BH23 4XG

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 4SF 64 m
BH23 4TQ 78 m
BH23 4TJ 99 m
BH23 4TY 104 m
BH23 4FH 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH23 4XG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 4
Latitude
50.745294
Longitude
-1.734900
British National Grid easting
418,800
British National Grid northing
94,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04012815
Westminster constituency
Christchurch · E14001171
Output area
E00103219

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

    774 m
  2. Highcliffe School

    Academy converter

    925 m
  3. The Grange School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
657
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 224
  • Anti social behaviour 128
  • Shoplifting 98
  • Other theft 52
  • Criminal damage and arson 52

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81056

    2.0 km

  • FARMHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81057

    2.0 km

  • HIGHCLIFFE MEDICAL CENTRE

    248 LYMINGTON ROAD, HIGHCLIFFE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 5ET

    ODS code J81028

    2.4 km

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    3.5 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    4.0 km

  • TWIN OAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

    RINGWOOD ROAD, BRANSGORE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 8AD

    ODS code J82151

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Sainsbury

    BCT · Somerford

    0.2 miles
  • Hoburne Holiday Park

    BCT · Somerford

    0.3 miles
  • Hoburne Holiday Park

    BCT · Somerford

    0.3 miles
  • Hoburne Holiday Park Grounds

    BCT · Somerford

    0.4 miles
  • Meteor Shopping Park

    BCT · Somerford

    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

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 774 m.

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

Recorded crime

657 published events cover 12 months, averaging 54.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 224 events.

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