BH23 6AJ

Commons · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Christchurch
Ward
Commons
Constituency
Christchurch
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH23 6DY 92 m
BH23 6AH 99 m
BH23 6AA 234 m
BH23 6AD 241 m
BH23 6AL 290 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH23 6AJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 6
Latitude
50.773442
Longitude
-1.820668
British National Grid easting
412,741
British National Grid northing
97,112

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Electoral ward
Commons · E05012659
Parish or community
E04012816
Westminster constituency
Christchurch · E14001171
Output area
E00180428

Postcode source versions

Explore BH23

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Greywell, Hurn, Christchurch, BH23 6AJ 18 July 2022 £526,000
2, Greywell, Hurn, Christchurch, BH23 6AJ 14 August 2017 £369,950
3, Greywell, Hurn, Christchurch, BH23 6AJ 26 May 2015 £337,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
20
Secondary
5
  1. Jewell Academy Bournemouth

    Academy sponsor led

    2.5 km
  2. The Stable School

    Other independent special school

    2.8 km
  3. Muscliff Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
87
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 23
  • Criminal damage and arson 15
  • Anti social behaviour 13
  • Other theft 11
  • Vehicle crime 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

6 female, 6 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.0
BH23 6 residents
741

Age bands in BH23 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.4%

78 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

61 residents

Age 25 to 44
14.5%

99 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.4%

229 residents

Age 65 and over
31.8%

218 residents

This postcode contained 1.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH23 6 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

    2A BRADPOLE ROAD, STROUDEN PARK, BOURNEMOUTH, BH8 9NX

    ODS code J81633

    3.0 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    3.2 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    3.7 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    3.8 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    2A REDHILL CRESCENT, MOORDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 2XF

    ODS code J81039

    4.3 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

    26-28 ST. ALBANS CRESCENT, CHARMINSTER, BOURNEMOUTH, BH8 9EW

    ODS code J81062

    4.5 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    4.9 km

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Bournemouth International Airport

    GAT · Bournemouth International Airport

    0.6 miles
  • Bournemouth Airport

    BCT · Hurn

    0.6 miles
  • Bournemouth International Airport

    AIR · Bournemouth International Airport

    0.6 miles
  • Hestan Close

    BCT · Blackwater

    1.1 miles
  • Lynton Crescent

    BCT · Blackwater

    1.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 002D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,954 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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 £526,000 from 1 recorded sale in BH23 6AJ. 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

31 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Jewell Academy Bournemouth is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

87 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 23 events.

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