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BH15 3WA

Oakdale · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Oakdale
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Poole
Postcode district
BH15
Postcode sector
BH15 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH15 3TH 6 m
BH15 3AH 70 m
BH15 3TD 74 m
BH15 3AE 91 m
BH15 3AN 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH15 3WA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 November 2002
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH15
Postcode sector
BH15 3
Latitude
50.728500
Longitude
-1.986935
British National Grid easting
401,018
British National Grid northing
92,099

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · E06000058
Electoral ward
Oakdale · E05012671
Parish or community
E04013535
Westminster constituency
Poole · E14001429
Output area
E00078124
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 034D · E01015450
Middle layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 034 · E02003205

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
27
Secondary
9

  1. Oakdale Junior School

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    442 m

  2. Poole High School

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    497 m

  3. Stanley Green Infant Academy

    Academy converter

    788 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,913
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 655
  • Anti social behaviour 392
  • Shoplifting 162
  • Criminal damage and arson 154
  • Vehicle crime 119

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BH15 3 residents
11,068

Age bands in BH15 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.3%

1,881 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

1,120 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.3%

2,682 residents

Age 45 to 64
28%

3,229 residents

Age 65 and over
22.7%

2,618 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

    1.3 km

  • THE NEWMAN PRACTICE (DR NEWMANS SURGERY)

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

    ODS code J81648

    1.3 km

  • THE BIRCHWOOD PRACTICE

    NORTHMEAD DRIVE, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BH17 7XW

    ODS code J81087

    1.5 km

  • THE ADAM PRACTICE

    306 BLANDFORD ROAD, HAMWORTHY, POOLE, BH15 4JQ

    ODS code J81006

    1.9 km

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    2.1 km

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

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

    ODS code J81013

    2.2 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    3.1 km

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    3.1 km

  • THE HADLEIGH PRACTICE

    HADLEIGH PRACTICE, 20 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81041

    3.6 km

  • THE HARVEY PRACTICE

    18 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81046

    3.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Palmer Road

    BCT · Stanley Green

    0.1 miles

  • Palmer Road

    BCT · Stanley Green

    0.1 miles

  • Tatnam Road

    BCT · Stanley Green

    0.1 miles

  • Tatnam Road

    BCT · Stanley Green

    0.1 miles

  • Junior School

    BCT · Oakdale

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 034D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,358 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

46 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 9 secondary schools. Oakdale Junior School is the nearest published school at 442 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,913 published events cover 12 months, averaging 159.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 655 events.

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