BH17 7HR

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
BH17 7HQ 16 m
BH17 7HG 88 m
BH17 7HE 125 m
BH17 7HD 129 m
BH17 7HJ 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH17 7HR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH17
Postcode sector
BH17 7
Latitude
50.748293
Longitude
-1.995690
British National Grid easting
400,400
British National Grid northing
94,300

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
E00077972

Postcode source versions

Explore BH17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
48
Primary
27
Secondary
11
  1. Hillbourne Primary School

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    293 m
  2. Parkstone Grammar School

    Academy converter

    682 m
  3. Montacute School

    Academy special converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,037
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 388
  • Anti social behaviour 207
  • Criminal damage and arson 89
  • Vehicle crime 77
  • Other theft 67

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 straight-line

  • THE BIRCHWOOD PRACTICE

    NORTHMEAD DRIVE, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BH17 7XW

    ODS code J81087

    920 m

  • THE HADLEIGH PRACTICE

    HADLEIGH PRACTICE, 20 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81041

    1.4 km

  • THE HARVEY PRACTICE

    18 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81046

    1.4 km

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

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

    ODS code J81013

    2.3 km

  • THE ADAM PRACTICE

    306 BLANDFORD ROAD, HAMWORTHY, POOLE, BH15 4JQ

    ODS code J81006

    3.2 km

  • POOLE TOWN SURGERY

    36 PARKSTONE ROAD, POOLE, BH15 2PG

    ODS code J81064

    3.5 km

  • THE NEWMAN PRACTICE (DR NEWMANS SURGERY)

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

    ODS code J81648

    3.5 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    3.6 km

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    3.8 km

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Wavell Avenue

    BCT · Waterloo Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Wavell Avenue

    BCT · Waterloo Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Rugby Road

    BCT · Waterloo Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Rugby Road

    BCT · Waterloo Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Plumer Road

    BCT · Waterloo Estate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,666 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
10 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

48 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 11 secondary schools. Hillbourne Primary School is the nearest published school at 293 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,037 published events cover 12 months, averaging 86.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 388 events.

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