BH15 1BD

Poole Town · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Constituency
Poole
Postcode district
BH15
Postcode sector
BH15 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH15 1SH 41 m
BH15 1DX 49 m
BH15 1SJ 49 m
BH15 1DY 59 m
BH15 1EA 69 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH15 1BD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2013
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH15
Postcode sector
BH15 1
Latitude
50.719128
Longitude
-1.978934
British National Grid easting
401,583
British National Grid northing
91,057

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013535
Westminster constituency
Poole · E14001429
Output area
E00180448

Postcode source versions

Explore BH15

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
25
Secondary
7
  1. Old Town Infant School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    485 m
  2. Poole High School

    Academy converter

    690 m
  3. Longfleet Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    779 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,457
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 826
  • Anti social behaviour 532
  • Criminal damage and arson 203
  • Shoplifting 195
  • Vehicle crime 138

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • POOLE TOWN SURGERY

    36 PARKSTONE ROAD, POOLE, BH15 2PG

    ODS code J81064

    256 m

  • THE NEWMAN PRACTICE (DR NEWMANS SURGERY)

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

    ODS code J81648

    256 m

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    1.6 km

  • THE ADAM PRACTICE

    306 BLANDFORD ROAD, HAMWORTHY, POOLE, BH15 4JQ

    ODS code J81006

    2.2 km

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

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

    ODS code J81013

    2.7 km

  • THE BIRCHWOOD PRACTICE

    NORTHMEAD DRIVE, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BH17 7XW

    ODS code J81087

    2.7 km

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    2.8 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    3.2 km

  • THE HADLEIGH PRACTICE

    HADLEIGH PRACTICE, 20 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81041

    4.8 km

  • THE HARVEY PRACTICE

    18 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81046

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • The George

    BCT · Poole

    0.0 miles
  • The George

    BCT · Poole

    0.0 miles
  • Lighthouse

    BCT · Poole

    0.0 miles
  • Barclays set down only

    BCT · Poole

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Poole

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

11,847 of 33,755

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

40 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 7 secondary schools. Old Town Infant School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 485 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,457 published events cover 12 months, averaging 204.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 826 events.

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