185,000 |
31, MERLEY LANE, WIMBORNE, BH21 1RU 1996 29 APR £160,000 |
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 BH21 1RU
| Merley Gardens | Merley | 205m |
| De Montfort Road (Merley Gardens) | Merley | 217m |
| Mimosa Avenue (Rempstone Road) | Merley | 315m |
| Mimosa Avenue (Rempstone Road) | Merley | 374m |
| Willett Arms (Oakley Hill) | Oakley | 398m |
Broadband
Broadband access in BH21 1RU (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 | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 100.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in BH21 1RU (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 19.2Mbps |
| Average download speed | 43.2Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 4.3Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 5.1Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 10.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in BH21 1RU (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% |
BH21 1RU gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in BH21 1RU by fuel type, 2015.
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 37,206 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 6 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 6,201 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 4,746 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in BH21 1RU, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in BH21 1RU.
- 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
14.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than BH21 1RU:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to BH21 1RU (metres)
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Nearest post box to BH21 1RU
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Merley Road | 17:30 | 12:15 | 114m |
| Merley Gardens | 17:30 | 11:30 | 208m |
| Oakley Straight | 17:15 | 11:30 | 553m |
BH21 1RU ITL and BH21 1RU 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 BH21 1RU:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLK | South West (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLK2 | Dorset and Somerset |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLK24 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E06000058 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
BH21 1RU 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 BH21 1RU:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00078031 | |
| LSOA | E01015432 | Poole 001B |
| MSOA | E02003194 | Poole 001 |
Nearest postcodes to BH21 1RU
| BH21 1RX | Merley Lane | 90m |
| BH21 1RJ | Oakley Hill | 129m |
| BH21 1SA | Rempstone Road | 163m |
| BH21 1RP | Rempstone Road | 234m |
| BH21 1RY | Merley Lane | 278m |
| BH21 3DA | Merley Park Road | 286m |
| BH21 1SS | Rempstone Road | 299m |
| BH21 1RW | Gravel Hill | 309m |
| BH21 1TG | De Montfort Road | 325m |
| BH21 1RL | Oakley Hill | 329m |
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