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BH12 2HP

Newtown & Heatherlands · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Poole
Ward
Newtown & Heatherlands
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Poole
Postcode district
BH12
Postcode sector
BH12 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH12 2HR 78 m
BH12 4HU 87 m
BH12 2HL 131 m
BH12 4HN 131 m
BH12 3NA 156 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH12 2HP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH12
Postcode sector
BH12 2
Latitude
50.738010
Longitude
-1.929906
British National Grid easting
405,042
British National Grid northing
93,159

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · E06000058
Electoral ward
Newtown & Heatherlands · E05012670
Parish or community
E04013535
Westminster constituency
Poole · E14001429
Output area
E00077778
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 022F · E01015385
Middle layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 022 · E02003200

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Property

At this postcode

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38 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Boldre Close, Poole, BH12 2HP 5 September 2024 £280,000
1, Boldre Close, Poole, BH12 2HP 29 January 2024 £289,950
7, Boldre Close, Poole, BH12 2HP 27 January 2022 £280,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
64
Primary
35
Secondary
12

  1. The Quay School

    Academy alternative provision converter

    194 m

  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole

    Academy converter

    416 m

  3. St Aldhelm's Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    563 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,730
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 960
  • Shoplifting 452
  • Anti social behaviour 426
  • Criminal damage and arson 214
  • Other theft 170

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
66

34 female, 32 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
2.8
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 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH12 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

15

within 5 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    1.2 km

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    1.4 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    1.9 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

    2.5 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    2.5 km

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    2.5 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

    3.8 km

  • THE NEWMAN PRACTICE (DR NEWMANS SURGERY)

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

    ODS code J81648

    3.8 km

  • KINSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 KINSON ROAD, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 5EY

    ODS code J81045

    3.8 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    3.9 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    4.4 km

  • THE BIRCHWOOD PRACTICE

    NORTHMEAD DRIVE, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BH17 7XW

    ODS code J81087

    4.8 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Boldre Close

    BCT · Rossmore

    0.1 miles

  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Rossmore

    0.1 miles

  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Rossmore

    0.1 miles

  • Buckingham Road

    BCT · Rossmore

    0.1 miles

  • Arne Avenue Top

    BCT · Rossmore

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 022F, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,140 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 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.

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
1
Low risk addresses
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £280,000 from 3 recorded sales in BH12 2HP. 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

Published establishments

64 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 12 secondary schools. The Quay School is the nearest published school at 194 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,730 published events cover 12 months, averaging 227.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 960 events.

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