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BH24 2DB

St Leonards & St Ives · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
St Leonards & St Ives
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
Christchurch
Postcode district
BH24
Postcode sector
BH24 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH24 2EB 337 m
BH24 2NN 460 m
BH24 2DE 562 m
BH24 2EE 574 m
BH24 2EA 639 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH24 2DB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH24
Postcode sector
BH24 2
Latitude
50.844172
Longitude
-1.816080
British National Grid easting
413,045
British National Grid northing
104,978

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
St Leonards & St Ives · E05012713
Parish or community
E04003379
Westminster constituency
Christchurch · E14001171
Output area
E00103393
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 015A · E01020403
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 015 · E02004246

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
5
Secondary
2

  1. Sheiling College

    Special post 16 institution

    378 m

  2. Sheiling School

    Other independent special school

    378 m

  3. Ringwood Waldorf School

    Other independent school

    496 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
132
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 43
  • Anti social behaviour 29
  • Other theft 14
  • Criminal damage and arson 14
  • Vehicle crime 13

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

2 female, 2 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
4.0
BH24 2 residents
7,908

Age bands in BH24 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.3%

894 residents

Age 15 to 24
6.7%

528 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.5%

1,222 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

2,156 residents

Age 65 and over
39.3%

3,105 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH24 2 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

2

within 5 km

  • RINGWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE CLOSE, RINGWOOD, BH24 1JY

    ODS code J82039

    1.9 km

  • CORNERWAYS MEDICAL CENTRE

    5 PARKERS CLOSE, NORTH POULNER, RINGWOOD, BH24 1SD

    ODS code J82150

    3.4 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

  • St Ives Wood

    BCT · Ashley Heath

    0.3 miles

  • St Ives Wood

    BCT · Ashley Heath

    0.3 miles

  • Whitefield Park

    BCT · Ashley Heath

    0.3 miles

  • Ashley Heath Roundabout

    BCT · St Ives

    0.3 miles

  • Whitefield Park

    BCT · Ashley Heath

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 015A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,564 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
8 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 2 secondary schools. Sheiling College is the nearest published school at 378 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

132 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 43 events.

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