BH23 1FA

Christchurch Town · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Christchurch
Constituency
Christchurch
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH23 1DL 59 m
BH23 1AR 70 m
BH23 1HW 98 m
BH23 1EG 110 m
BH23 1EZ 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH23 1FA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 1
Latitude
50.735176
Longitude
-1.768187
British National Grid easting
416,455
British National Grid northing
92,867

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04012814
Westminster constituency
Christchurch · E14001171
Output area
E00103177

Postcode source versions

Explore BH23

65 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Priory Lodge, Flat 2, Stony Lane South, Christchurch, BH23 1FA 19 December 2025 £275,000
Priory Lodge, Flat 15, Stony Lane South, Christchurch, BH23 1FA 25 March 2025 £195,000
Priory Lodge, Flat 28, Stony Lane South, Christchurch, BH23 1FA 6 January 2025 £190,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
18
Secondary
5
  1. Connie Rothman School

    Other independent special school

    603 m
  2. The Priory Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    747 m
  3. Mudeford Community Infants' School

    Community school

    808 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,284
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 475
  • Anti social behaviour 278
  • Shoplifting 108
  • Criminal damage and arson 99
  • Other theft 84

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
49

32 female, 17 male

Postcode households
38
Residents per household
1.3
BH23 1 residents
5,609

Age bands in BH23 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.8%

789 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

499 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.2%

1,096 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

1,512 residents

Age 65 and over
31.8%

1,820 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH23 1 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+
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%

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

10

within 5 km

  • CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRAC, 1 PUREWELL CROSS ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 3AF

    ODS code J81056

    630 m

  • FARMHOUSE SURGERY

    CHRISTCHURCH MED CENTRE, 1 PUREWELL CROSS ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 3AF

    ODS code J81057

    630 m

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    993 m

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    1.9 km

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

    MARINE SURGERY, 29 BELLE VUE RD, BOSCOMBE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 3DB

    ODS code J81049

    3.0 km

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    3.3 km

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    3.4 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    4.7 km

  • HIGHCLIFFE MEDICAL CENTRE

    248 LYMINGTON ROAD, HIGHCLIFFE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 5ET

    ODS code J81028

    4.7 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    4.8 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

  • Stony Lane

    BCT · Purewell

    0.0 miles
  • Stony Lane

    BCT · Purewell

    0.0 miles
  • Stony Lane

    BCT · Purewell

    0.1 miles
  • Stony Lane

    BCT · Purewell

    0.1 miles
  • Two Rivers Meet Leisure Centre

    BCT · Purewell

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 031C, 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

12,495 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
6 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
44
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 £195,000 from 17 recorded sales in BH23 1FA. 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

30 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 5 secondary schools. Connie Rothman School is the nearest published school at 603 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,284 published events cover 12 months, averaging 107 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 475 events.

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