BH17 7BJ

Creekmoor · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Constituency
Poole
Postcode district
BH17
Postcode sector
BH17 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH16 5LW 482 m
BH16 5HS 570 m
BH16 5SN 581 m
BH16 5SW 604 m
BH16 5ST 614 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH17 7BJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH17
Postcode sector
BH17 7
Latitude
50.735226
Longitude
-2.012228
British National Grid easting
399,233
British National Grid northing
92,847

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Electoral ward
Creekmoor · E05012660
Parish or community
E04013535
Westminster constituency
Poole · E14001429
Output area
E00077956

Postcode source versions

Explore BH17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
23
Secondary
10
  1. Yarrells Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    1.3 km
  2. Bayside Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.5 km
  3. Upton Infant School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
939
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 357
  • Anti social behaviour 200
  • Criminal damage and arson 101
  • Vehicle crime 68
  • Other theft 52

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BH17 7 residents
8,798

Age bands in BH17 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

1,507 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

855 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.8%

2,277 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

2,529 residents

Age 65 and over
22%

2,022 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.

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • THE BIRCHWOOD PRACTICE

    NORTHMEAD DRIVE, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BH17 7XW

    ODS code J81087

    1.1 km

  • THE ADAM PRACTICE

    306 BLANDFORD ROAD, HAMWORTHY, POOLE, BH15 4JQ

    ODS code J81006

    1.6 km

  • POOLE TOWN SURGERY

    36 PARKSTONE ROAD, POOLE, BH15 2PG

    ODS code J81064

    3.1 km

  • THE NEWMAN PRACTICE (DR NEWMANS SURGERY)

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

    ODS code J81648

    3.1 km

  • THE HADLEIGH PRACTICE

    HADLEIGH PRACTICE, 20 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81041

    3.2 km

  • THE HARVEY PRACTICE

    18 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81046

    3.2 km

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

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

    ODS code J81013

    3.5 km

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    4.0 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    4.6 km

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    5.0 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

  • Upton Country Park

    BCT · Upton

    0.3 miles
  • Upton Country Park

    BCT · Upton

    0.3 miles
  • Blackbird Close

    BCT · Creekmoor

    0.5 miles
  • Blackbird Close

    BCT · Creekmoor

    0.5 miles
  • Grebe Close

    BCT · Creekmoor

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 021B, 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

24,117 of 33,755

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

Schools

39 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 10 secondary schools. Yarrells Preparatory School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

939 published events cover 12 months, averaging 78.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 357 events.

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