BH18 8EL

Broadstone · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Broadstone
Postcode district
BH18
Postcode sector
BH18 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH18 8NZ 72 m
BH18 8NB 87 m
BH18 8NT 126 m
BH18 8NE 215 m
BH18 8NH 237 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH18 8EL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH18
Postcode sector
BH18 8
Latitude
50.757366
Longitude
-1.990571
British National Grid easting
400,761
British National Grid northing
95,309

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013534
Output area
E00077851

Postcode source versions

Explore BH18

9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Fabricus Gardens, Broadstone, BH18 8EL 30 April 2024 £380,000
2, Fabricus Gardens, Broadstone, BH18 8EL 12 June 2020 £347,500
1, Fabricus Gardens, Broadstone, BH18 8EL 31 January 2020 £367,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
26
Secondary
12
  1. Broadstone First School

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    665 m
  2. Poole Grammar School

    Academy converter

    796 m
  3. Hillbourne Primary School

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    822 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
822
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 350
  • Anti social behaviour 145
  • Criminal damage and arson 66
  • Vehicle crime 59
  • Other theft 54

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

5 female, 6 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.2
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 0.2% 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 straight-line

  • THE HADLEIGH PRACTICE

    HADLEIGH PRACTICE, 20 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81041

    455 m

  • THE HARVEY PRACTICE

    18 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81046

    455 m

  • THE BIRCHWOOD PRACTICE

    NORTHMEAD DRIVE, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BH17 7XW

    ODS code J81087

    2.0 km

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

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

    ODS code J81013

    2.5 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    3.6 km

  • THE ADAM PRACTICE

    306 BLANDFORD ROAD, HAMWORTHY, POOLE, BH15 4JQ

    ODS code J81006

    4.3 km

  • POOLE TOWN SURGERY

    36 PARKSTONE ROAD, POOLE, BH15 2PG

    ODS code J81064

    4.3 km

  • THE NEWMAN PRACTICE (DR NEWMANS SURGERY)

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

    ODS code J81648

    4.3 km

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    4.4 km

  • THE QUARTER JACK SURGERY

    RODWAYS CORNER, WIMBORNE, BH21 1AP

    ODS code J81034

    4.6 km

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Broadstone Football Club

    BCT · Broadstone

    0.1 miles
  • Wallace Road

    BCT · Broadstone

    0.1 miles
  • Broadstone Football Club

    BCT · Broadstone

    0.1 miles
  • Wallace Road

    BCT · Broadstone

    0.1 miles
  • Barn Road

    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
1
Medium risk addresses
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £380,000 from 1 recorded sale in BH18 8EL. 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

49 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 12 secondary schools. Broadstone First School is the nearest published school at 665 m.

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

Recorded crime

822 published events cover 12 months, averaging 68.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 350 events.

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