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BH24 2SP

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 2FL 95 m
BH24 2FP 118 m
BH24 2RR 120 m
BH24 2DW 121 m
BH24 2FH 163 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH24 2SP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1983
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH24
Postcode sector
BH24 2
Latitude
50.817055
Longitude
-1.858232
British National Grid easting
410,083
British National Grid northing
101,956

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
E00183070
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 015C · E01020405
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 015 · E02004246

Postcode source versions

Explore BH24

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
6
Secondary
3

  1. West Moors Middle School

    Community school

    1.2 km

  2. Oakhurst Community First School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

  3. St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery

    Academy converter

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
358
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 143
  • Anti social behaviour 85
  • Criminal damage and arson 30
  • Other theft 20
  • Public order 18

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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.

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • THE BARCELLOS FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRICKETTS CROSS, CORBIN AVENUE, FERNDOWN, BH22 8AZ

    ODS code J81621

    1.4 km

  • WEST MOORS VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81022

    2.2 km

  • ORCHID HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81002

    3.1 km

  • PENNY'S HILL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81061

    3.1 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

  • St Leonards Hospital

    BCT · St Leonards

    0.1 miles

  • St Leonards Hospital

    BCT · St Leonards

    0.1 miles

  • Boundary Lane

    BCT · St Leonards

    0.3 miles

  • Boundary Lane

    BCT · St Leonards

    0.4 miles

  • Pinehurst Road / A31

    BCT · West Moors

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 015C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,157 of 33,755

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

13 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 3 secondary schools. West Moors Middle 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

358 published events cover 12 months, averaging 29.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 143 events.

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