BH23 4GE

Mudeford, Stanpit & West Highcliffe · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH23 4FT 144 m
BH23 4JE 156 m
BH23 4HZ 179 m
BH23 4JD 185 m
BH23 4LR 213 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH23 4GE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 4
Latitude
50.741009
Longitude
-1.736852
British National Grid easting
418,664
British National Grid northing
93,523

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04012815
Westminster constituency
Christchurch · E14001171
Output area
E00103225

Postcode source versions

Explore BH23

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
12
Secondary
3
  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch

    Voluntary aided school

    711 m
  2. Highcliffe School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. Somerford Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
852
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 334
  • Anti social behaviour 163
  • Shoplifting 99
  • Criminal damage and arson 65
  • Other theft 55

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BH23 4 residents
10,092

Age bands in BH23 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12%

1,245 residents

Age 15 to 24
6.7%

700 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.7%

1,634 residents

Age 45 to 64
26%

2,703 residents

Age 65 and over
39.5%

4,103 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

    1.7 km

  • FARMHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81057

    1.7 km

  • HIGHCLIFFE MEDICAL CENTRE

    248 LYMINGTON ROAD, HIGHCLIFFE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 5ET

    ODS code J81028

    2.5 km

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    3.2 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    3.8 km

  • TWIN OAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

    RINGWOOD ROAD, BRANSGORE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 8AD

    ODS code J82151

    4.5 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

  • The Runway Industrial Park

    BCT · Somerford

    0.2 miles
  • Hoburne Holiday Park

    BCT · Somerford

    0.2 miles
  • The Runway Industrial Park

    BCT · Somerford

    0.2 miles
  • Hoburne Holiday Park

    BCT · Somerford

    0.2 miles
  • Meteor Shopping Park

    BCT · Somerford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 018B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,172 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
10 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

Schools

21 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch is the nearest published school at 711 m.

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

Recorded crime

852 published events cover 12 months, averaging 71 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 334 events.

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