BH23 4NR

Highcliffe & Walkford · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH23 4NP 67 m
BH23 4NS 114 m
BH23 4QA 160 m
BH23 4NW 171 m
BH23 4PY 191 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH23 4NR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 4
Latitude
50.749154
Longitude
-1.720151
British National Grid easting
419,839
British National Grid northing
94,433

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04012815
Westminster constituency
Christchurch · E14001171
Output area
E00103234

Postcode source versions

Explore BH23

25 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
13, Wingfield Avenue, Christchurch, BH23 4NR 24 June 2022 £575,000
4, Wingfield Avenue, Christchurch, BH23 4NR 21 June 2021 £600,000
23, Wingfield Avenue, Christchurch, BH23 4NR 26 March 2021 £585,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
13
Secondary
4
  1. Highcliffe School

    Academy converter

    314 m
  2. Highcliffe St Mark Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.2 km
  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch

    Voluntary aided school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
235
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 80
  • Anti social behaviour 49
  • Criminal damage and arson 31
  • Other theft 27
  • Vehicle crime 15

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
41

25 female, 16 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
2.3
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH23 4 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

6

within 5 km

  • HIGHCLIFFE MEDICAL CENTRE

    248 LYMINGTON ROAD, HIGHCLIFFE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 5ET

    ODS code J81028

    1.6 km

  • CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81056

    3.1 km

  • FARMHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81057

    3.1 km

  • TWIN OAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

    RINGWOOD ROAD, BRANSGORE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 8AD

    ODS code J82151

    3.8 km

  • COASTAL MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    MILTON MEDICAL CENTRE, AVENUE ROAD, NEW MILTON, BH25 5JP

    ODS code J82007

    4.5 km

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    4.6 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

  • Highcliffe School

    BCT · Highcliffe

    0.2 miles
  • Smugglers Lane South

    BCT · Highcliffe

    0.3 miles
  • Smugglers Lane South

    BCT · Highcliffe

    0.4 miles
  • Hinton Admiral Rail Station

    RSE · Hinton

    0.4 miles
  • Hinton Admiral Rail Station

    RLY · Hinton

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,231 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

Property market

The five-year median is £575,000 from 1 recorded sale in BH23 4NR. 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 4 secondary schools. Highcliffe School is the nearest published school at 314 m.

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

Recorded crime

235 published events cover 12 months, averaging 19.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 80 events.

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