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BH23 2BP

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH23 2DP 46 m
BH23 2BZ 76 m
BH23 2BX 99 m
BH23 2DG 109 m
BH23 2DE 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH23 2BP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 2
Latitude
50.741807
Longitude
-1.788774
British National Grid easting
415,000
British National Grid northing
93,600

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
E00103167
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 031A · E01020360
Middle layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 031 · E02004241

Postcode source versions

Explore BH23

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
22
Secondary
8

  1. Christchurch Junior School

    Academy converter

    261 m

  2. Christchurch Infant School

    Academy converter

    271 m

  3. Christchurch Learning Centre

    Pupil referral unit

    591 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,239
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 413
  • Anti social behaviour 282
  • Other theft 97
  • Criminal damage and arson 93
  • Shoplifting 74

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BH23 2 residents
12,772

Age bands in BH23 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

2,197 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

1,361 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.3%

2,607 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

3,519 residents

Age 65 and over
24.5%

3,150 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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    334 m

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    793 m

  • CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81056

    2.1 km

  • FARMHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81057

    2.1 km

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    2.4 km

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    2.4 km

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

    2.5 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    3.2 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    3.8 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    3.9 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Grove Road East

    BCT · Fairmile

    0.1 miles

  • Grove Road East

    BCT · Fairmile

    0.2 miles

  • Knapp Mill Avenue

    BCT · Fairmile

    0.2 miles

  • Knapp Mill Avenue

    BCT · Fairmile

    0.2 miles

  • Portfield Road

    BCT · Fairmile

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,027 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
7 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

39 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 8 secondary schools. Christchurch Junior School is the nearest published school at 261 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,239 published events cover 12 months, averaging 103.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 413 events.

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