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BH15 2RU

Parkstone · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Parkstone
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Poole
Postcode district
BH15
Postcode sector
BH15 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH15 2PB 51 m
BH15 2FP 89 m
BH15 2PA 112 m
BH14 0FD 116 m
BH15 2QA 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH15 2RU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH15
Postcode sector
BH15 2
Latitude
50.722703
Longitude
-1.962824
British National Grid easting
402,720
British National Grid northing
91,455

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · E06000058
Electoral ward
Parkstone · E05012672
Parish or community
E04013535
Westminster constituency
Poole · E14001429
Output area
E00078134
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 030D · E01015456
Middle layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 030 · E02003204

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
25
Secondary
8

  1. The Bournemouth and Poole College

    Further education

    232 m

  2. Ocean Academy Poole

    Academy sponsor led

    566 m

  3. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole

    Academy converter

    702 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,137
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 745
  • Anti social behaviour 480
  • Criminal damage and arson 186
  • Shoplifting 126
  • Other theft 123

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    353 m

  • POOLE TOWN SURGERY

    36 PARKSTONE ROAD, POOLE, BH15 2PG

    ODS code J81064

    951 m

  • THE NEWMAN PRACTICE (DR NEWMANS SURGERY)

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

    ODS code J81648

    951 m

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    1.6 km

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

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

    ODS code J81013

    2.1 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    2.2 km

  • THE BIRCHWOOD PRACTICE

    NORTHMEAD DRIVE, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BH17 7XW

    ODS code J81087

    3.2 km

  • THE ADAM PRACTICE

    306 BLANDFORD ROAD, HAMWORTHY, POOLE, BH15 4JQ

    ODS code J81006

    3.4 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    4.2 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

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Park Gates

    BCT · Parkstone

    0.0 miles

  • The College

    BCT · Parkstone

    0.1 miles

  • Park Gates

    BCT · Parkstone

    0.1 miles

  • The College

    BCT · Parkstone

    0.1 miles

  • The College

    BCT · Parkstone

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 030D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,154 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 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

43 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 8 secondary schools. The Bournemouth and Poole College is the nearest published school at 232 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,137 published events cover 12 months, averaging 178.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 745 events.

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