BH23 5YW

Highcliffe & Walkford · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH23 5FH 18 m
BH23 5FL 38 m
BH23 5FA 62 m
BH23 5FJ 65 m
BH23 5FG 68 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH23 5YW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 5
Latitude
50.744029
Longitude
-1.698851
British National Grid easting
421,344
British National Grid northing
93,869

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04012815
Westminster constituency
Christchurch · E14001171
Output area
E00103108

Postcode source versions

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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

    434 m
  2. Highcliffe School

    Academy converter

    1.7 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
283
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 101
  • Anti social behaviour 47
  • Criminal damage and arson 35
  • Other theft 31
  • Burglary 22

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

    376 m

  • COASTAL MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82007

    3.2 km

  • CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81056

    4.4 km

  • FARMHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81057

    4.4 km

  • TWIN OAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

    RINGWOOD ROAD, BRANSGORE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 8AD

    ODS code J82151

    5.0 km

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

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

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 434 m.

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

Recorded crime

283 published events cover 12 months, averaging 23.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 101 events.

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