BH23 3PQ

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 3PL 71 m
BH23 3BQ 72 m
BH23 3PF 76 m
BH23 3FF 93 m
BH23 3PG 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH23 3PQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 3
Latitude
50.736853
Longitude
-1.757210
British National Grid easting
417,229
British National Grid northing
93,056

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04012814
Westminster constituency
Christchurch · E14001171
Output area
E00103097

Postcode source versions

Explore BH23

85 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
43, Park Gardens, Christchurch, BH23 3PQ 9 April 2026 £300,500
14, Park Gardens, Christchurch, BH23 3PQ 3 March 2025 £265,000
Garage 47, Park Gardens, Christchurch, BH23 3PQ 28 November 2024 £7,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
16
Secondary
5
  1. Mudeford Community Infants' School

    Community school

    282 m
  2. Somerford Primary School

    Community school

    283 m
  3. The Grange School

    Academy sponsor led

    464 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,240
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 442
  • Anti social behaviour 253
  • Shoplifting 142
  • Criminal damage and arson 100
  • Other theft 85

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
117

62 female, 55 male

Postcode households
50
Residents per household
2.3
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

This postcode contained 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH23 3 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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81056

    167 m

  • FARMHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81057

    167 m

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    1.8 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    2.5 km

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

    3.8 km

  • HIGHCLIFFE MEDICAL CENTRE

    248 LYMINGTON ROAD, HIGHCLIFFE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 5ET

    ODS code J81028

    3.9 km

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    4.1 km

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Purewell Cross

    BCT · Purewell

    0.1 miles
  • Purewell Cross

    BCT · Purewell

    0.1 miles
  • Medical Centre

    BCT · Purewell

    0.1 miles
  • Medical Centre

    BCT · Purewell

    0.2 miles
  • Purewell Close

    BCT · Purewell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,182 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £265,000 from 13 recorded sales in BH23 3PQ. 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

28 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 5 secondary schools. Mudeford Community Infants' School is the nearest published school at 282 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,240 published events cover 12 months, averaging 103.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 442 events.

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