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BH23 6BT

Commons · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Commons
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Christchurch
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH23 6AE 187 m
BH23 6AH 450 m
BH23 6AA 452 m
BH23 6AJ 544 m
BH23 6DY 556 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH23 6BT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 November 2014
Terminated
1 August 2016
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 6
Latitude
50.768665
Longitude
-1.819042
British National Grid easting
412,857
British National Grid northing
96,581

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · E06000058
Electoral ward
Commons · E05012659
Parish or community
E04012816
Westminster constituency
Christchurch · E14001171
Output area
E00180428
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 002D · E01020365
Middle layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 002 · E02004236

Postcode source versions

Explore BH23

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
24
Secondary
6

  1. Jewell Academy Bournemouth

    Academy sponsor led

    2.0 km

  2. The Stable School

    Other independent special school

    2.4 km

  3. Muscliff Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
100
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 22
  • Criminal damage and arson 18
  • Anti social behaviour 17
  • Other theft 15
  • Vehicle crime 14

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    2.6 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    3.1 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    3.2 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    3.3 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    4.2 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    4.2 km

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    4.5 km

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    4.5 km

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    4.5 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    4.7 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Hestan Close

    BCT · Blackwater

    0.8 miles

  • Bournemouth International Airport

    GAT · Bournemouth International Airport

    0.8 miles

  • Bournemouth Airport

    BCT · Hurn

    0.9 miles

  • Bournemouth International Airport

    AIR · Bournemouth International Airport

    0.9 miles

  • Lynton Crescent

    BCT · Blackwater

    1.0 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

40 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 6 secondary schools. Jewell Academy Bournemouth is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

100 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 22 events.

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