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BH23 4PH

Highcliffe & Walkford · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Highcliffe & Walkford
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Christchurch
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH23 4PS 59 m
BH23 4UQ 69 m
BH23 4SG 99 m
BH23 4PF 147 m
BH23 4PE 164 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH23 4PH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 4
Latitude
50.748871
Longitude
-1.726375
British National Grid easting
419,400
British National Grid northing
94,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · E06000058
Electoral ward
Highcliffe & Walkford · E05012664
Parish or community
E04012815
Westminster constituency
Christchurch · E14001171
Output area
E00180437
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 018D · E01020372
Middle layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 018 · E02004239

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
14
Secondary
4

  1. Highcliffe School

    Academy converter

    404 m

  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch

    Voluntary aided school

    1.5 km

  3. Highcliffe St Mark Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
333
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 100
  • Anti social behaviour 65
  • Other theft 39
  • Shoplifting 39
  • Criminal damage and arson 33

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.

GP practices

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • HIGHCLIFFE MEDICAL CENTRE

    248 LYMINGTON ROAD, HIGHCLIFFE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 5ET

    ODS code J81028

    1.9 km

  • CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81056

    2.7 km

  • FARMHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81057

    2.7 km

  • TWIN OAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

    RINGWOOD ROAD, BRANSGORE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 8AD

    ODS code J82151

    3.7 km

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    4.2 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    4.6 km

  • COASTAL MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82007

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Highcliffe School

    BCT · Highcliffe

    0.2 miles

  • Hoburne Farm Mews

    BCT · Highcliffe

    0.3 miles

  • Hoburne Farm Mews

    BCT · Highcliffe

    0.3 miles

  • Saulfland Drive

    BCT · Highcliffe

    0.4 miles

  • Saulfland Drive

    BCT · Highcliffe

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

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

28,464 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
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.

Evidence in context

Schools

24 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 4 secondary schools. Highcliffe School is the nearest published school at 404 m.

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

Recorded crime

333 published events cover 12 months, averaging 27.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 100 events.

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