BH23 5FP

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 5HG 70 m
BH23 5LQ 93 m
BH23 5EP 111 m
BH23 5LT 112 m
BH23 5LJ 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH23 5FP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2018
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 5
Latitude
50.743087
Longitude
-1.692635
British National Grid easting
421,783
British National Grid northing
93,766

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04012815
Westminster constituency
Christchurch · E14001171
Output area
E00103109

Postcode source versions

Explore BH23

56 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Rothesay Lodge, 2 - 10, Apartment 8, Stuart Road, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5FP 18 May 2026 £395,000
Rothesay Lodge, 2 - 10, Apartment 24, Stuart Road, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5FP 20 December 2024 £254,950
Rothesay Lodge, 2 - 10, Apartment 7, Stuart Road, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5FP 30 June 2024 £507,950

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

    880 m
  2. The Eaglewood School

    Free schools alternative provision

    1.9 km
  3. Highcliffe School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
272
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 99
  • Anti social behaviour 40
  • Criminal damage and arson 31
  • Other theft 28
  • Burglary 21

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
33

23 female, 10 male

Postcode households
27
Residents per household
1.2
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 0.4% 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

    681 m

  • COASTAL MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82007

    2.9 km

  • CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81056

    4.8 km

  • FARMHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81057

    4.8 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

  • Rothesay Lodge

    BCT · Highcliffe

    0.0 miles
  • Rothesay Lodge

    BCT · Highcliffe

    0.0 miles
  • Milestone Roundabout

    BCT · Walkford

    0.1 miles
  • Sea Corner

    BCT · Highcliffe

    0.1 miles
  • Sea Corner

    BCT · Highcliffe

    0.2 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 £346,950 from 22 recorded sales in BH23 5FP. 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 880 m.

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

Recorded crime

272 published events cover 12 months, averaging 22.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 99 events.

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