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Thinking of living at BH21 4EE? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pamphill Church of England First School | Primary | 0 m | – |
| Wimborne First School and Nursery | Primary | 1.9 km | – |
| St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne | Primary | 2.2 km | – |
| Queen Elizabeth's School | Secondary | 500 m | Attainment 8: 43.3 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Allenbourn Middle School | Secondary | 1.6 km | – |
| Lockyer's Middle School | Secondary | 2.9 km | – |
| St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill | Secondary | 3.1 km | – |
| Corfe Hills School | Secondary | 3.7 km | Attainment 8: 46.7 · 7.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dumpton School | Independent | 2.7 km | – |
| Castle Court School | Independent | 3.4 km | – |
| Canford School | Independent | 4.2 km | 42% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near BH21 4EE, 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 | Cobham Sports & Social Club | 2.8 km | 8 |
| Tennis | Redcotts Recreation Ground | 1.2 km | 7 |
| Swimming | BHLive Corfe Mullen | 3.0 km | 5 |
| Squash | Cobham Sports & Social Club | 2.8 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Pavillion | 300 m | 2 |
| Skateboard | 608 Skateshop | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Football | Wimborne Town Football Club | 3.2 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 Hamworthy, a drive away (8.6 km), with 145k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Bournemouth.
The nearest bus stop is Queen Elizabeth School, 600 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 13).
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 81 minutes away by public transport (22 by car).
This is car country: only 5% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Pamphill Church of England First School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Queen Elizabeth's School, 500 m away; Attainment 8: 43.3 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Poole Grammar School (9.7 km) and Parkstone Grammar School (10.6 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Waitrose, 1.9 km away, with Pamphill Butchers closer still (750 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Walford Mill Medical Centre (1.5 km), with Everyou Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.5 km).
For a haircut, Champion Barbers is 1.5 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Poole Hospital, 13 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 11 restaurants and cafés, 11 pubs and bars.
Pamphill Parlour & Farm Shop is the closest café or restaurant (750 m), and The Green Man the nearest pub (1.3 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 39 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 308 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 61% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Kingston Lacy Estate, 1.7 km away; for exercise, Pavillion (300 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Poole Harbour Rockley Sands, 14 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.5 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
6 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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For holidays, Bournemouth is 14 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 78 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 27% 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.