BH2 6HU

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 6JW 34 m
BH2 6EX 38 m
BH2 6EP 65 m
BH2 6LT 65 m
BH2 6JP 68 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH2 6HU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2001
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH2
Postcode sector
BH2 6
Latitude
50.722717
Longitude
-1.879028
British National Grid easting
408,635
British National Grid northing
91,463

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth West · E14001116
Output area
E00172763

Postcode source versions

Explore BH2

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Richmond Hill Drive, Bournemouth, BH2 6HU 20 December 1996 £140,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
31
Secondary
9
  1. Kings Bournemouth

    Other independent school

    527 m
  2. Livingstone Academy Bournemouth

    Free schools

    765 m
  3. St Michael's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    765 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,716
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,325
  • Anti social behaviour 1,126
  • Shoplifting 616
  • Other theft 494
  • Criminal damage and arson 442

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    1.2 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

    1.8 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    2.4 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    2.4 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    2.5 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    2.7 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    3.2 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    3.6 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    3.7 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    3.8 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    4.0 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    4.4 km

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    4.5 km

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    4.6 km

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Top of Richmond Hill

    BCT · Bournemouth

    0.1 miles
  • Hampshire Court

    BCT · Bournemouth

    0.1 miles
  • Bourne Avenue

    BCT · Bournemouth

    0.1 miles
  • Boots

    BCT · Bournemouth

    0.2 miles
  • Bournemouth Square

    BCT · Bournemouth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 038D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,309 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

57 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 9 secondary schools. Kings Bournemouth is the nearest published school at 527 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,716 published events cover 12 months, averaging 559.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,325 events.

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