BH1 2AX

Bournemouth Central · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Constituency
Bournemouth West
Postcode district
BH1
Postcode sector
BH1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH1 2PP 14 m
BH1 2PE 44 m
BH1 1PH 50 m
BH1 1RU 55 m
BH1 2PG 73 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH1 2AX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH1
Postcode sector
BH1 2
Latitude
50.721841
Longitude
-1.867046
British National Grid easting
409,481
British National Grid northing
91,367

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth West · E14001116
Output area
E00077255

Postcode source versions

Explore BH1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
28
Secondary
8
  1. Livingstone Academy Bournemouth

    Free schools

    205 m
  2. Kings Bournemouth

    Other independent school

    987 m
  3. Malmesbury Park Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,181
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,562
  • Anti social behaviour 1,199
  • Shoplifting 558
  • Other theft 545
  • Criminal damage and arson 472

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BH1 2 residents
1,834

Age bands in BH1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
6.7%

107 residents

Age 15 to 24
23.7%

377 residents

Age 25 to 44
43.5%

692 residents

Age 45 to 64
13.8%

219 residents

Age 65 and over
12.3%

196 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

16

within 5 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    331 m

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    1.7 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    2.1 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

    26-28 ST. ALBANS CRESCENT, CHARMINSTER, BOURNEMOUTH, BH8 9EW

    ODS code J81062

    2.3 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    2.3 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    2.6 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    2.9 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    3.0 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    3.2 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

    2A BRADPOLE ROAD, STROUDEN PARK, BOURNEMOUTH, BH8 9NX

    ODS code J81633

    3.6 km

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    3.8 km

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    3.8 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    2A REDHILL CRESCENT, MOORDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 2XF

    ODS code J81039

    3.9 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    4.2 km

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

    MARINE SURGERY, 29 BELLE VUE RD, BOSCOMBE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 3DB

    ODS code J81049

    4.3 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    4.4 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lansdowne

    BCT · Lansdowne

    0.0 miles
  • Lansdowne

    BCT · Lansdowne

    0.1 miles
  • Lansdowne

    BCT · Lansdowne

    0.1 miles
  • Lansdowne

    BCT · Lansdowne

    0.1 miles
  • Lansdowne

    BCT · Lansdowne

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 041E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,637 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

51 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 8 secondary schools. Livingstone Academy Bournemouth is the nearest published school at 205 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

7,181 published events cover 12 months, averaging 598.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,562 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.