BH23 3PU

Burton & Grange · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Constituency
Christchurch
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH23 3PY 6 m
BH23 3QB 57 m
BH23 3QF 105 m
BH23 3EG 110 m
BH23 3PW 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH23 3PU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 3
Latitude
50.739880
Longitude
-1.746863
British National Grid easting
417,958
British National Grid northing
93,395

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

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

    473 m
  2. Somerford Primary School

    Community school

    545 m
  3. The Grange School

    Academy sponsor led

    635 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,021
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 386
  • Anti social behaviour 212
  • Shoplifting 103
  • Criminal damage and arson 81
  • Other theft 70

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.

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81056

    968 m

  • FARMHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81057

    968 m

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    2.5 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    3.1 km

  • HIGHCLIFFE MEDICAL CENTRE

    248 LYMINGTON ROAD, HIGHCLIFFE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 5ET

    ODS code J81028

    3.2 km

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

    4.6 km

  • TWIN OAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

    RINGWOOD ROAD, BRANSGORE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 8AD

    ODS code J82151

    4.7 km

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    4.9 km

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Trade Park

    BCT · Somerford

    0.0 miles
  • Trade Park

    BCT · Somerford

    0.1 miles
  • Airfield Way

    BCT · Somerford

    0.1 miles
  • Airfield Way

    BCT · Somerford

    0.1 miles
  • Meteor Shopping Park

    BCT · Somerford

    0.1 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

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 473 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,021 published events cover 12 months, averaging 85.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 386 events.

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