BH17 8ST

Canford Heath · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Poole
Postcode district
BH17
Postcode sector
BH17 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH17 8SW 52 m
BH17 8SU 53 m
BH17 8SS 63 m
BH17 8SX 69 m
BH17 8BL 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH17 8ST
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH17
Postcode sector
BH17 8
Latitude
50.752222
Longitude
-1.951758
British National Grid easting
403,499
British National Grid northing
94,738

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013535
Output area
E00077911

Postcode source versions

Explore BH17

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
34, Twyford Way, Poole, BH17 8ST 10 May 2013 £178,000
36, Twyford Way, Poole, BH17 8ST 14 September 2007 £230,000
34, Twyford Way, Poole, BH17 8ST 8 April 2005 £158,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
63
Primary
35
Secondary
13
  1. Ad Astra Infant School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km
  2. Magna Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km
  3. Haymoor Junior School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,236
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 483
  • Anti social behaviour 251
  • Criminal damage and arson 112
  • Other theft 95
  • Shoplifting 84

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

5 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.5
BH17 8 residents
7,926

Age bands in BH17 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

1,452 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

789 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.1%

2,193 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.1%

2,034 residents

Age 65 and over
17.2%

1,340 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH17 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

13

within 5 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    1.4 km

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

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

    ODS code J81013

    1.5 km

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    2.7 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    3.0 km

  • THE HADLEIGH PRACTICE

    HADLEIGH PRACTICE, 20 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81041

    3.1 km

  • THE HARVEY PRACTICE

    18 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81046

    3.1 km

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    3.2 km

  • THE BIRCHWOOD PRACTICE

    NORTHMEAD DRIVE, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BH17 7XW

    ODS code J81087

    3.6 km

  • KINSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 KINSON ROAD, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 5EY

    ODS code J81045

    3.9 km

  • POOLE TOWN SURGERY

    36 PARKSTONE ROAD, POOLE, BH15 2PG

    ODS code J81064

    4.0 km

  • THE NEWMAN PRACTICE (DR NEWMANS SURGERY)

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

    ODS code J81648

    4.0 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    4.1 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    4.7 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

  • Twyford Way

    BCT · Canford Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Twyford Way

    BCT · Canford Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Chalbury Close

    BCT · Canford Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Chalbury Close

    BCT · Canford Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Dewlish Close

    BCT · Canford Heath

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,669 of 33,755

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

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
1
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

63 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 13 secondary schools. Ad Astra Infant School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1,236 published events cover 12 months, averaging 103 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 483 events.

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