BH12 1LP

Alderney & Bourne Valley · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Constituency
Bournemouth West
Postcode district
BH12
Postcode sector
BH12 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH12 1LR 71 m
BH12 1JY 126 m
BH12 1DJ 147 m
BH12 1LT 151 m
BH12 1LU 156 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH12 1LP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1986
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH12
Postcode sector
BH12 1
Latitude
50.732071
Longitude
-1.912089
British National Grid easting
406,300
British National Grid northing
92,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013535
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth West · E14001116
Output area
E00077813

Postcode source versions

Explore BH12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
67
Primary
39
Secondary
11
  1. Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    255 m
  2. Talbot Heath School

    Other independent school

    789 m
  3. Victoria Education Centre

    Non-maintained special school

    898 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,896
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 609
  • Shoplifting 311
  • Anti social behaviour 302
  • Vehicle crime 137
  • Criminal damage and arson 129

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BH12 1 residents
6,190

Age bands in BH12 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

1,001 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

548 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.1%

1,846 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

1,723 residents

Age 65 and over
19.3%

1,223 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

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    1.1 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    1.5 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    1.9 km

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    2.2 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    2.4 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    2.6 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    3.0 km

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    3.4 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    3.7 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    3.8 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    3.8 km

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

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

    ODS code J81013

    3.8 km

  • KINSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 KINSON ROAD, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 5EY

    ODS code J81045

    4.0 km

  • POOLE TOWN SURGERY

    36 PARKSTONE ROAD, POOLE, BH15 2PG

    ODS code J81064

    4.7 km

  • THE NEWMAN PRACTICE (DR NEWMANS SURGERY)

    THE SURGERY, 36 PARKSTONE ROAD, POOLE, BH15 2PG

    ODS code J81648

    4.7 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    4.8 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Railway Arches

    BCT · Branksome

    0.2 miles
  • Bishop Aldhelms School

    BCT · Branksome

    0.2 miles
  • Bishop Aldhelms School

    BCT · Branksome

    0.2 miles
  • Railway Arches

    BCT · Branksome

    0.2 miles
  • Yarmouth Court

    BCT · Branksome

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 029D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,953 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
8 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

67 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 11 secondary schools. Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 255 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,896 published events cover 12 months, averaging 158 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 609 events.

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