BH2

UK postcode district

Part of Bournemouth

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units: 510
Current units: 276
Coordinate coverage: 100%
Electoral wards: 4

Coverage context

Countries represented: England
English regions represented: South West
Local authority codes: 1
Terminated postcode units: 234

Postcode sectors in BH2

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2 sectors

Property

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10,313 recorded sales at this postcode

Address	Date	Price
Shaftesbury Lodge, 3, 2, St Anthonys Road, Meyrick Park, Bournemouth, BH2 6PB	20 July 2026	£342,000
Central Park, 8, 27, Branksome Wood Road, Bournemouth, BH2 6BY	10 July 2026	£280,000
Osbourne Lodge, 4, 15, Poole Road, Bournemouth, BH2 5QA	9 July 2026	£150,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools: 2
Primary: 1
Secondary: 0

Recorded crime

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Published events: 1,688
Months covered: 12
Latest month: June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

Violence and sexual offences 520
Anti social behaviour 315
Shoplifting 181
Vehicle crime 134
Criminal damage and arson 118

Census 2021

Population and age profile

BH2 usual residents: 9,550
Age-profile population: 9,448

Age bands in BH2

Postcode district

Age 0 to 14: 9.5%; 893 residents
Age 15 to 24: 10.7%; 1,009 residents
Age 25 to 44: 41.5%; 3,921 residents
Age 45 to 64: 20.4%; 1,932 residents
Age 65 and over: 17.9%; 1,693 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 271 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 254 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 136 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £215,000 from 1,408 recorded sales in BH2. 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

1,688 published events cover 12 months, averaging 141 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 520 events.

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