BH12 3EA

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH12 3LR 34 m
BH14 0RH 44 m
BH14 0RD 60 m
BH12 3JY 76 m
BH14 0RT 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH12 3EA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2014
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH12
Postcode sector
BH12 3
Latitude
50.733796
Longitude
-1.952556
British National Grid easting
403,444
British National Grid northing
92,689

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013535
Westminster constituency
Poole · E14001429
Output area
E00078055

Postcode source versions

Explore BH12

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Petworth Close, Poole, BH12 3EA 25 August 2020 £263,000
3, Petworth Close, Poole, BH12 3EA 20 March 2020 £268,000
2, Petworth Close, Poole, BH12 3EA 20 June 2014 £215,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
31
Secondary
13
  1. Livingstone Road Infant School

    Academy converter

    585 m
  2. Livingstone Road Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    606 m
  3. St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole

    Voluntary aided school

    727 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,288
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 853
  • Anti social behaviour 403
  • Shoplifting 209
  • Criminal damage and arson 197
  • Other theft 151

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

11 female, 9 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.3
BH12 3 residents
8,624

Age bands in BH12 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

1,597 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

891 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.2%

2,511 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.7%

2,287 residents

Age 65 and over
18.1%

1,611 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH12 3 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

13

within 5 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    756 m

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    925 m

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    1.2 km

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

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

    ODS code J81013

    1.2 km

  • POOLE TOWN SURGERY

    36 PARKSTONE ROAD, POOLE, BH15 2PG

    ODS code J81064

    2.3 km

  • THE NEWMAN PRACTICE (DR NEWMANS SURGERY)

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

    ODS code J81648

    2.3 km

  • THE BIRCHWOOD PRACTICE

    NORTHMEAD DRIVE, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BH17 7XW

    ODS code J81087

    3.3 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    3.5 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    3.7 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    4.0 km

  • THE HADLEIGH PRACTICE

    HADLEIGH PRACTICE, 20 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81041

    4.2 km

  • THE HARVEY PRACTICE

    18 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81046

    4.2 km

  • THE ADAM PRACTICE

    306 BLANDFORD ROAD, HAMWORTHY, POOLE, BH15 4JQ

    ODS code J81006

    4.3 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Grove Road

    BCT · Newtown

    0.0 miles
  • Grove Road

    BCT · Newtown

    0.0 miles
  • Liberal Hall

    BCT · Newtown

    0.1 miles
  • Liberal Hall

    BCT · Newtown

    0.1 miles
  • Haymoor Road

    BCT · Newtown

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 030A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,862 of 33,755

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

Schools

57 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 13 secondary schools. Livingstone Road Infant School is the nearest published school at 585 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,288 published events cover 12 months, averaging 190.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 853 events.

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