BH23 2QA

Commons · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Commons
Constituency
Christchurch
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH23 2QD 57 m
BH23 2BA 66 m
BH23 2EL 106 m
BH23 2PW 161 m
BH23 2EU 180 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH23 2QA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 2
Latitude
50.742708
Longitude
-1.805182
British National Grid easting
413,842
British National Grid northing
93,697

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
E00103189

Postcode source versions

Explore BH23

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
27
Secondary
7
  1. Stourfield Infant School

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    918 m
  2. Stourfield Junior School

    Academy converter

    918 m
  3. Christchurch Junior School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,321
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 474
  • Anti social behaviour 237
  • Vehicle crime 113
  • Criminal damage and arson 103
  • Other theft 98

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.

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

    1.0 km

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    1.7 km

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    1.8 km

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    1.8 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    2.0 km

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

    2.2 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    2.8 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    2.9 km

  • CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81056

    3.3 km

  • FARMHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81057

    3.3 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    3.3 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    3.9 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    4.4 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    4.7 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

  • Jumpers Corner

    BCT · Jumpers Common

    0.1 miles
  • Chestnut Avenue

    BCT · Jumpers Common

    0.1 miles
  • Jumpers Corner

    BCT · Jumpers Common

    0.1 miles
  • Stourvale Avenue

    BCT · Jumpers Common

    0.1 miles
  • Stourvale Avenue

    BCT · Jumpers Common

    0.1 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
1
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

Schools

45 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 7 secondary schools. Stourfield Infant School is the nearest published school at 918 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,321 published events cover 12 months, averaging 110.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 474 events.

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