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BH2 5DU

Westbourne & West Cliff · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Westbourne & West Cliff
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Bournemouth West
Postcode district
BH2
Postcode sector
BH2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH2 5EH 56 m
BH2 5DW 86 m
BH2 5DS 92 m
BH2 5EQ 113 m
BH2 5DN 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH2 5DU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH2
Postcode sector
BH2 5
Latitude
50.715562
Longitude
-1.882475
British National Grid easting
408,393
British National Grid northing
90,667

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · E06000058
Electoral ward
Westbourne & West Cliff · E05012680
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth West · E14001116
Output area
E00077703
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 045A · E01015367
Middle layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 045 · E02006885

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
28
Secondary
9

  1. St Michael's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    571 m

  2. Livingstone Academy Bournemouth

    Free schools

    1.3 km

  3. Kings Bournemouth

    Other independent school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,606
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,987
  • Anti social behaviour 909
  • Shoplifting 545
  • Other theft 405
  • Criminal damage and arson 370

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

0 female, 1 male

Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BH2 5 residents
4,896

Age bands in BH2 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.7%

540 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.8%

658 residents

Age 25 to 44
42.9%

2,397 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.2%

1,126 residents

Age 65 and over
15.4%

862 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH2 5 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+
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%
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

14

within 5 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    1.5 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    1.7 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    2.6 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    2.9 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    3.0 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

    26-28 ST. ALBANS CRESCENT, CHARMINSTER, BOURNEMOUTH, BH8 9EW

    ODS code J81062

    3.3 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    3.5 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    3.5 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    4.2 km

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    4.5 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    4.5 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    2A REDHILL CRESCENT, MOORDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 2XF

    ODS code J81039

    4.6 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

    2A BRADPOLE ROAD, STROUDEN PARK, BOURNEMOUTH, BH8 9NX

    ODS code J81633

    4.8 km

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    5.0 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

  • Beacon Road

    BCT · Bournemouth

    0.1 miles

  • Beacon Road

    BCT · Bournemouth

    0.1 miles

  • West Hill Road

    BCT · West Cliff

    0.1 miles

  • West Hill Road

    BCT · West Cliff

    0.1 miles

  • Bournemouth Pier

    BCT · Bournemouth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 045A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,142 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
1 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.

Schools

Published establishments

52 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 9 secondary schools. St Michael's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 571 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

5,606 published events cover 12 months, averaging 467.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,987 events.

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