BH23 7DS

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

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Christchurch
Local authority
New Forest
Constituency
New Forest West
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH23 7DR 165 m
BH23 7DT 319 m
BH23 7DW 349 m
BH23 7DU 364 m
BH23 5AQ 375 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH23 7DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 7
Latitude
50.755698
Longitude
-1.711748
British National Grid easting
420,429
British National Grid northing
95,163

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
New Forest · E07000091
Parish or community
E04004558
Westminster constituency
New Forest West · E14001374
Output area
E00116842
Lower layer super output area
New Forest 016C · E01022996
Middle layer super output area
New Forest 016 · E02004794

Postcode source versions

Explore BH23

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Oak Tree Cottage, Lyndhurst Road, Hinton, Christchurch, BH23 7DS 13 April 2017 £675,000
Oak Tree Cottage, Lyndhurst Road, Hinton, Christchurch, BH23 7DS 11 May 2007 £538,000
The Hollies, Lyndhurst Road, Hinton, Christchurch, BH23 7DS 25 November 2005 £315,000

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

    1.2 km
  2. Highcliffe School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch

    Voluntary aided school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
160
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 63
  • Anti social behaviour 22
  • Criminal damage and arson 21
  • Other theft 20
  • Vehicle crime 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

5 female, 8 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.6
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH23 7 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+
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

  • HIGHCLIFFE MEDICAL CENTRE

    248 LYMINGTON ROAD, HIGHCLIFFE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 5ET

    ODS code J81028

    1.8 km

  • TWIN OAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

    RINGWOOD ROAD, BRANSGORE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 8AD

    ODS code J82151

    3.4 km

  • COASTAL MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82007

    3.8 km

  • CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81056

    4.0 km

  • FARMHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81057

    4.0 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

  • Hinton Admiral Rail Station

    RSE · Hinton

    0.2 miles
  • Hinton Admiral Rail Station

    RLY · Hinton

    0.2 miles
  • Carisbrooke Way

    BCT · Highcliffe

    0.7 miles
  • Carisbrooke Way

    BCT · Highcliffe

    0.7 miles
  • Highcliffe School

    BCT · Highcliffe

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for New Forest 016C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,897 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
5 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

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 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

160 published events cover 12 months, averaging 13.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 63 events.

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