BH16 5SW

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 5SH 97 m
BH16 5SL 138 m
BH16 5HS 153 m
BH16 5SN 170 m
BH16 5SG 174 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH16 5SW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 1985
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH16
Postcode sector
BH16 5
Latitude
50.735270
Longitude
-2.020787
British National Grid easting
398,629
British National Grid northing
92,852

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
E00078001

Postcode source versions

Explore BH16

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Ventura Centre, Unit 3, Ventura Place, Upton, Poole, BH16 5SW 24 July 2020 £456,000
Ventura Centre, Unit 4, Ventura Place, Upton, Poole, BH16 5SW 1 August 2018 £360,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
21
Secondary
10
  1. Yarrells Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    695 m
  2. Upton Infant School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. Bayside Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
850
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 328
  • Anti social behaviour 200
  • Criminal damage and arson 86
  • Vehicle crime 66
  • Other theft 49

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

8

within 5 km

  • THE BIRCHWOOD PRACTICE

    NORTHMEAD DRIVE, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BH17 7XW

    ODS code J81087

    1.7 km

  • THE ADAM PRACTICE

    306 BLANDFORD ROAD, HAMWORTHY, POOLE, BH15 4JQ

    ODS code J81006

    1.8 km

  • THE HADLEIGH PRACTICE

    HADLEIGH PRACTICE, 20 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81041

    3.5 km

  • THE HARVEY PRACTICE

    18 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81046

    3.5 km

  • POOLE TOWN SURGERY

    36 PARKSTONE ROAD, POOLE, BH15 2PG

    ODS code J81064

    3.6 km

  • THE NEWMAN PRACTICE (DR NEWMANS SURGERY)

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

    ODS code J81648

    3.6 km

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

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

    ODS code J81013

    4.0 km

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    4.6 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Palmerston Road

    BCT · Upton

    0.2 miles
  • Palmerston Road

    BCT · Upton

    0.2 miles
  • Pine View Close

    BCT · Upton

    0.2 miles
  • Old Bound Road

    BCT · Turlin Moor

    0.2 miles
  • Sandy Lane

    BCT · Turlin Moor

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,913 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 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
4
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
5
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

37 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 10 secondary schools. Yarrells Preparatory School is the nearest published school at 695 m.

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

Recorded crime

850 published events cover 12 months, averaging 70.833 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.