Nearest top-rated: Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School (Good) — 0.1 mi
Safety77/100
2crimes last month
IMD crime decile 7/10 · 2 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 1.3)
Crimes reported last month · UK Police API
Healthcare64/100
1GP & hospitals
IMD health decile 7/10 · 1 GP within 1.5 mi
Nearest GP: CORFE CASTLE SURGERY — 0.2 mi
Transport90/100
Corfe Castle0.1 mi
Corfe Castle (Swanage Railway)0.1 mi
6 bus stops also within 0.5 miles
Green space67/100
8green spaces
IMD environment decile 1/10 · within AONB (4.4 ha total — largest park 1.3 ha (0.31 mi away))
Nearest: Cemetery (0.30 ha) — 0.0 mi
Amenities54/100
1supermarkets
1 supermarket within 2 mi — Spar — library 0.1 mi
Nearest: Spar - Harmans Cross — 1.7 mi
02 — Environment
Environment & risk near BH20 5EE.
Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).
Flood risk
Zone 1 (low)
Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning
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Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityWithin WHO guideline
4.3µg/m³
NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024
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<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
03 — House prices
Sold prices in BH20.
Average sold price by property type across the BH20 district, 2021–2026 — 1,372 sales.
Detached
Semi-detached
Terraced
Flat
Detached£593k▲ 16.1%
Semi-detached£317k▼ 9.8%
Terraced£310k▼ 1.3%
Flat£210k▼ 3.4%
District-level averages (BH20) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).
About BH20 5EE
BH20 5EE scores 66/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in transport and safety — with Corfe Castle about 3 minutes' walk away. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.
In national context, BH20 5EE is an above-average neighbourhood — IMD decile 5/10, ranked 16,150 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is high (IMD housing decile 2/10).
There is 1 school within the typical catchment area, including 1 rated Good. The nearest school is Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School (Ofsted: Good), within a short walk.
There were 2 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a very low level of immediate-area crime.
Healthcare access is available, with 1 GP surgery in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is CORFE CASTLE SURGERY, about 4 minutes' walk away.
The nearest rail stations are Corfe Castle (Train, about 3 minutes' walk away), Corfe Castle (Swanage Railway) (Tube/Metro, about 3 minutes' walk away). There are also 6 bus stops within walking distance.
The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding).
There are 8 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 4.4 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Cemetery (0.30 ha), within a short walk. The postcode sits within a AONB, giving it open countryside on the doorstep that isn't recorded as a formal park.
There is 1 supermarket in the wider area, including Spar. The nearest is Spar - Harmans Cross, 1.7 mi away. A public library is within a short walk.
Sources: DfE/Ofsted, UK Police API, NHS ODS, NaPTAN, Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, Natural England, DEFRA, Geolytix and Arts Council England. For an interactive map view, explore BH20 5EE on NestScope.
