BH15 4AJ

Hamworthy · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH15 4AB 190 m
BH15 4AF 214 m
BH15 4AN 255 m
BH15 4AE 276 m
BH15 4FD 294 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH15 4AJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH15
Postcode sector
BH15 4
Latitude
50.709589
Longitude
-1.992478
British National Grid easting
400,627
British National Grid northing
89,996

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Electoral ward
Hamworthy · E05012663
Parish or community
E04013535
Westminster constituency
Poole · E14001429
Output area
E00180403

Postcode source versions

Explore BH15

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
21
Secondary
5
  1. Hamworthy Park Junior School

    Academy converter

    856 m
  2. The Cornerstone Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    979 m
  3. Old Town Infant School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    986 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,915
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 599
  • Anti social behaviour 424
  • Shoplifting 185
  • Criminal damage and arson 159
  • Other theft 97

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BH15 4 residents
10,808

Age bands in BH15 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

1,840 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

1,021 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.9%

2,827 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.8%

2,933 residents

Age 65 and over
21.2%

2,314 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+
72.2%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
72.2%
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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • POOLE TOWN SURGERY

    36 PARKSTONE ROAD, POOLE, BH15 2PG

    ODS code J81064

    1.6 km

  • THE NEWMAN PRACTICE (DR NEWMANS SURGERY)

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

    ODS code J81648

    1.6 km

  • THE ADAM PRACTICE

    306 BLANDFORD ROAD, HAMWORTHY, POOLE, BH15 4JQ

    ODS code J81006

    1.8 km

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    2.9 km

  • THE BIRCHWOOD PRACTICE

    NORTHMEAD DRIVE, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BH17 7XW

    ODS code J81087

    3.4 km

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

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

    ODS code J81013

    4.1 km

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    4.1 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Poole Ferry Terminal

    FER · Lower Hamworthy

    0.1 miles
  • Poole Ferry Terminal

    FTD · Lower Hamworthy

    0.1 miles
  • Poole Ferry Terminal

    FBT · Lower Hamworthy

    0.2 miles
  • Carters Quay

    BCT · Lower Hamworthy

    0.2 miles
  • Shapwick Road

    BCT · Lower Hamworthy

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 046E, 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

14,030 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
1
Medium risk addresses
5
Low risk addresses
7
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

32 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. Hamworthy Park Junior School is the nearest published school at 856 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,915 published events cover 12 months, averaging 159.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 599 events.

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