BH18 8DW

Broadstone · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Postcode district
BH18
Postcode sector
BH18 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH18 8DN 21 m
BH18 8DX 64 m
BH18 8EN 80 m
BH18 8DT 81 m
BH18 8AS 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH18 8DW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2013
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH18
Postcode sector
BH18 8
Latitude
50.760937
Longitude
-1.995887
British National Grid easting
400,386
British National Grid northing
95,706

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013534
Output area
E00077842

Postcode source versions

Explore BH18

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

    259 m
  2. Broadstone Middle School

    Academy sponsor led

    834 m
  3. Springdale First School

    Academy converter

    930 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
627
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 271
  • Anti social behaviour 132
  • Criminal damage and arson 45
  • Other theft 38
  • Public order 34

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.0
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 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH18 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

11

within 5 km

  • THE HADLEIGH PRACTICE

    HADLEIGH PRACTICE, 20 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81041

    167 m

  • THE HARVEY PRACTICE

    18 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81046

    167 m

  • THE BIRCHWOOD PRACTICE

    NORTHMEAD DRIVE, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BH17 7XW

    ODS code J81087

    2.3 km

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

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

    ODS code J81013

    3.1 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    4.2 km

  • THE QUARTER JACK SURGERY

    RODWAYS CORNER, WIMBORNE, BH21 1AP

    ODS code J81034

    4.2 km

  • THE ADAM PRACTICE

    306 BLANDFORD ROAD, HAMWORTHY, POOLE, BH15 4JQ

    ODS code J81006

    4.6 km

  • POOLE TOWN SURGERY

    36 PARKSTONE ROAD, POOLE, BH15 2PG

    ODS code J81064

    4.8 km

  • THE NEWMAN PRACTICE (DR NEWMANS SURGERY)

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

    ODS code J81648

    4.8 km

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    4.9 km

  • WALFORD MILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    KNOBCROOK ROAD, WIMBORNE, BH21 1NL

    ODS code J81077

    5.0 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

  • Broadway

    BCT · Broadstone

    0.1 miles
  • West Way Bottom

    BCT · Broadstone

    0.1 miles
  • Broadway

    BCT · Broadstone

    0.1 miles
  • St. Johns Church

    BCT · Broadstone

    0.1 miles
  • St. Johns 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

Schools

45 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 11 secondary schools. Broadstone First School is the nearest published school at 259 m.

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

Recorded crime

627 published events cover 12 months, averaging 52.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 271 events.

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