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BH11 9BB

Bearwood & Merley · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bournemouth
Ward
Bearwood & Merley
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Postcode district
BH11
Postcode sector
BH11 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH11 8NW 34 m
BH11 9QS 47 m
BH11 9UH 51 m
BH11 9FD 62 m
BH11 8NN 68 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH11 9BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH11
Postcode sector
BH11 9
Latitude
50.759789
Longitude
-1.927194
British National Grid easting
405,231
British National Grid northing
95,581

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · E06000058
Electoral ward
Bearwood & Merley · E05012650
Parish or community
E04013535
Westminster constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole · E14001363
Output area
E00077382
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 005C · E01015308
Middle layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 005 · E02003173

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Property

At this postcode

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12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Gillespie Gardens, Bournemouth, BH11 9BB 22 June 2021 £240,000
7, Gillespie Gardens, Bournemouth, BH11 9BB 31 March 2021 £235,000
1, Gillespie Gardens, Bournemouth, BH11 9BB 25 September 2020 £280,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
35
Secondary
11

  1. Oak Academy

    Academy converter

    579 m

  2. LeAF Studio

    Studio schools

    742 m

  3. The Lion Works School

    Other independent special school

    853 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,898
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 671
  • Anti social behaviour 336
  • Shoplifting 196
  • Criminal damage and arson 194
  • Public order 113

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

12 female, 11 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.9
BH11 9 residents
10,716

Age bands in BH11 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.1%

1,727 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

956 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.3%

2,612 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.1%

2,806 residents

Age 65 and over
24.7%

2,654 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH11 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
12.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
12.5%
Gigabit-capable
12.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    1.8 km

  • KINSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 KINSON ROAD, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 5EY

    ODS code J81045

    2.0 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    2.6 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    3.0 km

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

    9 MITCHELL ROAD, CANFORD HEATH, POOLE, BH17 8UE

    ODS code J81013

    3.3 km

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    3.6 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    3.7 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    3.9 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    4.1 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    4.4 km

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    4.6 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    4.7 km

  • THE HADLEIGH PRACTICE

    HADLEIGH PRACTICE, 20 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81041

    4.7 km

  • THE HARVEY PRACTICE

    18 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81046

    4.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • High Howe Gardens

    BCT · West Howe

    0.1 miles

  • High Howe Gardens

    BCT · West Howe

    0.1 miles

  • The Clock House

    BCT · West Howe

    0.1 miles

  • High Howe Close

    BCT · West Howe

    0.1 miles

  • High Howe Close

    BCT · West Howe

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 005C, 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

10,044 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

62 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 11 secondary schools. Oak Academy is the nearest published school at 579 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,898 published events cover 12 months, averaging 158.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 671 events.

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