BH23 2LA

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH23 2LJ 92 m
BH23 2AQ 95 m
BH23 2LL 116 m
BH23 2BS 117 m
BH23 2AE 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH23 2LA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 2
Latitude
50.740971
Longitude
-1.783960
British National Grid easting
415,340
British National Grid northing
93,508

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04012814
Westminster constituency
Christchurch · E14001171
Output area
E00103162

Postcode source versions

Explore BH23

92 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
St. Catherines Court, 17, Flat 11, Fairmile Road, Christchurch, BH23 2LA 1 July 2026 £90,000
47, Fairmile Road, Christchurch, BH23 2LA 27 February 2026 £310,000
St. Catherines Court, 17, Flat 10, Fairmile Road, Christchurch, BH23 2LA 7 January 2026 £195,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
20
Secondary
7
  1. Christchurch Infant School

    Academy converter

    225 m
  2. Christchurch Junior School

    Academy converter

    275 m
  3. Christchurch Learning Centre

    Pupil referral unit

    406 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,251
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 423
  • Anti social behaviour 288
  • Criminal damage and arson 104
  • Other theft 97
  • Shoplifting 75

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
90

48 female, 42 male

Postcode households
43
Residents per household
2.1
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 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH23 2 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+
58.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
58.9%
Gigabit-capable
58.9%
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

11

within 5 km

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    563 m

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    626 m

  • CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81056

    1.8 km

  • FARMHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81057

    1.8 km

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    2.6 km

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

    2.6 km

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    2.6 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    3.5 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    4.0 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    4.3 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    4.6 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

  • Portfield Road

    BCT · Fairmile

    0.0 miles
  • Portfield Road

    BCT · Fairmile

    0.0 miles
  • Grove Road East

    BCT · Fairmile

    0.1 miles
  • Grove Road East

    BCT · Fairmile

    0.1 miles
  • Christchurch Rail Station

    RSE · Christchurch

    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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £310,000 from 13 recorded sales in BH23 2LA. 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

35 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 7 secondary schools. Christchurch Infant School is the nearest published school at 225 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,251 published events cover 12 months, averaging 104.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 423 events.

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