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BH1 2EW

Bournemouth Central · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bournemouth Central
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Bournemouth West
Postcode district
BH1
Postcode sector
BH1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH1 2AJ 80 m
BH1 2BS 86 m
BH1 2ET 95 m
BH1 3AA 124 m
BH1 3UA 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH1 2EW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH1
Postcode sector
BH1 2
Latitude
50.717521
Longitude
-1.872597
British National Grid easting
409,090
British National Grid northing
90,886

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · E06000058
Electoral ward
Bournemouth Central · E05012653
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth West · E14001116
Output area
E00077270
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 041F · E01034278
Middle layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 041 · E02003192

Postcode source versions

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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

    733 m

  2. St Michael's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  3. Kings Bournemouth

    Other independent school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,278
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,188
  • Anti social behaviour 1,042
  • Shoplifting 580
  • Other theft 456
  • Criminal damage and arson 428

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

16

within 5 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    802 m

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    2.2 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    2.3 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    2.4 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    2.8 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    2.8 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    3.1 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    3.3 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    3.9 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    4.2 km

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    4.2 km

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    4.3 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    4.3 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    4.3 km

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

    4.7 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    4.9 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Royal Bath Hotel

    BCT · Bournemouth

    0.1 miles

  • Hinton Road Top

    BCT · Bournemouth

    0.1 miles

  • Russell Cotes Museum

    BCT · Lansdowne

    0.1 miles

  • Westover Road

    BCT · Bournemouth

    0.1 miles

  • Russell Cotes Museum

    BCT · Lansdowne

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 041F, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,195 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

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 733 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,278 published events cover 12 months, averaging 523.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,188 events.

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