BH17 7RH

Newtown & Heatherlands · 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
BH12 4NG 50 m
BH12 4QN 88 m
BH12 4NS 96 m
BH12 4ND 102 m
BH12 4QR 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH17 7RH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH17
Postcode sector
BH17 7
Latitude
50.742822
Longitude
-1.948125
British National Grid easting
403,756
British National Grid northing
93,693

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013535
Westminster constituency
Poole · E14001429
Output area
E00078072

Postcode source versions

Explore BH17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
60
Primary
34
Secondary
13
  1. Livingstone Road Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    901 m
  2. St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole

    Voluntary aided school

    985 m
  3. Livingstone Road Infant School

    Academy converter

    993 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,975
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 780
  • Anti social behaviour 366
  • Criminal damage and arson 170
  • Shoplifting 167
  • Other theft 129

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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    359 m

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

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

    ODS code J81013

    1.2 km

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    1.6 km

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    2.2 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    2.8 km

  • POOLE TOWN SURGERY

    36 PARKSTONE ROAD, POOLE, BH15 2PG

    ODS code J81064

    3.2 km

  • THE NEWMAN PRACTICE (DR NEWMANS SURGERY)

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

    ODS code J81648

    3.2 km

  • THE BIRCHWOOD PRACTICE

    NORTHMEAD DRIVE, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BH17 7XW

    ODS code J81087

    3.6 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    3.6 km

  • THE HADLEIGH PRACTICE

    HADLEIGH PRACTICE, 20 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81041

    3.8 km

  • THE HARVEY PRACTICE

    18 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81046

    3.8 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    3.8 km

  • KINSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 KINSON ROAD, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 5EY

    ODS code J81045

    4.3 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Old Wareham Road

    BCT · Newtown

    0.1 miles
  • Old Wareham Road

    BCT · Alderney

    0.1 miles
  • Chesil Gardens

    BCT · Newtown

    0.1 miles
  • Trinidad House

    BCT · Newtown

    0.2 miles
  • Trinidad House

    BCT · Newtown

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 023B, 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

11,763 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
6 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

60 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 13 secondary schools. Livingstone Road Junior School is the nearest published school at 901 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,975 published events cover 12 months, averaging 164.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 780 events.

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