BH23 7BU

Bransgore, Burley, Sopley & Ringwood East · New Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
New Forest
Constituency
New Forest West
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH23 7AZ 310 m
BH23 7AT 384 m
BH23 7AY 489 m
BH23 7AU 547 m
BH23 7AS 568 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH23 7BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 7
Latitude
50.770271
Longitude
-1.771572
British National Grid easting
416,204
British National Grid northing
96,769

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
New Forest · E07000091
Parish or community
E04004585
Westminster constituency
New Forest West · E14001374
Output area
E00117196
Lower layer super output area
New Forest 016E · E01023063
Middle layer super output area
New Forest 016 · E02004794

Postcode source versions

Explore BH23

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
14
Secondary
3
  1. Burton Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.5 km
  2. Sopley Primary School

    Community school

    1.7 km
  3. The Stable School

    Other independent special school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
36
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 15
  • Vehicle crime 5
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Burglary 3
  • Other theft 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BH23 7 residents
4,971

Age bands in BH23 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.4%

711 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

466 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.5%

1,015 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

1,345 residents

Age 65 and over
28.5%

1,411 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

5

within 5 km

  • TWIN OAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

    RINGWOOD ROAD, BRANSGORE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 8AD

    ODS code J82151

    2.7 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    3.2 km

  • CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81056

    3.9 km

  • FARMHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81057

    3.9 km

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    3.9 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Woolpack Inn

    BCT · Sopley

    0.3 miles
  • Meadowside Park

    BCT · Winkton

    0.4 miles
  • Meadowside Park

    BCT · Winkton

    0.4 miles
  • The Garage

    BCT · Winkton

    0.5 miles
  • The Garage

    BCT · Winkton

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for New Forest 016E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,545 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
1 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
1
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

Schools

23 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. Burton Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

36 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 15 events.

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