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BH23 8EE

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

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bransgore, Burley, Sopley & Ringwood East
Local authority
New Forest
Constituency
New Forest West
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH23 8EW 734 m
BH23 8ED 750 m
BH23 8EF 1.2 km
BH23 8DQ 1.3 km
BH23 8DR 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH23 8EE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 8
Latitude
50.803541
Longitude
-1.735720
British National Grid easting
418,719
British National Grid northing
100,477

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
New Forest · E07000091
Electoral ward
Bransgore, Burley, Sopley & Ringwood East · E05014774
Parish or community
E04004585
Westminster constituency
New Forest West · E14001374
Output area
E00117197
Lower layer super output area
New Forest 016E · E01023063
Middle layer super output area
New Forest 016 · E02004794

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
0

  1. The Fortune Centre of Riding Therapy

    Special post 16 institution

    2 m

  2. Bransgore Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.9 km

  3. Sopley Primary School

    Community school

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
34
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 20
  • Criminal damage and arson 7
  • Other theft 2
  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

4 female, 4 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
4.0
BH23 8 residents
4,561

Age bands in BH23 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.1%

733 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.9%

358 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.5%

796 residents

Age 45 to 64
28%

1,271 residents

Age 65 and over
30.4%

1,381 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH23 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • TWIN OAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

    RINGWOOD ROAD, BRANSGORE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 8AD

    ODS code J82151

    2.5 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Thorney Hill Crossroads

    BCT · Thorney Hill

    0.8 miles

  • Thorney Hill Crossroads

    BCT · Thorney Hill

    0.8 miles

  • School Road

    BCT · Thorney Hill

    0.8 miles

  • School Road

    BCT · Thorney Hill

    0.8 miles

  • Thorney Hill Crossroads

    BCT · Thorney Hill

    0.8 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
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. The Fortune Centre of Riding Therapy is the nearest published school at 2 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

34 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 20 events.

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