BH23 2NU

Commons · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Christchurch
Ward
Commons
Constituency
Christchurch
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH23 2PB 55 m
BH23 2PF 96 m
BH23 2GE 126 m
BH23 2PH 126 m
BH23 2FN 136 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH23 2NU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 2
Latitude
50.748607
Longitude
-1.805101
British National Grid easting
413,846
British National Grid northing
94,353

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Electoral ward
Commons · E05012659
Parish or community
E04012814
Westminster constituency
Christchurch · E14001171
Output area
E00103190

Postcode source versions

Explore BH23

13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
37, Hurn Way, Christchurch, BH23 2NU 15 December 2023 £750,000
25a, Hurn Way, Christchurch, BH23 2NU 16 August 2019 £553,000
35, Hurn Way, Christchurch, BH23 2NU 16 January 2014 £675,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
28
Secondary
7
  1. Twynham Primary School

    Free schools

    1.5 km
  2. Stourfield Infant School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km
  3. Stourfield Junior School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,113
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 404
  • Anti social behaviour 185
  • Vehicle crime 95
  • Other theft 86
  • Criminal damage and arson 85

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

9 female, 9 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
1.6
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 0.1% 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+
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%

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

14

within 5 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    1.1 km

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    2.1 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    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

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    2.6 km

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

    2.9 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    3.4 km

  • CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81056

    3.5 km

  • FARMHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81057

    3.5 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    3.7 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    4.0 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    4.2 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    2A REDHILL CRESCENT, MOORDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 2XF

    ODS code J81039

    5.0 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

  • Stour Way

    BCT · Jumpers Common

    0.1 miles
  • Links Drive

    BCT · Jumpers Common

    0.1 miles
  • Links Drive

    BCT · Jumpers Common

    0.1 miles
  • Stour Way

    BCT · Jumpers Common

    0.2 miles
  • Elm Avenue

    BCT · Jumpers Common

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,499 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
9 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
10
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 £750,000 from 1 recorded sale in BH23 2NU. 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

45 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 7 secondary schools. Twynham Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1,113 published events cover 12 months, averaging 92.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 404 events.

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