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BH23 2FS

Commons · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Christchurch
Ward
Commons
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Christchurch
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH23 2UG 69 m
BH23 2JX 90 m
BH23 2UF 121 m
BH23 2LS 148 m
BH23 2FQ 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH23 2FS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 2
Latitude
50.745027
Longitude
-1.788887
British National Grid easting
414,991
British National Grid northing
93,958

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · E06000058
Electoral ward
Commons · E05012659
Parish or community
E04012814
Westminster constituency
Christchurch · E14001171
Output area
E00103165
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 014D · E01020359
Middle layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 014 · E02004237

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Property

At this postcode

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26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Monterey, Flat 14, Royal Close, Christchurch, BH23 2FS 12 June 2026 £81,000
Monterey, Flat 15, Royal Close, Christchurch, BH23 2FS 12 November 2025 £240,000
Monterey, Flat 4, Royal Close, Christchurch, BH23 2FS 6 June 2025 £98,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
23
Secondary
8

  1. Christchurch Infant School

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    602 m

  2. Christchurch Junior School

    Academy converter

    607 m

  3. Twynham Primary School

    Free schools

    725 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,085
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 365
  • Anti social behaviour 245
  • Criminal damage and arson 85
  • Other theft 73
  • Shoplifting 71

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
46

32 female, 14 male

Postcode households
33
Residents per household
1.4
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH23 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

11

within 5 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    151 m

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    1.1 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

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    2.6 km

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    2.6 km

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

    2.8 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    3.2 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    3.8 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    4.0 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    4.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Emily Close

    BCT · Fairmile

    0.1 miles

  • Knapp Mill Avenue

    BCT · Fairmile

    0.1 miles

  • Emily Close

    BCT · Fairmile

    0.1 miles

  • Knapp Mill Avenue

    BCT · Fairmile

    0.1 miles

  • Christchurch Hospital

    BCT · Fairmile

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 014D, 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

20,397 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 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.

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
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £117,000 from 10 recorded sales in BH23 2FS. 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

Published establishments

40 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 8 secondary schools. Christchurch Infant School is the nearest published school at 602 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,085 published events cover 12 months, averaging 90.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 365 events.

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