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BH17 0AA

Canford Heath · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Canford Heath
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Postcode district
BH17
Postcode sector
BH17 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH18 9HH 0 m
BH18 9YE 0 m
BH17 0GH 75 m
BH17 0GP 141 m
BH17 0GJ 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH17 0AA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH17
Postcode sector
BH17 0
Latitude
50.746653
Longitude
-1.973932
British National Grid easting
401,935
British National Grid northing
94,118

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · E06000058
Electoral ward
Canford Heath · E05012657
Parish or community
E04013535
Westminster constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole · E14001363
Output area
E00077937
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 013E · E01015416
Middle layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 013 · E02003197

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
35
Secondary
12

  1. Haymoor Junior School

    Academy converter

    441 m

  2. Magna Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    563 m

  3. Ad Astra Infant School

    Academy converter

    690 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,323
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 528
  • Anti social behaviour 255
  • Criminal damage and arson 96
  • Other theft 95
  • Shoplifting 88

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BH17 0 residents
18

Age bands in BH17 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.1%

38 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

29 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.5%

84 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.6%

81 residents

Age 65 and over
32.4%

111 residents

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

11

within 5 km

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

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

    ODS code J81013

    869 m

  • THE BIRCHWOOD PRACTICE

    NORTHMEAD DRIVE, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BH17 7XW

    ODS code J81087

    1.9 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    2.0 km

  • THE HADLEIGH PRACTICE

    HADLEIGH PRACTICE, 20 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81041

    2.1 km

  • THE HARVEY PRACTICE

    18 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81046

    2.1 km

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    2.8 km

  • POOLE TOWN SURGERY

    36 PARKSTONE ROAD, POOLE, BH15 2PG

    ODS code J81064

    3.0 km

  • THE NEWMAN PRACTICE (DR NEWMANS SURGERY)

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

    ODS code J81648

    3.0 km

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    3.0 km

  • THE ADAM PRACTICE

    306 BLANDFORD ROAD, HAMWORTHY, POOLE, BH15 4JQ

    ODS code J81006

    3.9 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    4.6 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

  • Longfleet Drive

    BCT · Canford Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Longfleet Drive

    BCT · Canford Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Tollerford Road Roundabout

    BCT · Canford Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Tollerford Road Roundabout

    BCT · Canford Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Clayford Close

    BCT · Canford Heath

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 013E, 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

25,659 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
8 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
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.

Schools

Published establishments

59 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 12 secondary schools. Haymoor Junior School is the nearest published school at 441 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,323 published events cover 12 months, averaging 110.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 528 events.

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