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Thinking of living at BH21 2AY? 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 is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne | Primary | 800 m | – |
| Merley First School | Primary | 1.0 km | – |
| Wimborne First School and Nursery | Primary | 1.7 km | – |
| Hayeswood First School | Primary | 1.8 km | – |
| Colehill First School | Primary | 1.9 km | – |
| Allenbourn Middle School | Secondary | 1.5 km | – |
| St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill | Secondary | 1.6 km | – |
| Queen Elizabeth's School | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 43.3 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Broadstone Middle School | Secondary | 3.7 km | – |
| Lockyer's Middle School | Secondary | 3.7 km | – |
| Canford School | Independent | 1.3 km | 42% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dumpton School | Independent | 2.0 km | – |
| The White House School | Independent | 2.8 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golf | Canford Sports Centre | 1.3 km | 9 |
| Tennis | Canford Sports Centre | 1.3 km | 8 |
| Swimming | Canford Sports Centre | 1.3 km | 6 |
| Squash | Canford Sports Centre | 1.3 km | 4 |
| Football | Wimborne Town Football Club | 310 m | 2 |
| Skateboard | 608 Skateshop | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Broadstone Cricket club | 2.5 km | 2 |
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 Parkstone (Dorset), a drive away (8.2 km), with 229k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Gordon Road, 300 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (route 13); 7 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne, about a 10-minute walk (800 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Allenbourn Middle School, 1.5 km away.
Grammar schools are within reach: Poole Grammar School (4.9 km) and Parkstone Grammar School (5.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is Waitrose, 1.0 km away, with Spar Gordon Road Wimborne closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Quarter Jack Surgery (950 m), with The Quarter Jack Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (950 m).
For a haircut, Hair Ology is 1.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Poole Hospital, 8.6 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 65% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 32 restaurants and cafés and 15 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Cross Fire Cooking is the closest café or restaurant (750 m), and Wimborne Rugby Football Club the nearest pub (300 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 99 per 1,000 residents a year.
Much of it is protected: 37% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Wimborne Minster Conservation Area, St Johns Rowlands Hill Conservation Area).
There are 179 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 34% flats and 24% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 585 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Bytheway Field, 1.0 km away; for exercise, Canford Sports Centre (1.5 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Poole Harbour Rockley Sands, 9.8 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.5 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
7 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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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
For holidays, Bournemouth is 10.0 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 83 km.
Most households own their home, 18% rent privately.
It's an older community: 28% are 65 or over.
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.