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BH23 1YS

Christchurch Town · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Christchurch Town
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Christchurch
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH23 1EZ 28 m
BH23 1AR 77 m
BH23 1HB 81 m
BH23 1EP 94 m
BH23 1HE 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH23 1YS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 1
Latitude
50.736371
Longitude
-1.767543
British National Grid easting
416,500
British National Grid northing
93,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · E06000058
Electoral ward
Christchurch Town · E05012658
Parish or community
E04012814
Westminster constituency
Christchurch · E14001171
Output area
E00103183
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 024D · E01020363
Middle layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 024 · E02004240

Postcode source versions

Explore BH23

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

    671 m

  2. Mudeford Community Infants' School

    Community school

    790 m

  3. The Priory Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    849 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,312
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 485
  • Anti social behaviour 284
  • Shoplifting 114
  • Criminal damage and arson 100
  • Other theft 88

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81056

    567 m

  • FARMHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81057

    567 m

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    1.0 km

  • 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

    3.1 km

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    3.4 km

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    3.5 km

  • HIGHCLIFFE MEDICAL CENTRE

    248 LYMINGTON ROAD, HIGHCLIFFE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 5ET

    ODS code J81028

    4.7 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    4.7 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Stony Lane

    BCT · Purewell

    0.0 miles

  • Stony Lane

    BCT · Purewell

    0.1 miles

  • Stony Lane

    BCT · Purewell

    0.1 miles

  • Stony Lane

    BCT · Purewell

    0.1 miles

  • Livingstone Road

    BCT · Purewell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 024D, 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

11,572 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
8 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

30 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 5 secondary schools. Connie Rothman School is the nearest published school at 671 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,312 published events cover 12 months, averaging 109.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 485 events.

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