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BH12 5BL

Alderney & Bourne Valley · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Poole
Ward
Alderney & Bourne Valley
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Bournemouth West
Postcode district
BH12
Postcode sector
BH12 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH12 5DZ 89 m
BH12 5BJ 118 m
BH12 5DQ 118 m
BH12 5EA 119 m
BH12 5BN 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH12 5BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH12
Postcode sector
BH12 5
Latitude
50.745029
Longitude
-1.910803
British National Grid easting
406,389
British National Grid northing
93,941

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · E06000058
Electoral ward
Alderney & Bourne Valley · E05012649
Parish or community
E04013535
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth West · E14001116
Output area
E00077763
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 022D · E01015383
Middle layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 022 · E02003200

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
300, Alder Road, Poole, BH12 5BL 4 February 2019 £238,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
66
Primary
37
Secondary
11

  1. Talbot Primary School

    Academy converter

    285 m

  2. Langside School

    Non-maintained special school

    304 m

  3. St Mark's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    755 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,241
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 803
  • Anti social behaviour 400
  • Shoplifting 281
  • Criminal damage and arson 201
  • Other theft 122

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
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

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

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    448 m

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    1.1 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    2.3 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    2.5 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    2.5 km

  • KINSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 KINSON ROAD, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 5EY

    ODS code J81045

    2.6 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    2.6 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    2.8 km

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    2.9 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    3.6 km

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

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

    ODS code J81013

    3.8 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    3.9 km

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    4.1 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    4.3 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    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

  • Roundabout

    BCT · Wallisdown

    0.1 miles

  • Roundabout

    BCT · Wallisdown

    0.1 miles

  • Aldi

    BCT · Wallisdown

    0.1 miles

  • Tesco

    BCT · Wallisdown

    0.1 miles

  • Tesco

    BCT · Wallisdown

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

24,366 of 33,755

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

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

Schools

Published establishments

66 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 11 secondary schools. Talbot Primary School is the nearest published school at 285 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,241 published events cover 12 months, averaging 186.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 803 events.

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