BH24 2PS

St Leonards & St Ives · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ringwood
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
Christchurch
Postcode district
BH24
Postcode sector
BH24 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH24 2QW 68 m
BH24 2QR 199 m
BH24 2DR 204 m
BH24 2QT 216 m
BH24 2FR 245 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH24 2PS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2004
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH24
Postcode sector
BH24 2
Latitude
50.826198
Longitude
-1.848976
British National Grid easting
410,733
British National Grid northing
102,974

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04003379
Westminster constituency
Christchurch · E14001171
Output area
E00103405
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 015D · E01020406
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 015 · E02004246

Postcode source versions

Explore BH24

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Brockwood, St Leonards, Ringwood, BH24 2PS 19 November 2021 £705,000
3, Brockwood, St Leonards, Ringwood, BH24 2PS 29 November 2013 £520,000
4, Brockwood, St Leonards, Ringwood, BH24 2PS 30 January 2013 £495,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
7
Secondary
3
  1. West Moors Middle School

    Community school

    1.9 km
  2. Oakhurst Community First School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km
  3. St Ives Primary & Nursery School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
187
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 72
  • Anti social behaviour 37
  • Vehicle crime 21
  • Other theft 16
  • Criminal damage and arson 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

5 female, 6 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
1.6
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.

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

  • THE BARCELLOS FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRICKETTS CROSS, CORBIN AVENUE, FERNDOWN, BH22 8AZ

    ODS code J81621

    2.6 km

  • WEST MOORS VILLAGE SURGERY

    VERNON HOUSE, 164 STATION ROAD, WEST MOORS, FERNDOWN, BH22 0JB

    ODS code J81022

    2.8 km

  • ORCHID HOUSE SURGERY

    FERNDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE, ST. MARYS ROAD, FERNDOWN, BH22 9HB

    ODS code J81002

    4.2 km

  • PENNY'S HILL PRACTICE

    FERNDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE, ST. MARYS ROAD, FERNDOWN, BH22 9HB

    ODS code J81061

    4.2 km

  • RINGWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE CLOSE, RINGWOOD, BH24 1JY

    ODS code J82039

    4.7 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

  • Grange Road

    BCT · St Leonards

    0.1 miles
  • Grange Road

    BCT · St Leonards

    0.2 miles
  • Oaks Drive

    BCT · St Leonards

    0.2 miles
  • Oaks Drive

    BCT · St Leonards

    0.2 miles
  • Boundary Lane

    BCT · St Leonards

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 015D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,552 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
10 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

Property market

The five-year median is £705,000 from 1 recorded sale in BH24 2PS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Dorset is £325,410 in June 2026, up 1.6% year on year.

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 3 secondary schools. West Moors Middle School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

187 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 72 events.

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