BH22 · Dorset

BH22 broadband and area guide

Ofcom coverage, connection speeds, house prices and local data for 698 postcodes across 3 sectors in Dorset.

Full fibre

60%

Gigabit

60%

Superfast

96%

Postcodes

698

Not all postcodes in BH22 have equal access: 95.7% reach superfast speeds, leaving 4.3% below the universal service obligation threshold. Dorset has pockets of weaker connectivity.

Broadband speeds in BH22

Share of BH22 premises by the fastest download speed available, averaged across all 698 postcodes in the district.

Full fibre infrastructure reaches 59.8% of postcodes in BH22, supporting sustained gigabit speeds. Other properties rely on legacy cable or DSL technology. Superfast availability stands at 95.7%, so coverage gaps do exist: 0.1% fall below the universal service obligation floor of 10 Mbps.

Real world speed distribution reveals 59.8% of postcodes capable of gigabit class (300+ Mbps) performance, with 35.9% in the middle 30 to 300 Mbps band. This distribution mirrors the blend of fibre-dense and cable-served regions. Postcodes with gigabit access deliver frictionless streaming and video conferencing. Those stuck below-USO can resolve the issue by relocating to a fibre-equipped postcode.

Under 2 Mbps
<1%
2 to 5 Mbps
0%
5 to 10 Mbps
0%
10 to 30 Mbps
4%
30 to 300 Mbps
36%
300 Mbps and above
60%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations. Percentages are district-wide averages of postcode-level availability, so rows may not sum to exactly 100%.

Connectivity in detail

Below 10 Mbps USO

<1%

Premises unable to get the 10 Mbps universal service minimum

Fixed wireless

0%

Premises that can use a fixed wireless access service

Broadband by sector

BH22 splits into 3 postcode sectors. Coverage and prices can differ street by street, so open a sector below to find your exact postcode.

