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BH15 1WY

Poole Town · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 1WZ 0 m
BH15 1QX 49 m
BH15 1QA 60 m
BH15 1QY 77 m
BH15 1QW 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH15 1WY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 2002
Terminated
1 March 2004
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH15
Postcode sector
BH15 1
Latitude
50.712896
Longitude
-1.980990
British National Grid easting
401,438
British National Grid northing
90,364

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
E00078207
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 044F · E01032662
Middle layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 044 · E02003208

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
23
Secondary
7

  1. Old Town Infant School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    247 m

  2. Poole High School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

  3. Longfleet Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,201
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 738
  • Anti social behaviour 480
  • Shoplifting 187
  • Criminal damage and arson 181
  • Vehicle crime 114

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • POOLE TOWN SURGERY

    36 PARKSTONE ROAD, POOLE, BH15 2PG

    ODS code J81064

    854 m

  • THE NEWMAN PRACTICE (DR NEWMANS SURGERY)

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

    ODS code J81648

    854 m

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    2.0 km

  • THE ADAM PRACTICE

    306 BLANDFORD ROAD, HAMWORTHY, POOLE, BH15 4JQ

    ODS code J81006

    2.3 km

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    3.2 km

  • THE BIRCHWOOD PRACTICE

    NORTHMEAD DRIVE, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BH17 7XW

    ODS code J81087

    3.3 km

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

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

    ODS code J81013

    3.4 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Ballard Close

    BCT · Poole

    117 m

  • Perry Gardens

    BCT · Poole

    131 m

  • Perry Gardens

    BCT · Poole

    139 m

  • Poole Quay Hotel

    BCT · Poole

    183 m

  • Lander Close

    BCT · Poole

    250 m

Relative deprivation

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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,461 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 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

37 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 7 secondary schools. Old Town Infant School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 247 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,201 published events cover 12 months, averaging 183 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 738 events.

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