BH16 6AD Guide - Crime Rate, Schools & Area Review

BH16 6AD is a postcode in Lytchett Matravers & Upton, Dorset, South West, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near BH16 6AD, then scores the surrounding small area 51/100 - bottom 42% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around BH16 6AD are jobs and safety, while health is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for BH16 6AD is based on Dorset 028 Census 2021. It covers 8,644 residents, 597 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 47, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 76% owner-occupied, 15% privately rented, 8% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 4/10.

For property prices near BH16 6AD, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the BH16 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £355k from 31 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near BH16 6AD by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near BH16 6AD; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.