BH20 5LR
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Property report — BH20 5LR
Open-data due diligence for BH20 5LR and the area around it.
BH20 5LR in brief: 2 recorded sales (£118,150–£501,000) · no modelled flood risk · 4 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BH20 5LR itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BH20 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£681,857
Population
6,377
Crimes recorded
3
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
46%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BH20 5, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (13 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-20 | £501,000 | OLD CHURCH OF ST. JAMES LANGTON ROAD | Other |
| 1997-04-16 | £118,150 | THE LOOKOUT LANGTON ROAD | Detached |
2 recorded sales on BH20 5LR. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School | 1.5 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers | 2.3 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| The Swanage School | 3.1 mi | Secondary | Good (2023) |
| Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School | 3.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: CORFE CASTLE SURGERY (1.6 mi) · SWANAGE MEDICAL PRACTICE (4.2 mi)
Nearest hospitals: SWANAGE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (4.2 mi) · SWANAGE COMMUNTIY HOSPITAL (4.2 mi) · SWANAGE HOSPITAL MIU (4.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: KINGSTON BARN (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · WILLIAM POINTER MONUMENT IN THE CHURCHYARD, 4 METRES EAST OF OLD CHURCH OF ST JAMES (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · JOHN ILES MONUMENT, IN THE CHURCHYARD, 5 METRES EAST OF THE EAST WALL OF OLD CHURCH OF ST JAMES (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: WELL (4.2 mi) · WELL (4.3 mi) · BOOTS (4.3 mi)
Nearest stations: Harman's Cross (Swanage Railway) (1.3 mi) · Corfe Castle (1.7 mi) · Corfe Castle (Swanage Railway) (1.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (4.1 mi) · Budgens (4.2 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 56
- One-person households
- 27%
- Households with children
- 19%
- Households
- 2,812
Owned 68% · Social rent 10% · Private rent 22%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BH20 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BH20 5 (Jun 24–Apr 26, average 2/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for BH20 5LR in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictBH20 | SectorBH20 5 | PostcodeBH20 5LR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £453,019 | £681,857 | £309,575 |
| Population | 27,351 | 6,377 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 67 | 3 | — |
| Schools | 11 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 50% | 46% | 57% |
| Superfast broadband | 88% | 81% | 57% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BH20 5); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.