BH12 3PH

Newtown & Heatherlands · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Poole
Constituency
Poole
Postcode district
BH12
Postcode sector
BH12 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH12 3EZ 35 m
BH12 3HQ 55 m
BH12 3EY 78 m
BH12 3DY 79 m
BH12 3JG 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH12 3PH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH12
Postcode sector
BH12 3
Latitude
50.738332
Longitude
-1.942263
British National Grid easting
404,170
British National Grid northing
93,194

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013535
Westminster constituency
Poole · E14001429
Output area
E00078077

Postcode source versions

Explore BH12

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Rachael Close, Poole, BH12 3PH 19 May 2017 £292,000
2, Rachael Close, Poole, BH12 3PH 28 August 2004 £239,000
4, Rachael Close, Poole, BH12 3PH 11 October 2001 £159,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
34
Secondary
13
  1. Livingstone Road Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    384 m
  2. Livingstone Road Infant School

    Academy converter

    478 m
  3. St Aldhelm's Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    778 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,431
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 892
  • Anti social behaviour 427
  • Shoplifting 286
  • Criminal damage and arson 208
  • Other theft 167

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

5 female, 4 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.1% 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+
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%

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

15

within 5 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    373 m

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    1.1 km

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

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

    ODS code J81013

    1.6 km

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    2.0 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    2.6 km

  • POOLE TOWN SURGERY

    36 PARKSTONE ROAD, POOLE, BH15 2PG

    ODS code J81064

    3.1 km

  • THE NEWMAN PRACTICE (DR NEWMANS SURGERY)

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

    ODS code J81648

    3.1 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    3.2 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    3.2 km

  • THE BIRCHWOOD PRACTICE

    NORTHMEAD DRIVE, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BH17 7XW

    ODS code J81087

    4.0 km

  • KINSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 KINSON ROAD, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 5EY

    ODS code J81045

    4.3 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    4.4 km

  • THE HADLEIGH PRACTICE

    HADLEIGH PRACTICE, 20 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81041

    4.4 km

  • THE HARVEY PRACTICE

    18 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81046

    4.4 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

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

Nearby transport

  • Rachael Close

    BCT · Newtown

    0.0 miles
  • Rachael Close

    BCT · Newtown

    0.0 miles
  • Brixey Road Church

    BCT · Newtown

    0.1 miles
  • Brixey Road Church

    BCT · Newtown

    0.1 miles
  • Faith Gardens

    BCT · Newtown

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 023E, 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

12,868 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
5 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
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

62 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 13 secondary schools. Livingstone Road Junior School is the nearest published school at 384 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,431 published events cover 12 months, averaging 202.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 892 events.

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