BH2 6AE

Bournemouth Central · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bournemouth
Constituency
Bournemouth West
Postcode district
BH2
Postcode sector
BH2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH2 5SY 35 m
BH2 5TJ 60 m
BH2 5TH 67 m
BH2 5SU 75 m
BH2 6AA 75 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH2 6AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH2
Postcode sector
BH2 6
Latitude
50.721288
Longitude
-1.888821
British National Grid easting
407,944
British National Grid northing
91,303

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth West · E14001116
Output area
E00077259

Postcode source versions

Explore BH2

51 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Flat 7, Cambridge Road, Westbourne, Bournemouth, BH2 6AE 27 May 2026 £120,500
Isabel Court, 7, 4, Cambridge Road, Westbourne, Bournemouth, BH2 6AE 7 May 2025 £152,000
Isabel Court, 7, 13, Cambridge Road, Westbourne, Bournemouth, BH2 6AE 25 July 2023 £156,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
32
Secondary
9
  1. St Michael's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    242 m
  2. Kings Bournemouth

    Other independent school

    1.0 km
  3. Talbot Heath School

    Other independent school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,602
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,969
  • Anti social behaviour 925
  • Shoplifting 537
  • Other theft 403
  • Criminal damage and arson 363

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
38

17 female, 21 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
1.7
BH2 6 residents
4,654

Age bands in BH2 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.1%

353 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

351 residents

Age 25 to 44
39.4%

1,524 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.9%

806 residents

Age 65 and over
21.5%

831 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH2 6 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+
36.4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
36.4%
Gigabit-capable
36.4%
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

16

within 5 km

  • 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

    2.1 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    2.3 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    3.0 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    3.0 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    3.1 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    3.4 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    3.9 km

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    3.9 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    4.0 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    4.5 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    4.6 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    4.6 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    4.8 km

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    4.9 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • St Michaels Roundabout

    BCT · West Cliff

    0.1 miles
  • Queens Road

    BCT · West Cliff

    0.1 miles
  • St Michaels Roundabout

    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 038C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,782 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £157,500 from 7 recorded sales in BH2 6AE. 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

57 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 9 secondary schools. St Michael's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 242 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,602 published events cover 12 months, averaging 466.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,969 events.

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