BH17 7SL

Canford Heath · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Postcode district
BH17
Postcode sector
BH17 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH17 8SL 0 m
BH17 8SN 73 m
BH17 8PR 82 m
BH17 8QQ 95 m
BH17 8SA 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH17 7SL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH17
Postcode sector
BH17 7
Latitude
50.742047
Longitude
-1.966126
British National Grid easting
402,486
British National Grid northing
93,606

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013535
Output area
E00077922

Postcode source versions

Explore BH17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
35
Secondary
12
  1. Canford Heath Infant School

    Academy converter

    538 m
  2. Canford Heath Junior School

    Academy converter

    590 m
  3. St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole

    Voluntary aided school

    600 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,673
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 648
  • Anti social behaviour 330
  • Shoplifting 139
  • Other theft 119
  • Criminal damage and arson 119

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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

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

    ODS code J81013

    130 m

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    1.4 km

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    2.1 km

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    2.3 km

  • THE BIRCHWOOD PRACTICE

    NORTHMEAD DRIVE, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BH17 7XW

    ODS code J81087

    2.3 km

  • POOLE TOWN SURGERY

    36 PARKSTONE ROAD, POOLE, BH15 2PG

    ODS code J81064

    2.6 km

  • THE NEWMAN PRACTICE (DR NEWMANS SURGERY)

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

    ODS code J81648

    2.6 km

  • THE HADLEIGH PRACTICE

    HADLEIGH PRACTICE, 20 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81041

    2.9 km

  • THE HARVEY PRACTICE

    18 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81046

    2.9 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

    4.1 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    4.9 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • The Pilot

    BCT · Canford Heath

    0.0 miles
  • The Pilot

    BCT · Canford Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Wykeham Close

    BCT · Canford Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Wykeham Close

    BCT · Canford Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Gibson Road

    BCT · Canford Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 016A, 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

23,687 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

62 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 12 secondary schools. Canford Heath Infant School is the nearest published school at 538 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,673 published events cover 12 months, averaging 139.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 648 events.

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