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BH23 5YL

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH23 5AS 73 m
BH23 5TB 90 m
BH23 5AR 95 m
BH23 5TD 134 m
BH23 5NL 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH23 5YL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 5
Latitude
50.744335
Longitude
-1.709394
British National Grid easting
420,600
British National Grid northing
93,900

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

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
10
Secondary
3

  1. Highcliffe St Mark Primary School

    Foundation school

    386 m

  2. Highcliffe School

    Academy converter

    921 m

  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch

    Voluntary aided school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
321
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 116
  • Anti social behaviour 61
  • Criminal damage and arson 37
  • Other theft 36
  • Burglary 23

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • HIGHCLIFFE MEDICAL CENTRE

    248 LYMINGTON ROAD, HIGHCLIFFE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 5ET

    ODS code J81028

    636 m

  • CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81056

    3.6 km

  • FARMHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81057

    3.6 km

  • COASTAL MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82007

    3.9 km

  • TWIN OAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

    RINGWOOD ROAD, BRANSGORE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 8AD

    ODS code J82151

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Earlsdon Way

    BCT · Highcliffe

    0.1 miles

  • Carisbrooke Way

    BCT · Highcliffe

    0.1 miles

  • Carisbrooke Way

    BCT · Highcliffe

    0.2 miles

  • Nea Road

    BCT · Highcliffe

    0.2 miles

  • Nea Road

    BCT · Highcliffe

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

17 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 3 secondary schools. Highcliffe St Mark Primary School is the nearest published school at 386 m.

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

Recorded crime

321 published events cover 12 months, averaging 26.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 116 events.

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