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BH24 2SR

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 2SD 177 m
BH24 2QW 234 m
BH24 2PS 276 m
BH24 2QB 290 m
BH24 2DR 313 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH24 2SR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1986
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH24
Postcode sector
BH24 2
Latitude
50.823735
Longitude
-1.849452
British National Grid easting
410,700
British National Grid northing
102,700

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
E00103406
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 015D · E01020406
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
13
Primary
6
Secondary
3

  1. West Moors Middle School

    Community school

    1.8 km

  2. Oakhurst Community First School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

  3. St Ives Primary & Nursery School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
196
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 75
  • Anti social behaviour 36
  • Vehicle crime 23
  • Other theft 16
  • Criminal damage and arson 11

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE BARCELLOS FAMILY PRACTICE

    TRICKETTS CROSS, CORBIN AVENUE, FERNDOWN, BH22 8AZ

    ODS code J81621

    2.4 km

  • WEST MOORS VILLAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81022

    2.7 km

  • ORCHID HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81002

    4.0 km

  • PENNY'S HILL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81061

    4.0 km

  • RINGWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE CLOSE, RINGWOOD, BH24 1JY

    ODS code J82039

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Grange Road

    BCT · St Leonards

    0.1 miles

  • Grange Road

    BCT · St Leonards

    0.1 miles

  • Boundary Lane

    BCT · St Leonards

    0.2 miles

  • Oaks Drive

    BCT · St Leonards

    0.3 miles

  • Oaks Drive

    BCT · St Leonards

    0.3 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.

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 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

196 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 75 events.

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