SectorPostcodesSuperfastFull fibreGigabit
BH22 016099%49%49%
BH22 826392%50%50%
BH22 927598%76%76%
All BH22 0 postcodes (160)
All BH22 8 postcodes (263)
BH22 8AABH22 8ABBH22 8ADBH22 8AEBH22 8AFBH22 8AGBH22 8AHBH22 8AJBH22 8ALBH22 8ANBH22 8APBH22 8AQBH22 8ARBH22 8ASBH22 8ATBH22 8AUBH22 8AWBH22 8AXBH22 8AYBH22 8AZBH22 8BABH22 8BBBH22 8BDBH22 8BEBH22 8BGBH22 8BHBH22 8BJBH22 8BLBH22 8BNBH22 8BPBH22 8BQBH22 8BSBH22 8BTBH22 8BUBH22 8BWBH22 8BXBH22 8BYBH22 8BZBH22 8DABH22 8DBBH22 8DDBH22 8DEBH22 8DHBH22 8DPBH22 8DQBH22 8DRBH22 8DSBH22 8DTBH22 8DUBH22 8DWBH22 8DXBH22 8DYBH22 8DZBH22 8EABH22 8EBBH22 8EDBH22 8EEBH22 8EFBH22 8EGBH22 8EHBH22 8EJBH22 8ELBH22 8ENBH22 8EPBH22 8EQBH22 8ETBH22 8EUBH22 8EWBH22 8EXBH22 8EYBH22 8EZBH22 8FABH22 8FBBH22 8FDBH22 8FFBH22 8FGBH22 8FHBH22 8FJBH22 8FLBH22 8FNBH22 8FPBH22 8FQBH22 8FRBH22 8FSBH22 8FTBH22 8FUBH22 8FXBH22 8FYBH22 8GEBH22 8GFBH22 8GGBH22 8HEBH22 8HFBH22 8HGBH22 8HHBH22 8HJBH22 8HLBH22 8HNBH22 8HPBH22 8HQBH22 8HRBH22 8HSBH22 8HTBH22 8HUBH22 8HWBH22 8HXBH22 8HYBH22 8HZBH22 8JABH22 8JDBH22 8JFBH22 8JGBH22 8JHBH22 8JJBH22 8JLBH22 8JNBH22 8JPBH22 8JQBH22 8JRBH22 8JSBH22 8JTBH22 8JUBH22 8JWBH22 8JXBH22 8JYBH22 8JZBH22 8LABH22 8LBBH22 8LDBH22 8LEBH22 8LFBH22 8LGBH22 8LHBH22 8LJBH22 8LLBH22 8LNBH22 8LPBH22 8LRBH22 8LSBH22 8LTBH22 8LUBH22 8LWBH22 8LXBH22 8LYBH22 8LZBH22 8NABH22 8NBBH22 8NDBH22 8NEBH22 8NFBH22 8NGBH22 8NHBH22 8NJBH22 8NLBH22 8NNBH22 8NQBH22 8PABH22 8PBBH22 8PDBH22 8PEBH22 8PFBH22 8PGBH22 8PHBH22 8PJBH22 8PPBH22 8PQBH22 8PRBH22 8PSBH22 8PTBH22 8PUBH22 8PWBH22 8PXBH22 8PYBH22 8PZBH22 8QABH22 8QBBH22 8QDBH22 8QEBH22 8QFBH22 8QGBH22 8QHBH22 8QJBH22 8QLBH22 8QNBH22 8QPBH22 8QQBH22 8QRBH22 8QSBH22 8QTBH22 8QUBH22 8QWBH22 8QXBH22 8QYBH22 8QZBH22 8RABH22 8RBBH22 8RDBH22 8REBH22 8RFBH22 8RGBH22 8RHBH22 8RJBH22 8RLBH22 8RNBH22 8RPBH22 8RQBH22 8RRBH22 8RSBH22 8RTBH22 8RUBH22 8RWBH22 8RXBH22 8RYBH22 8RZBH22 8SABH22 8SBBH22 8SDBH22 8SEBH22 8SFBH22 8SGBH22 8SHBH22 8SJBH22 8SLBH22 8SNBH22 8SPBH22 8SQBH22 8SRBH22 8SSBH22 8STBH22 8SUBH22 8SWBH22 8SXBH22 8SYBH22 8SZBH22 8TABH22 8TBBH22 8TDBH22 8TFBH22 8TRBH22 8TSBH22 8TTBH22 8TUBH22 8TXBH22 8TYBH22 8TZBH22 8UABH22 8UBBH22 8URBH22 8USBH22 8UTBH22 8UUBH22 8UXBH22 8UYBH22 8UZBH22 8XABH22 8XBBH22 8XDBH22 8XEBH22 8XFBH22 8XGBH22 8XHBH22 8XNBH22 8XQ
All BH22 9 postcodes (275)
BH22 9AABH22 9ABBH22 9ADBH22 9AEBH22 9AFBH22 9AGBH22 9AHBH22 9AJBH22 9ALBH22 9ANBH22 9APBH22 9AQBH22 9ARBH22 9ASBH22 9ATBH22 9AUBH22 9AWBH22 9AXBH22 9AYBH22 9AZBH22 9BABH22 9BBBH22 9BDBH22 9BEBH22 9BGBH22 9BNBH22 9BPBH22 9BSBH22 9BUBH22 9BWBH22 9BXBH22 9BZBH22 9DABH22 9DBBH22 9DDBH22 9DEBH22 9DFBH22 9DGBH22 9DHBH22 9DJBH22 9DNBH22 9DPBH22 9DRBH22 9DSBH22 9DTBH22 9DUBH22 9DWBH22 9DXBH22 9DYBH22 9DZBH22 9EABH22 9EBBH22 9EDBH22 9EEBH22 9EFBH22 9EGBH22 9EHBH22 9EJBH22 9ELBH22 9ENBH22 9EQBH22 9ERBH22 9ESBH22 9ETBH22 9EUBH22 9EWBH22 9EXBH22 9EYBH22 9EZBH22 9FABH22 9FBBH22 9FDBH22 9FEBH22 9FFBH22 9FGBH22 9FHBH22 9FJBH22 9FLBH22 9FNBH22 9FPBH22 9FQBH22 9FRBH22 9FSBH22 9FTBH22 9FUBH22 9FWBH22 9FXBH22 9FYBH22 9FZBH22 9GGBH22 9HABH22 9HBBH22 9HDBH22 9HEBH22 9HHBH22 9HLBH22 9HNBH22 9HPBH22 9HQBH22 9HRBH22 9HSBH22 9HTBH22 9HUBH22 9HWBH22 9HXBH22 9HYBH22 9HZBH22 9JABH22 9JBBH22 9JDBH22 9JEBH22 9JFBH22 9JGBH22 9JHBH22 9JJBH22 9JLBH22 9JNBH22 9JPBH22 9JQBH22 9JSBH22 9JTBH22 9JXBH22 9JYBH22 9JZBH22 9LABH22 9LBBH22 9LDBH22 9LEBH22 9LFBH22 9LGBH22 9LHBH22 9LJBH22 9LLBH22 9LNBH22 9LPBH22 9LQBH22 9LRBH22 9LSBH22 9LTBH22 9LUBH22 9LWBH22 9LXBH22 9LYBH22 9LZBH22 9NABH22 9NBBH22 9NDBH22 9NEBH22 9NFBH22 9NGBH22 9NHBH22 9NJBH22 9NLBH22 9NNBH22 9NPBH22 9NQBH22 9NSBH22 9NTBH22 9NUBH22 9NWBH22 9NYBH22 9NZBH22 9PABH22 9PBBH22 9PDBH22 9PEBH22 9PFBH22 9PGBH22 9PHBH22 9PJBH22 9PLBH22 9PNBH22 9PPBH22 9PQBH22 9PRBH22 9PSBH22 9PTBH22 9PUBH22 9PWBH22 9PXBH22 9PYBH22 9PZBH22 9QABH22 9QBBH22 9QDBH22 9QEBH22 9QFBH22 9QGBH22 9QHBH22 9QJBH22 9QLBH22 9QNBH22 9QPBH22 9QQBH22 9QRBH22 9QSBH22 9QTBH22 9QUBH22 9QWBH22 9QXBH22 9QYBH22 9QZBH22 9RABH22 9RBBH22 9RDBH22 9REBH22 9RFBH22 9RGBH22 9RHBH22 9RJBH22 9RLBH22 9RNBH22 9RPBH22 9RQBH22 9RRBH22 9RSBH22 9RTBH22 9RUBH22 9RWBH22 9RXBH22 9RYBH22 9RZBH22 9SABH22 9SBBH22 9SDBH22 9SEBH22 9SFBH22 9SGBH22 9SHBH22 9SJBH22 9SLBH22 9SNBH22 9SPBH22 9SQBH22 9SRBH22 9SSBH22 9STBH22 9SUBH22 9SWBH22 9SXBH22 9SYBH22 9SZBH22 9TBBH22 9TDBH22 9TFBH22 9TGBH22 9THBH22 9TJBH22 9TLBH22 9TNBH22 9TPBH22 9TRBH22 9TTBH22 9TUBH22 9TWBH22 9TXBH22 9TYBH22 9UABH22 9UBBH22 9UDBH22 9UEBH22 9UFBH22 9UGBH22 9UHBH22 9UJBH22 9ULBH22 9UNBH22 9UPBH22 9URBH22 9USBH22 9UTBH22 9UUBH22 9UXBH22 9UYBH22 9UZ

