BH12 2ES

Newtown & Heatherlands · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Constituency
Poole
Postcode district
BH12
Postcode sector
BH12 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH12 2AF 53 m
BH12 2ED 93 m
BH12 2HB 108 m
BH12 2EA 111 m
BH12 2EB 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH12 2ES
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH12
Postcode sector
BH12 2
Latitude
50.733882
Longitude
-1.929090
British National Grid easting
405,100
British National Grid northing
92,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013535
Westminster constituency
Poole · E14001429
Output area
E00077836

Postcode source versions

Explore BH12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
63
Primary
35
Secondary
11
  1. Heatherlands Primary School

    Academy converter

    305 m
  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole

    Academy converter

    538 m
  3. The Quay School

    Academy alternative provision converter

    646 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,662
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 930
  • Shoplifting 421
  • Anti social behaviour 412
  • Criminal damage and arson 204
  • Other theft 176

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

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    1.1 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    1.4 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    2.1 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    2.2 km

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    2.3 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    2.4 km

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

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

    ODS code J81013

    2.6 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    3.5 km

  • POOLE TOWN SURGERY

    36 PARKSTONE ROAD, POOLE, BH15 2PG

    ODS code J81064

    3.6 km

  • THE NEWMAN PRACTICE (DR NEWMANS SURGERY)

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

    ODS code J81648

    3.6 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    4.0 km

  • KINSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 KINSON ROAD, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 5EY

    ODS code J81045

    4.2 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    4.6 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    4.9 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    4.9 km

  • THE BIRCHWOOD PRACTICE

    NORTHMEAD DRIVE, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BH17 7XW

    ODS code J81087

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Sunnyside Road

    BCT · Rossmore

    0.1 miles
  • Sunnyside Road

    BCT · Rossmore

    0.1 miles
  • Alcester Road

    BCT · Rossmore

    0.1 miles
  • Alcester Road

    BCT · Rossmore

    0.1 miles
  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Rossmore

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

21,197 of 33,755

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

63 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 11 secondary schools. Heatherlands Primary School is the nearest published school at 305 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,662 published events cover 12 months, averaging 221.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 930 events.

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