BH1 4AD

Boscombe West · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bournemouth
Constituency
Bournemouth East
Postcode district
BH1
Postcode sector
BH1 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH1 4BA 48 m
BH5 1AH 61 m
BH1 4AB 71 m
BH1 4BD 75 m
BH5 1EG 75 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH1 4AD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH1
Postcode sector
BH1 4
Latitude
50.724746
Longitude
-1.845688
British National Grid easting
410,988
British National Grid northing
91,693

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth East · E14001115
Output area
E00180435

Postcode source versions

Explore BH1

62 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
453, Flat D3, Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4AD 29 August 2025 £243,000
453, Flat C2, Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4AD 1 August 2025 £145,000
453, Flat C2, Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4AD 14 March 2023 £140,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
28
Secondary
8
  1. Bethany Church of England Junior School

    Academy converter

    449 m
  2. St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School

    Academy converter

    506 m
  3. King's Park Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    843 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,133
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,874
  • Anti social behaviour 884
  • Vehicle crime 391
  • Other theft 385
  • Criminal damage and arson 384

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
81

27 female, 54 male

Postcode households
47
Residents per household
1.7
BH1 4 residents
10,488

Age bands in BH1 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

1,669 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.7%

1,255 residents

Age 25 to 44
35.4%

3,506 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.2%

2,502 residents

Age 65 and over
9.9%

980 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH1 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

17

within 5 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    259 m

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    801 m

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    1.3 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    2.1 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    2.2 km

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    2.2 km

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    2.3 km

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

    2.8 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    2.8 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    2.9 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    3.3 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    4.0 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    4.0 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    4.1 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    4.2 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    4.5 km

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    4.7 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

  • Boscombe Crescent

    BCT · Boscombe

    0.0 miles
  • Boscombe Crescent

    BCT · Boscombe

    0.1 miles
  • Boscombe Crescent

    BCT · Boscombe

    0.1 miles
  • Boscombe Gardens

    BCT · Boscombe

    0.2 miles
  • Boscombe Gardens

    BCT · Boscombe

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 037A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,285 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 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

Property market

The five-year median is £145,000 from 3 recorded sales in BH1 4AD. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole is £312,162 in June 2026, down 1.6% year on year.

Schools

51 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 8 secondary schools. Bethany Church of England Junior School is the nearest published school at 449 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,133 published events cover 12 months, averaging 427.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,874 events.

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