BH2 5JY

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

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Constituency
Bournemouth West
Postcode district
BH2
Postcode sector
BH2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH2 5JU 27 m
BH2 5JG 51 m
BH2 5LH 57 m
BH2 5JS 68 m
BH2 5QT 72 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH2 5JY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2009
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH2
Postcode sector
BH2 5
Latitude
50.718896
Longitude
-1.889535
British National Grid easting
407,894
British National Grid northing
91,037

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth West · E14001116
Output area
E00077721

Postcode source versions

Explore BH2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
28
Secondary
9
  1. St Michael's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    93 m
  2. Kings Bournemouth

    Other independent school

    1.3 km
  3. Livingstone Academy Bournemouth

    Free schools

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,837
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,645
  • Anti social behaviour 848
  • Shoplifting 512
  • Other theft 353
  • Vehicle crime 325

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
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

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.

GP practices

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    1.1 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    1.9 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    2.3 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    2.5 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    3.3 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    3.3 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    3.3 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    3.6 km

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    3.9 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    3.9 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    4.3 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    4.7 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    4.7 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    4.8 km

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • St Michaels Roundabout

    BCT · West Cliff

    0.1 miles
  • St Michaels Roundabout

    BCT · West Cliff

    0.1 miles
  • South View Place

    BCT · West Cliff

    0.1 miles
  • Poole Hill

    BCT · West Cliff

    0.1 miles
  • Poole Hill

    BCT · West Cliff

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,089 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

53 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 93 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,837 published events cover 12 months, averaging 403.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,645 events.

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