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BH12 2AY

Penn Hill · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Penn Hill
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Poole
Postcode district
BH12
Postcode sector
BH12 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH14 9AX 20 m
BH14 9BS 28 m
BH14 9AL 51 m
BH14 9BE 91 m
BH14 9AR 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH12 2AY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH12
Postcode sector
BH12 2
Latitude
50.727584
Longitude
-1.924849
British National Grid easting
405,400
British National Grid northing
92,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · E06000058
Electoral ward
Penn Hill · E05012673
Parish or community
E04013535
Westminster constituency
Poole · E14001429
Output area
E00077872
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 048A · E01015402
Middle layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 048 · E02003211

Postcode source versions

Explore BH12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
34
Secondary
11

  1. Heatherlands Primary School

    Academy converter

    458 m

  2. Victoria Education Centre

    Non-maintained special school

    534 m

  3. Courthill Infant School

    Academy converter

    784 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,214
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 734
  • Shoplifting 345
  • Anti social behaviour 337
  • Vehicle crime 171
  • Criminal damage and arson 166

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BH12 2 residents
7,489

Age bands in BH12 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

1,339 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

692 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.3%

2,273 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

1,999 residents

Age 65 and over
16%

1,204 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

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    1.2 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    1.6 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    2.1 km

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    2.4 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    2.5 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    2.6 km

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

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

    ODS code J81013

    3.2 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    3.4 km

  • POOLE TOWN SURGERY

    36 PARKSTONE ROAD, POOLE, BH15 2PG

    ODS code J81064

    3.7 km

  • THE NEWMAN PRACTICE (DR NEWMANS SURGERY)

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

    ODS code J81648

    3.7 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    4.1 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    4.5 km

  • KINSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 KINSON ROAD, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 5EY

    ODS code J81045

    4.7 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    4.8 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Branksome Roundabout

    BCT · Branksome

    0.1 miles

  • Branksome Roundabout

    BCT · Branksome

    0.1 miles

  • Tennyson Buildings

    BCT · Branksome

    0.1 miles

  • Tennyson Buildings

    BCT · Branksome

    0.1 miles

  • Branksome Station

    BCT · Branksome

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 048A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,554 of 33,755

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

62 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 11 secondary schools. Heatherlands Primary School is the nearest published school at 458 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,214 published events cover 12 months, averaging 184.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 734 events.

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