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BH23 5AZ

Highcliffe & Walkford · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Christchurch
Ward
Highcliffe & Walkford
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Christchurch
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH23 5BA 45 m
BH23 5AX 108 m
BH23 5BQ 126 m
BH23 5AT 170 m
BH23 5NW 181 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH23 5AZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 5
Latitude
50.745393
Longitude
-1.704611
British National Grid easting
420,937
British National Grid northing
94,019

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
E00103110
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 019B · E01020350
Middle layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 019 · E02004238

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Property

At this postcode

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Greenways, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5AZ 19 December 2005 £310,000
12, Greenways, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5AZ 3 June 1999 £152,500
12, Greenways, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5AZ 10 June 1996 £106,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
10
Secondary
3

  1. Highcliffe St Mark Primary School

    Foundation school

    41 m

  2. Highcliffe School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  3. The Eaglewood School

    Free schools alternative provision

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
297
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 105
  • Anti social behaviour 51
  • Criminal damage and arson 34
  • Other theft 32
  • Burglary 22

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

4 female, 4 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.7
BH23 5 residents
7,349

Age bands in BH23 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.9%

717 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.5%

544 residents

Age 25 to 44
13.7%

993 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.8%

1,792 residents

Age 65 and over
44.1%

3,194 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH23 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • HIGHCLIFFE MEDICAL CENTRE

    248 LYMINGTON ROAD, HIGHCLIFFE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 5ET

    ODS code J81028

    504 m

  • COASTAL MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82007

    3.5 km

  • CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81056

    4.0 km

  • FARMHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81057

    4.0 km

  • TWIN OAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

    RINGWOOD ROAD, BRANSGORE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 8AD

    ODS code J82151

    4.6 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Carisbrooke Way

    BCT · Highcliffe

    0.3 miles

  • Earlsdon Way

    BCT · Highcliffe

    0.3 miles

  • Highcliffe Medical Centre

    BCT · Highcliffe

    0.3 miles

  • Carisbrooke Way

    BCT · Highcliffe

    0.3 miles

  • Highcliffe Medical Centre

    BCT · Highcliffe

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 019B, 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

27,852 of 33,755

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

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

16 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 3 secondary schools. Highcliffe St Mark Primary School is the nearest published school at 41 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

297 published events cover 12 months, averaging 24.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 105 events.

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