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BH12 4RG

Canford Heath · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Canford Heath
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Postcode district
BH12
Postcode sector
BH12 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH17 8QF 81 m
BH17 8NT 85 m
BH17 8QB 111 m
BH17 8QQ 116 m
BH17 8QE 133 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH12 4RG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 December 1997
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH12
Postcode sector
BH12 4
Latitude
50.740194
Longitude
-1.965928
British National Grid easting
402,500
British National Grid northing
93,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · E06000058
Electoral ward
Canford Heath · E05012657
Parish or community
E04013535
Westminster constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole · E14001363
Output area
E00077903
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 016A · E01015407
Middle layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 016 · E02003198

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
60
Primary
34
Secondary
12

  1. Canford Heath Infant School

    Academy converter

    461 m

  2. St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole

    Voluntary aided school

    466 m

  3. Canford Heath Junior School

    Academy converter

    521 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,739
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 667
  • Anti social behaviour 337
  • Shoplifting 158
  • Other theft 125
  • Criminal damage and arson 119

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BH12 4 residents
9,471

Age bands in BH12 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.6%

1,753 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

987 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.9%

2,319 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.9%

2,235 residents

Age 65 and over
18.6%

1,672 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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

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

    ODS code J81013

    205 m

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    1.3 km

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    1.9 km

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    2.1 km

  • THE BIRCHWOOD PRACTICE

    NORTHMEAD DRIVE, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BH17 7XW

    ODS code J81087

    2.3 km

  • POOLE TOWN SURGERY

    36 PARKSTONE ROAD, POOLE, BH15 2PG

    ODS code J81064

    2.4 km

  • THE NEWMAN PRACTICE (DR NEWMANS SURGERY)

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

    ODS code J81648

    2.4 km

  • THE HADLEIGH PRACTICE

    HADLEIGH PRACTICE, 20 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81041

    3.0 km

  • THE HARVEY PRACTICE

    18 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81046

    3.0 km

  • THE ADAM PRACTICE

    306 BLANDFORD ROAD, HAMWORTHY, POOLE, BH15 4JQ

    ODS code J81006

    3.8 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    4.1 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    4.8 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Wykeham Close

    BCT · Canford Heath

    0.1 miles

  • The Pilot

    BCT · Canford Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Wykeham Close

    BCT · Canford Heath

    0.1 miles

  • The Pilot

    BCT · Canford Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Gibson Road

    BCT · Canford Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 016A, 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

23,687 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

60 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 12 secondary schools. Canford Heath Infant School is the nearest published school at 461 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,739 published events cover 12 months, averaging 144.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 667 events.

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