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BH15 1AB

Poole Town · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Poole
Ward
Poole Town
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Poole
Postcode district
BH15
Postcode sector
BH15 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH15 1AD 36 m
BH15 1BP 47 m
BH15 1HS 54 m
BH15 1RX 68 m
BH15 1JS 69 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH15 1AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH15
Postcode sector
BH15 1
Latitude
50.712951
Longitude
-1.987874
British National Grid easting
400,952
British National Grid northing
90,370

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · E06000058
Electoral ward
Poole Town · E05012674
Parish or community
E04013535
Westminster constituency
Poole · E14001429
Output area
E00078205
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 044E · E01032661
Middle layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 044 · E02003208

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Property

At this postcode

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33 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Flat 5, High Street, Poole, BH15 1AB 26 August 2025 £595,000
7, High Street, Poole, BH15 1AB 6 March 2025 £410,000
35 - 37, High Street, Poole, BH15 1AB 4 August 2022 £1,380,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
22
Secondary
6

  1. Old Town Infant School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    507 m

  2. The Cornerstone Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

  3. Hamworthy Park Junior School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,247
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 758
  • Anti social behaviour 480
  • Shoplifting 192
  • Criminal damage and arson 190
  • Other theft 113

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

5 female, 6 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
1.4
BH15 1 residents
6,505

Age bands in BH15 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.6%

924 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

709 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.4%

1,795 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.1%

1,522 residents

Age 65 and over
21.8%

1,376 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH15 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
93.8%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
62.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
62.5%
Gigabit-capable
62.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
93.8%
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

8

within 5 km

  • POOLE TOWN SURGERY

    36 PARKSTONE ROAD, POOLE, BH15 2PG

    ODS code J81064

    1.2 km

  • THE NEWMAN PRACTICE (DR NEWMANS SURGERY)

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

    ODS code J81648

    1.2 km

  • THE ADAM PRACTICE

    306 BLANDFORD ROAD, HAMWORTHY, POOLE, BH15 4JQ

    ODS code J81006

    1.8 km

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    2.4 km

  • THE BIRCHWOOD PRACTICE

    NORTHMEAD DRIVE, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BH17 7XW

    ODS code J81087

    3.1 km

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

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

    ODS code J81013

    3.6 km

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    3.6 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    4.1 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

  • Poole Museum

    BCT · Poole

    0.0 miles

  • The Portsmouth Hoy

    BCT · Poole

    0.1 miles

  • Orchard Plaza

    BCT · Poole

    0.1 miles

  • Lord Nelson

    BCT · Poole

    0.1 miles

  • Old Orchard

    BCT · Poole

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 044E, 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

18,658 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
10 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.

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
6
Medium risk addresses
16
Low risk addresses
7
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £525,000 from 9 recorded sales in BH15 1AB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole is £312,162 in June 2026, down 1.6% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

35 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 6 secondary schools. Old Town Infant School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 507 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,247 published events cover 12 months, averaging 187.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 758 events.

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