BH16 5BJ

Hamworthy · 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
BH16
Postcode sector
BH16 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH16 5AN 109 m
BH16 5AX 151 m
BH16 5AR 156 m
BH16 5DR 179 m
BH16 5AP 195 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH16 5BJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH16
Postcode sector
BH16 5
Latitude
50.722704
Longitude
-2.033404
British National Grid easting
397,738
British National Grid northing
91,455

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
E00078009

Postcode source versions

Explore BH16

28 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
18, South Haven Close, Poole, BH16 5BJ 4 March 2026 £255,000
30, South Haven Close, Poole, BH16 5BJ 20 December 2023 £220,000
19, South Haven Close, Poole, BH16 5BJ 11 March 2014 £149,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
17
Secondary
4
  1. Bayside Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    554 m
  2. Yarrells Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    1.6 km
  3. Upton Junior School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
623
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 251
  • Anti social behaviour 119
  • Criminal damage and arson 58
  • Vehicle crime 54
  • Other theft 48

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
89

45 female, 44 male

Postcode households
41
Residents per household
2.2
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 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH16 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
81.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
81.5%
Gigabit-capable
81.5%
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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • 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

    3.1 km

  • POOLE TOWN SURGERY

    36 PARKSTONE ROAD, POOLE, BH15 2PG

    ODS code J81064

    4.1 km

  • THE NEWMAN PRACTICE (DR NEWMANS SURGERY)

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

    ODS code J81648

    4.1 km

  • SANDFORD SURGERY

    TYNEHAM CLOSE, SANDFORD, WAREHAM, BH20 7BQ

    ODS code J81631

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Egmont Road Substation

    BCT · Turlin Moor

    0.1 miles
  • Peverell Road

    BCT · Turlin Moor

    0.1 miles
  • Egmont Road

    BCT · Turlin Moor

    0.2 miles
  • Foreland Road

    BCT · Turlin Moor

    0.2 miles
  • Rockley Park

    BCT · Rockley Park

    0.3 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

Property market

The five-year median is £237,500 from 2 recorded sales in BH16 5BJ. 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

25 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 4 secondary schools. Bayside Academy is the nearest published school at 554 m.

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

Recorded crime

623 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 251 events.

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