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BH23 3WA

Christchurch Town · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Christchurch Town
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Christchurch
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH23 3TX 0 m
BH23 3TU 38 m
BH23 3DR 73 m
BH23 3AB 84 m
BH23 3DT 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH23 3WA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 May 2002
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 3
Latitude
50.738594
Longitude
-1.759880
British National Grid easting
417,040
British National Grid northing
93,249

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · E06000058
Electoral ward
Christchurch Town · E05012658
Parish or community
E04012814
Westminster constituency
Christchurch · E14001171
Output area
E00103184
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 024D · E01020363
Middle layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 024 · E02004240

Postcode source versions

Explore BH23

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
17
Secondary
5

  1. The Grange School

    Academy sponsor led

    391 m

  2. Somerford Primary School

    Community school

    392 m

  3. Mudeford Community Infants' School

    Community school

    521 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,290
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 453
  • Anti social behaviour 271
  • Shoplifting 142
  • Criminal damage and arson 103
  • Other theft 85

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81056

    234 m

  • FARMHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81057

    234 m

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    1.6 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    2.3 km

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

    3.7 km

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    4.0 km

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    4.0 km

  • HIGHCLIFFE MEDICAL CENTRE

    248 LYMINGTON ROAD, HIGHCLIFFE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 5ET

    ODS code J81028

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Medical Centre

    BCT · Purewell

    0.1 miles

  • Medical Centre

    BCT · Purewell

    0.1 miles

  • Medical Centre

    BCT · Purewell

    0.1 miles

  • Knowles Close

    BCT · Purewell

    0.2 miles

  • Knowles Close

    BCT · Purewell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

11,572 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 5 secondary schools. The Grange School is the nearest published school at 391 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,290 published events cover 12 months, averaging 107.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 453 events.

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