BH23 1NJ

Christchurch Town · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Constituency
Christchurch
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH23 1NH 32 m
BH23 1NL 42 m
BH23 1NW 44 m
BH23 1NN 56 m
BH23 1NR 75 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH23 1NJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 1
Latitude
50.734655
Longitude
-1.792377
British National Grid easting
414,748
British National Grid northing
92,804

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04012814
Westminster constituency
Christchurch · E14001171
Output area
E00103211

Postcode source versions

Explore BH23

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
23
Secondary
7
  1. Futures Autism Unlimited

    Special post 16 institution

    625 m
  2. Christchurch Learning Centre

    Pupil referral unit

    646 m
  3. Christchurch Junior School

    Academy converter

    664 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,527
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 494
  • Anti social behaviour 335
  • Criminal damage and arson 123
  • Vehicle crime 118
  • Other theft 108

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

10 female, 10 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
1.4
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 0.4% 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

12

within 5 km

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    736 m

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    1.1 km

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

    1.7 km

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    1.7 km

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    1.7 km

  • CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81056

    2.3 km

  • FARMHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81057

    2.3 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    3.0 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    3.2 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    3.8 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    3.9 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Homelands Estate

    BCT · Christchurch

    0.1 miles
  • Freda Road

    BCT · Christchurch

    0.2 miles
  • Manor Road South

    BCT · Christchurch

    0.2 miles
  • Riverland Court

    BCT · Christchurch

    0.2 miles
  • King's Avenue

    BCT · Christchurch

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

20,971 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
6 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
15
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

Schools

39 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 7 secondary schools. Futures Autism Unlimited is the nearest published school at 625 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,527 published events cover 12 months, averaging 127.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 494 events.

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