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BH18 8AR

Broadstone · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Broadstone
Ward
Broadstone
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Postcode district
BH18
Postcode sector
BH18 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH18 8AG 44 m
BH18 8AA 51 m
BH18 8AS 51 m
BH18 8DX 73 m
BH18 8AX 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH18 8AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH18
Postcode sector
BH18 8
Latitude
50.762061
Longitude
-1.995263
British National Grid easting
400,430
British National Grid northing
95,831

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · E06000058
Electoral ward
Broadstone · E05012654
Parish or community
E04013534
Westminster constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole · E14001363
Output area
E00077842
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 004A · E01015395
Middle layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 004 · E02003196

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Property

At this postcode

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83 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Waterman House, Flat 12, Macaulay Road, Broadstone, BH18 8AR 12 May 2026 £425,000
Waterman House, Flat 22, Macaulay Road, Broadstone, BH18 8AR 24 April 2026 £375,000
Waterman House, Flat 14, Macaulay Road, Broadstone, BH18 8AR 19 March 2026 £440,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
24
Secondary
11

  1. Broadstone First School

    Academy converter

    132 m

  2. Broadstone Middle School

    Academy sponsor led

    748 m

  3. Springdale First School

    Academy converter

    981 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
512
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 204
  • Anti social behaviour 121
  • Criminal damage and arson 39
  • Burglary 28
  • Public order 27

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
58

40 female, 18 male

Postcode households
48
Residents per household
1.2
BH18 8 residents
5,108

Age bands in BH18 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.6%

506 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

412 residents

Age 25 to 44
14.2%

679 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

1,386 residents

Age 65 and over
37.6%

1,795 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH18 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
94%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
94%
Gigabit-capable
94%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • THE HADLEIGH PRACTICE

    HADLEIGH PRACTICE, 20 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81041

    170 m

  • THE HARVEY PRACTICE

    18 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81046

    170 m

  • THE BIRCHWOOD PRACTICE

    NORTHMEAD DRIVE, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BH17 7XW

    ODS code J81087

    2.4 km

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

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

    ODS code J81013

    3.1 km

  • THE QUARTER JACK SURGERY

    RODWAYS CORNER, WIMBORNE, BH21 1AP

    ODS code J81034

    4.1 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    4.2 km

  • THE ADAM PRACTICE

    306 BLANDFORD ROAD, HAMWORTHY, POOLE, BH15 4JQ

    ODS code J81006

    4.7 km

  • WALFORD MILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    KNOBCROOK ROAD, WIMBORNE, BH21 1NL

    ODS code J81077

    4.8 km

  • POOLE TOWN SURGERY

    36 PARKSTONE ROAD, POOLE, BH15 2PG

    ODS code J81064

    4.9 km

  • THE NEWMAN PRACTICE (DR NEWMANS SURGERY)

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

    ODS code J81648

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • St. Johns Church

    BCT · Broadstone

    0.1 miles

  • St. Johns Church

    BCT · Broadstone

    0.1 miles

  • United Reformed Church

    BCT · Broadstone

    0.1 miles

  • Broadway

    BCT · Broadstone

    0.1 miles

  • United Reformed Church

    BCT · Broadstone

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 004A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,681 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £415,000 from 15 recorded sales in BH18 8AR. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole is £312,162 in June 2026, down 1.6% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

45 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 11 secondary schools. Broadstone First School is the nearest published school at 132 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

512 published events cover 12 months, averaging 42.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 204 events.

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