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Thinking of living at BH20 6LE? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station and GP are further.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bovington Academy | Primary | 0 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2.6 km | 46% met the expected standard |
| Wool Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.9 km | 46% met the expected standard |
Every primary near BH20 6LE, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golf | The Dorset Golf Resort | 3.3 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Wool, a short drive or bike ride (2.5 km), with 209k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Bournemouth.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 77 minutes away by public transport (31 by car).
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Bovington Academy, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 71% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The weekly shop is an easy trip: a food store is about 9 minutes away without a car.
The nearest GP surgery is The Wellbridge Practice (2.6 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (2.5 km).
For a haircut, The Cutting Crew is 2.5 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Dorset County Hospital, 15 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 60% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 27 restaurants and cafés, 12 pubs and bars.
Indiana is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The Seven Stars the nearest pub (1.8 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 56 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 437 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 7% flats and 35% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 22% of homes are bungalows.
A swim is a short trip away: Lulworth Cove, 6.7 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 3.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Bournemouth is 30 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 85 km.
Most households own their home, 24% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
13 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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