BH11 9QJ

Bearwood & Merley · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bournemouth
Postcode district
BH11
Postcode sector
BH11 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH11 9GG 51 m
BH11 9UL 108 m
BH11 9QH 133 m
BH11 9TB 145 m
BH11 9QW 161 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH11 9QJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH11
Postcode sector
BH11 9
Latitude
50.769158
Longitude
-1.938142
British National Grid easting
404,458
British National Grid northing
96,622

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013535
Output area
E00180426

Postcode source versions

Explore BH11

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Merton Manor, Wheelers Lane, Bearwood, Bournemouth, BH11 9QJ 8 January 2021 £850,000
Gatehouse, Wheelers Lane, Bournemouth, BH11 9QJ 31 January 2005 £100,000
Merton Manor, Wheelers Lane, Bearwood, Bournemouth, BH11 9QJ 29 October 2003 £466,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
61
Primary
33
Secondary
15
  1. Bearwood Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    163 m
  2. The White House School

    Other independent special school

    769 m
  3. LeAF Studio

    Studio schools

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
729
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 204
  • Shoplifting 129
  • Anti social behaviour 123
  • Criminal damage and arson 77
  • Public order 47

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

5 female, 4 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.1% 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+
40%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
40%
Gigabit-capable
40%
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

12

within 5 km

  • KINSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 KINSON ROAD, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 5EY

    ODS code J81045

    2.6 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    3.1 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    3.3 km

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

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

    ODS code J81013

    3.6 km

  • THE HADLEIGH PRACTICE

    HADLEIGH PRACTICE, 20 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81041

    4.0 km

  • THE HARVEY PRACTICE

    18 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81046

    4.0 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    4.3 km

  • THE QUARTER JACK SURGERY

    RODWAYS CORNER, WIMBORNE, BH21 1AP

    ODS code J81034

    4.5 km

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    4.5 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    4.7 km

  • ORCHID HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81002

    4.8 km

  • PENNY'S HILL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81061

    4.8 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

  • Viscounts Walk

    BCT · Bearwood

    0.1 miles
  • Viscount Walk

    BCT · Bearwood

    0.1 miles
  • King John Avenue

    BCT · Bearwood

    0.2 miles
  • Beaumaris Road

    BCT · Bearwood

    0.2 miles
  • King John Avenue

    BCT · Bearwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 008B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,904 of 33,755

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

61 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 15 secondary schools. Bearwood Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 163 m.

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

Recorded crime

729 published events cover 12 months, averaging 60.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 204 events.

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