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BH16 5BF

Hamworthy · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Poole
Ward
Hamworthy
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Poole
Postcode district
BH16
Postcode sector
BH16 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH16 5AT 84 m
BH16 5AU 119 m
BH16 5BE 136 m
BH16 5DL 147 m
BH16 5AW 169 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH16 5BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH16
Postcode sector
BH16 5
Latitude
50.724549
Longitude
-2.028801
British National Grid easting
398,063
British National Grid northing
91,660

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · E06000058
Electoral ward
Hamworthy · E05012663
Parish or community
E04013535
Westminster constituency
Poole · E14001429
Output area
E00078007
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 042D · E01015430
Middle layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 042 · E02003207

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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31 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Russell Gardens, Poole, BH16 5BF 25 October 2024 £292,500
31, Russell Gardens, Poole, BH16 5BF 18 October 2024 £265,000
41, Russell Gardens, Poole, BH16 5BF 10 October 2024 £259,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
19
Secondary
5

  1. Bayside Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    194 m

  2. Yarrells Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    1.4 km

  3. Upton Junior School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
793
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 328
  • Anti social behaviour 155
  • Criminal damage and arson 70
  • Vehicle crime 64
  • Other theft 54

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
216

122 female, 94 male

Postcode households
70
Residents per household
3.1
BH16 5 residents
11,163

Age bands in BH16 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

2,050 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

1,168 residents

Age 25 to 44
24%

2,648 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

2,898 residents

Age 65 and over
20.6%

2,275 residents

This postcode contained 1.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH16 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • THE ADAM PRACTICE

    306 BLANDFORD ROAD, HAMWORTHY, POOLE, BH15 4JQ

    ODS code J81006

    1.4 km

  • THE BIRCHWOOD PRACTICE

    NORTHMEAD DRIVE, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BH17 7XW

    ODS code J81087

    2.8 km

  • POOLE TOWN SURGERY

    36 PARKSTONE ROAD, POOLE, BH15 2PG

    ODS code J81064

    3.8 km

  • THE NEWMAN PRACTICE (DR NEWMANS SURGERY)

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

    ODS code J81648

    3.8 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

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

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

    ODS code J81013

    4.9 km

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    5.0 km

  • SANDFORD SURGERY

    TYNEHAM CLOSE, SANDFORD, WAREHAM, BH20 7BQ

    ODS code J81631

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Foreland Road

    BCT · Turlin Moor

    0.0 miles

  • Shops

    BCT · Turlin Moor

    0.1 miles

  • Shops

    BCT · Turlin Moor

    0.1 miles

  • Egmont Road

    BCT · Turlin Moor

    0.1 miles

  • Peverell Road

    BCT · Turlin Moor

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 042D, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,571 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
9 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £262,475 from 6 recorded sales in BH16 5BF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole is £312,162 in June 2026, down 1.6% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

29 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 5 secondary schools. Bayside Academy is the nearest published school at 194 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

793 published events cover 12 months, averaging 66.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 328 events.

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