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BH23 6DB

Commons · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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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 6DL 17 m
BH23 6SE 17 m
BH23 6DF 232 m
BH23 6DU 248 m
BH23 6AZ 711 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH23 6DB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 6
Latitude
50.777660
Longitude
-1.832453
British National Grid easting
411,909
British National Grid northing
97,579

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
E00180447
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

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
14
Secondary
5

  1. Portfield School

    Non-maintained special school

    2.2 km

  2. Muscliff Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.5 km

  3. The Epiphany School

    Academy converter

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
68
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 19
  • Criminal damage and arson 11
  • Anti social behaviour 10
  • Other theft 8
  • Vehicle crime 8

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+
25%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
25%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
25%
Gigabit-capable
25%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
50%
Next Generation Access
25%
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

9

within 5 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    2.8 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    3.1 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    3.8 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    4.0 km

  • THE BARCELLOS FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRICKETTS CROSS, CORBIN AVENUE, FERNDOWN, BH22 8AZ

    ODS code J81621

    4.4 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

    4.6 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    4.7 km

  • KINSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 KINSON ROAD, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 5EY

    ODS code J81045

    5.0 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

  • Bournemouth International Airport

    GAT · Bournemouth International Airport

    0.0 miles

  • Bournemouth Airport

    BCT · Hurn

    0.0 miles

  • Bournemouth International Airport

    AIR · Bournemouth International Airport

    0.0 miles

  • Merritown Lane

    BCT · Hurn

    0.6 miles

  • Merritown Lane

    BCT · Hurn

    0.6 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 5 secondary schools. Portfield School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

68 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 19 events.

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