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BH12 5BF

Talbot & Branksome Woods · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Talbot & Branksome Woods
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Bournemouth West
Postcode district
BH12
Postcode sector
BH12 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH12 5HL 103 m
BH12 5HS 109 m
BH12 5HH 113 m
BH12 5HJ 120 m
BH12 5BB 211 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH12 5BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH12
Postcode sector
BH12 5
Latitude
50.741106
Longitude
-1.896568
British National Grid easting
407,394
British National Grid northing
93,506

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · E06000058
Electoral ward
Talbot & Branksome Woods · E05012677
Parish or community
E04013535
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth West · E14001116
Output area
E00077808
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 029C · E01015388
Middle layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 029 · E02003202

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
66
Primary
36
Secondary
12

  1. Arts University Bournemouth

    Higher education institutions

    110 m

  2. Bournemouth University

    Higher education institutions

    211 m

  3. St Mark's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    621 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,255
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 709
  • Anti social behaviour 393
  • Shoplifting 377
  • Vehicle crime 157
  • Criminal damage and arson 155

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
165

68 female, 97 male

Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BH12 5 residents
4,395

Age bands in BH12 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

734 residents

Age 15 to 24
16.7%

793 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.6%

1,121 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.2%

1,151 residents

Age 65 and over
20.1%

953 residents

This postcode contained 3.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH12 5 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+
98.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
98.9%
Gigabit-capable
98.9%
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

18

within 5 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    0 m

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    1.2 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    1.2 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    1.6 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    2.0 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    2.3 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    2.5 km

  • KINSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 KINSON ROAD, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 5EY

    ODS code J81045

    2.9 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    3.3 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    3.3 km

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    3.5 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    3.6 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

    2A BRADPOLE ROAD, STROUDEN PARK, BOURNEMOUTH, BH8 9NX

    ODS code J81633

    3.9 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    4.0 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    4.5 km

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    4.8 km

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

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

    ODS code J81013

    4.8 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

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

Nearby transport

  • Bournemouth University

    BCS · Talbot Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Bournemouth University

    BCS · Talbot Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Bournemouth University

    BCS · Talbot Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Bournemouth University

    BCS · Talbot Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Fern Barrow Surgery

    BCT · Talbot Heath

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 029C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,145 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
10 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

66 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 12 secondary schools. Arts University Bournemouth is the nearest published school at 110 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,255 published events cover 12 months, averaging 187.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 709 events.

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