BH23 5DF

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH23 5DG 43 m
BH23 5JR 43 m
BH23 5HS 55 m
BH23 5HU 69 m
BH23 5JP 75 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH23 5DF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 5
Latitude
50.739094
Longitude
-1.695978
British National Grid easting
421,549
British National Grid northing
93,321

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04012815
Westminster constituency
Christchurch · E14001171
Output area
E00103105

Postcode source versions

Explore BH23

40 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Exeter Court, 52, Flat 9, Wharncliffe Road, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5DF 17 April 2026 £285,000
Exeter Court, 52, Flat 11, Wharncliffe Road, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5DF 9 October 2023 £405,000
Exeter Court, 52, Flat 10, Wharncliffe Road, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5DF 13 October 2022 £393,000

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

    947 m
  2. Highcliffe School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km
  3. The Eaglewood School

    Free schools alternative provision

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
238
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 88
  • Anti social behaviour 41
  • Criminal damage and arson 26
  • Other theft 25
  • Burglary 22

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

11 female, 13 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
1.7
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 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH23 5 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

4

within 5 km

  • HIGHCLIFFE MEDICAL CENTRE

    248 LYMINGTON ROAD, HIGHCLIFFE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 5ET

    ODS code J81028

    476 m

  • COASTAL MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82007

    3.3 km

  • CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81056

    4.5 km

  • FARMHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81057

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

Nearby transport

  • Sea Corner

    BCT · Highcliffe

    0.2 miles
  • Sea Corner

    BCT · Highcliffe

    0.2 miles
  • Rothesay Lodge

    BCT · Highcliffe

    0.3 miles
  • Rothesay Lodge

    BCT · Highcliffe

    0.3 miles
  • Highcliffe Medical Centre

    BCT · Highcliffe

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,795 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £393,000 from 3 recorded sales in BH23 5DF. 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

16 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 3 secondary schools. Highcliffe St Mark Primary School is the nearest published school at 947 m.

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

Recorded crime

238 published events cover 12 months, averaging 19.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 88 events.

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