BH23 3FN

Burton & Grange · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Christchurch
Constituency
Christchurch
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH23 3RT 52 m
BH23 3EJ 158 m
BH23 3QG 213 m
BH23 4FW 227 m
BH23 4SB 231 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH23 3FN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 3
Latitude
50.741389
Longitude
-1.741796
British National Grid easting
418,315
British National Grid northing
93,564

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04012814
Westminster constituency
Christchurch · E14001171
Output area
E00103096

Postcode source versions

Explore BH23

43 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Bowmont Place, 153, Flat 8, Somerford Road, Christchurch, BH23 3FN 22 August 2025 £180,000
Bowmont Place, 153, Flat 13, Somerford Road, Christchurch, BH23 3FN 1 April 2025 £170,000
Bowmont Place, 153, Flat 32, Somerford Road, Christchurch, BH23 3FN 6 January 2025 £225,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
14
Secondary
3
  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch

    Voluntary aided school

    406 m
  2. Somerford Primary School

    Community school

    937 m
  3. The Grange School

    Academy sponsor led

    984 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
955
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 367
  • Anti social behaviour 191
  • Shoplifting 104
  • Criminal damage and arson 71
  • Other theft 63

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BH23 3 residents
9,208

Age bands in BH23 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

1,448 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

896 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.7%

1,937 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.9%

2,493 residents

Age 65 and over
24.1%

2,151 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

6

within 5 km

  • CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81056

    1.4 km

  • FARMHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81057

    1.4 km

  • HIGHCLIFFE MEDICAL CENTRE

    248 LYMINGTON ROAD, HIGHCLIFFE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 5ET

    ODS code J81028

    2.8 km

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    2.9 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    3.5 km

  • TWIN OAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

    RINGWOOD ROAD, BRANSGORE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 8AD

    ODS code J82151

    4.4 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

  • Meteor Shopping Park

    BCT · Somerford

    0.0 miles
  • Meteor Shopping Park

    BCT · Somerford

    0.1 miles
  • Meteor Shopping Park

    BCT · Somerford

    0.1 miles
  • Trade Park

    BCT · Somerford

    0.2 miles
  • St Josephs School

    BCT · Somerford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 024B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,692 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
8 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

Property market

The five-year median is £185,000 from 43 recorded sales in BH23 3FN. 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

22 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch is the nearest published school at 406 m.

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

Recorded crime

955 published events cover 12 months, averaging 79.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 367 events.

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