BH23 9AJ

Christchurch Town · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Constituency
Christchurch
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH23 1FB 7 m
BH23 1FL 40 m
BH23 1AU 41 m
BH23 1FJ 49 m
BH23 1BS 69 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH23 9AJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 November 2004
Terminated
1 March 2006
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH23
Postcode sector
BH23 9
Latitude
50.733448
Longitude
-1.776683
British National Grid easting
415,856
British National Grid northing
92,673

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04012814
Westminster constituency
Christchurch · E14001171
Output area
E00103212

Postcode source versions

Explore BH23

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
18
Secondary
5
  1. The Priory Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    138 m
  2. Connie Rothman School

    Other independent special school

    145 m
  3. Twynham School

    Academy converter

    439 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,206
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 418
  • Anti social behaviour 271
  • Criminal damage and arson 98
  • Other theft 92
  • Shoplifting 75

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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 not available.

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    484 m

  • CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81056

    1.3 km

  • FARMHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81057

    1.3 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    1.6 km

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

    MARINE SURGERY, 29 BELLE VUE RD, BOSCOMBE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 3DB

    ODS code J81049

    2.4 km

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    2.7 km

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    2.8 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    4.1 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    4.2 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    4.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Priory Corner

    BCT · Christchurch

    0.1 miles
  • Town Centre

    BCT · Christchurch

    0.1 miles
  • Town Centre

    BCT · Christchurch

    0.1 miles
  • Fountain Way

    BCT · Christchurch

    0.2 miles
  • Barrack Road

    BCT · Christchurch

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 031D, 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

23,494 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

31 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 5 secondary schools. The Priory Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 138 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,206 published events cover 12 months, averaging 100.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 418 events.

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