BH1 3BU

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH1 3BW 26 m
BH1 3RQ 67 m
BH1 3LJ 103 m
BH1 3FJ 115 m
BH1 3NE 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH1 3BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH1
Postcode sector
BH1 3
Latitude
50.722958
Longitude
-1.861249
British National Grid easting
409,890
British National Grid northing
91,492

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth West · E14001116
Output area
E00180442

Postcode source versions

Explore BH1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
27
Secondary
8
  1. Livingstone Academy Bournemouth

    Free schools

    500 m
  2. Malmesbury Park Primary School

    Academy converter

    940 m
  3. Bethany Church of England Junior School

    Academy converter

    981 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,580
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,701
  • Anti social behaviour 1,224
  • Shoplifting 626
  • Other theft 572
  • Vehicle crime 502

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BH1 3 residents
7,120

Age bands in BH1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
8.7%

688 residents

Age 15 to 24
22.8%

1,795 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.5%

2,638 residents

Age 45 to 64
17.2%

1,351 residents

Age 65 and over
17.7%

1,396 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

    246 m

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    1.2 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    1.9 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    2.1 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    2.2 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    2.9 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    2.9 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    3.0 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    3.2 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    3.3 km

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    3.3 km

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    3.4 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    3.8 km

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

    3.9 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    4.2 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

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

Nearby transport

  • St Swithuns Roundabout

    BCT · Lansdowne

    0.1 miles
  • St Swithuns Roundabout

    BCT · Lansdowne

    0.1 miles
  • Kilmarnock Road

    BCT · Lansdowne

    0.1 miles
  • Kilmarnock Road

    BCT · Lansdowne

    0.1 miles
  • Cotlands Road

    BCT · Lansdowne

    0.2 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

49 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 8 secondary schools. Livingstone Academy Bournemouth is the nearest published school at 500 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,580 published events cover 12 months, averaging 631.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,701 events.

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