BH15 2AW

Poole Town · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Poole
Constituency
Poole
Postcode district
BH15
Postcode sector
BH15 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH15 2AL 29 m
BH15 2AR 117 m
BH15 2AP 132 m
BH15 2AA 141 m
BH15 2BD 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH15 2AW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2006
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH15
Postcode sector
BH15 2
Latitude
50.725550
Longitude
-1.989472
British National Grid easting
400,839
British National Grid northing
91,771

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013535
Westminster constituency
Poole · E14001429
Output area
E00078211

Postcode source versions

Explore BH15

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
87 - 89, Sterte Avenue West, Poole, BH15 2AW 31 January 2005 £409,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
26
Secondary
8
  1. Poole High School

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    418 m
  2. Oakdale Junior School

    Academy converter

    693 m
  3. Longfleet Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,371
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 791
  • Anti social behaviour 500
  • Shoplifting 223
  • Criminal damage and arson 185
  • Vehicle crime 135

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BH15 2 residents
7,275

Age bands in BH15 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

1,051 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

685 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.2%

1,897 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.3%

1,693 residents

Age 65 and over
23.7%

1,655 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

    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

    1.6 km

  • THE BIRCHWOOD PRACTICE

    NORTHMEAD DRIVE, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BH17 7XW

    ODS code J81087

    1.8 km

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    2.2 km

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

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

    ODS code J81013

    2.5 km

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    3.3 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    3.4 km

  • THE HADLEIGH PRACTICE

    HADLEIGH PRACTICE, 20 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81041

    4.0 km

  • THE HARVEY PRACTICE

    18 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81046

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Sterte Shops

    BCT · Sterte

    0.2 miles
  • Sterte Shops

    BCT · Sterte

    0.2 miles
  • Tatnam Road

    BCT · Stanley Green

    0.2 miles
  • Tatnam Road

    BCT · Stanley Green

    0.2 miles
  • Palmer Road

    BCT · Stanley Green

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

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

13,245 of 33,755

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

42 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 8 secondary schools. Poole High School is the nearest published school at 418 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,371 published events cover 12 months, averaging 197.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 791 events.

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