BH24 3XS

Ringwood North & Ellingham · New Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
New Forest
Constituency
New Forest West
Postcode district
BH24
Postcode sector
BH24 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH24 3EU 58 m
BH24 1XX 76 m
BH24 1UL 82 m
BH24 1XL 130 m
BH24 1YB 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH24 3XS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH24
Postcode sector
BH24 3
Latitude
50.850247
Longitude
-1.768740
British National Grid easting
416,376
British National Grid northing
105,663

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
New Forest · E07000091
Parish or community
E04004582
Westminster constituency
New Forest West · E14001374
Output area
E00117213
Lower layer super output area
New Forest 012A · E01023065
Middle layer super output area
New Forest 012 · E02004790

Postcode source versions

Explore BH24

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Poulner Infant School and Nursery

    Community school

    853 m
  2. Poulner Junior School

    Community school

    901 m
  3. Ringwood School Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
638
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 306
  • Criminal damage and arson 63
  • Anti social behaviour 49
  • Other theft 48
  • Vehicle crime 48

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BH24 3 residents
5,187

Age bands in BH24 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

790 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

478 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.4%

1,048 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.2%

1,548 residents

Age 65 and over
24.7%

1,267 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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • CORNERWAYS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J82150

    453 m

  • RINGWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE CLOSE, RINGWOOD, BH24 1JY

    ODS code J82039

    1.5 km

Nearby transport

  • White Hart

    BCT · Poulner

    0.1 miles
  • White Hart

    BCT · Poulner

    0.2 miles
  • Eastfield Court

    BCT · Hightown

    0.2 miles
  • Eastfield Court

    BCT · Hightown

    0.2 miles
  • Northfield Road

    BCT · Poulner

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for New Forest 012A, 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

16,900 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
7 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Poulner Infant School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 853 m.

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

Recorded crime

638 published events cover 12 months, averaging 53.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 306 events.

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