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Living in Dorset

Below-USO postcodes (0.1%) represent genuine connectivity poverty; users here face unresponsive web pages and failed video calls. An Openreach or Virgin Media fibre deployment could be coming to your address. Significant variation exists between postcodes at the top and bottom.

Remote worker score

50/100

Connectivity and amenities for home working

Family score

50/100

Schools, safety and family amenities

Value score

50/100

What you get for the local price level

BH22 broadband FAQs

Is BH22 well-connected compared to the rest of Dorset?

Gigabit reach of 59.8% is solid. Full fibre at 59.8% supports this.

What should I budget for broadband here?

Gigabit subscriptions from Virgin Media or Openreach range from 40-70 per month. Standard superfast runs 25-45 per month. Below-USO areas may face limited choice.

Are fibre upgrades planned for this postcode?

Enter your postcode into coverage checkers at Openreach.com and Virgin Media to confirm availability. Below-USO areas are entitled to 30 Mbps service by 2026 under universal service obligation rules.

Will speed vary within this postcode?

Yes. Even in a single 698 postcode sector, you might be 1 km from a fibre cabinet and get 50 Mbps or 5 km away and hit gigabit. Always verify with your ISP.

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Every postcode in BH22 has its own page with broadband speeds, house prices, school ratings and crime stats. You can also compare providers for your address.

Data sources: Broadband data from Ofcom Connected Nations 2025 · House prices from HM Land Registry · Crime from Police.uk · See all data sources