BH12 2BE

Newtown & Heatherlands · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Poole
Constituency
Poole
Postcode district
BH12
Postcode sector
BH12 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH12 2BB 94 m
BH12 2BJ 103 m
BH12 2BN 115 m
BH12 2BW 125 m
BH12 2BL 133 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH12 2BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH12
Postcode sector
BH12 2
Latitude
50.730060
Longitude
-1.929280
British National Grid easting
405,087
British National Grid northing
92,275

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013535
Westminster constituency
Poole · E14001429
Output area
E00077825

Postcode source versions

Explore BH12

86 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Library Road Garage, Library Road, Poole, BH12 2BE 13 April 2026 £250,000
38, Library Road, Poole, BH12 2BE 11 February 2026 £312,500
28, Library Road, Poole, BH12 2BE 6 January 2026 £357,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
61
Primary
34
Secondary
11
  1. Heatherlands Primary School

    Academy converter

    210 m
  2. Courthill Infant School

    Academy converter

    667 m
  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole

    Academy converter

    908 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,477
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 851
  • Shoplifting 395
  • Anti social behaviour 376
  • Criminal damage and arson 187
  • Vehicle crime 172

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
94

50 female, 44 male

Postcode households
41
Residents per household
2.3
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

This postcode contained 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH12 2 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+
97.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
97.7%
Gigabit-capable
97.7%
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

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    949 m

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    1.7 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    2.0 km

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    2.2 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    2.5 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    2.6 km

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

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

    ODS code J81013

    2.8 km

  • POOLE TOWN SURGERY

    36 PARKSTONE ROAD, POOLE, BH15 2PG

    ODS code J81064

    3.5 km

  • THE NEWMAN PRACTICE (DR NEWMANS SURGERY)

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

    ODS code J81648

    3.5 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    3.6 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    4.2 km

  • KINSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 KINSON ROAD, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 5EY

    ODS code J81045

    4.6 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    4.8 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

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

Nearby transport

  • Loch Road

    BCT · Parkstone

    0.1 miles
  • Loch Road

    BCT · Parkstone

    0.1 miles
  • Tennyson Buildings

    BCT · Branksome

    0.2 miles
  • Tennyson Buildings

    BCT · Branksome

    0.2 miles
  • Glencoe Road

    BCT · Parkstone

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 032B, 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

24,830 of 33,755

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

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 £331,000 from 12 recorded sales in BH12 2BE. 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

61 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 11 secondary schools. Heatherlands Primary School is the nearest published school at 210 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,477 published events cover 12 months, averaging 206.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 851 events.

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