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BH11 9QF

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 9QE 53 m
BH11 9QG 66 m
BH11 9PX 99 m
BH11 9QB 116 m
BH11 9PY 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH11 9QF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH11
Postcode sector
BH11 9
Latitude
50.766785
Longitude
-1.926134
British National Grid easting
405,305
British National Grid northing
96,359

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
E00077413
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 005D · E01015311
Middle layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 005 · E02003173

Postcode source versions

Explore BH11

Property

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39 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
16, Venning Avenue, Bear Cross, Bournemouth, BH11 9QF 30 June 2026 £330,000
30, Venning Avenue, Bear Cross, Bournemouth, BH11 9QF 19 December 2025 £405,000
40, Venning Avenue, Bear Cross, Bournemouth, BH11 9QF 10 October 2025 £373,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
59
Primary
31
Secondary
13

  1. LeAF Studio

    Studio schools

    415 m

  2. Oak Academy

    Academy converter

    623 m

  3. Bearwood Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    874 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,534
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 524
  • Anti social behaviour 279
  • Shoplifting 193
  • Criminal damage and arson 147
  • Public order 86

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
62

31 female, 31 male

Postcode households
27
Residents per household
2.3
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 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH11 9 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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • KINSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 KINSON ROAD, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 5EY

    ODS code J81045

    1.7 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    2.3 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    3.4 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    3.5 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    3.8 km

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

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

    ODS code J81013

    3.9 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    4.2 km

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    4.4 km

  • ORCHID HOUSE SURGERY

    FERNDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE, ST. MARYS ROAD, FERNDOWN, BH22 9HB

    ODS code J81002

    4.5 km

  • PENNY'S HILL PRACTICE

    FERNDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE, ST. MARYS ROAD, FERNDOWN, BH22 9HB

    ODS code J81061

    4.5 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    4.5 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    4.6 km

  • THE HADLEIGH PRACTICE

    HADLEIGH PRACTICE, 20 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81041

    4.8 km

  • THE HARVEY PRACTICE

    18 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81046

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Weldon Avenue

    BCT · Bear Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Weldon Avenue

    BCT · Bear Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Co-op Store

    BCT · Bearwood

    0.2 miles

  • Holloway Avenue

    BCT · Bear Cross

    0.2 miles

  • Knights Road

    BCT · Bearwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,846 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
9 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 £354,000 from 6 recorded sales in BH11 9QF. 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

59 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 13 secondary schools. LeAF Studio is the nearest published school at 415 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,534 published events cover 12 months, averaging 127.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 524 events.

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