BH3 7DS

Talbot & Branksome Woods · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bournemouth
Constituency
Bournemouth West
Postcode district
BH3
Postcode sector
BH3 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH3 7DU 47 m
BH3 7HH 57 m
BH3 7DZ 111 m
BH3 7HF 117 m
BH3 7EB 156 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH3 7DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH3
Postcode sector
BH3 7
Latitude
50.735978
Longitude
-1.895049
British National Grid easting
407,502
British National Grid northing
92,936

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth West · E14001116
Output area
E00077591

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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38 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Keith Road, Talbot Woods, Bournemouth, BH3 7DS 13 December 2024 £880,000
43, Keith Road, Talbot Woods, Bournemouth, BH3 7DS 1 October 2024 £1,040,000
37, Keith Road, Talbot Woods, Bournemouth, BH3 7DS 31 July 2024 £925,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
63
Primary
35
Secondary
12
  1. Talbot Heath School

    Other independent school

    652 m
  2. Arts University Bournemouth

    Higher education institutions

    672 m
  3. Bournemouth University

    Higher education institutions

    792 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,087
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 652
  • Anti social behaviour 362
  • Shoplifting 316
  • Vehicle crime 184
  • Other theft 136

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
60

27 female, 33 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
2.6
BH3 7 residents
5,626

Age bands in BH3 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.2%

757 residents

Age 15 to 24
16.3%

934 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.1%

1,380 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.6%

1,465 residents

Age 65 and over
20.8%

1,194 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH3 7 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

18

within 5 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    580 m

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    1.1 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    1.5 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    1.7 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    1.8 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

    26-28 ST. ALBANS CRESCENT, CHARMINSTER, BOURNEMOUTH, BH8 9EW

    ODS code J81062

    2.5 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    2A REDHILL CRESCENT, MOORDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 2XF

    ODS code J81039

    2.7 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    2.8 km

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    3.5 km

  • KINSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 KINSON ROAD, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 5EY

    ODS code J81045

    3.5 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    3.7 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    3.7 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    3.7 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

    2A BRADPOLE ROAD, STROUDEN PARK, BOURNEMOUTH, BH8 9NX

    ODS code J81633

    4.0 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    4.4 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    4.5 km

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    4.7 km

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

    9 MITCHELL ROAD, CANFORD HEATH, POOLE, BH17 8UE

    ODS code J81013

    4.9 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

  • Dunkeld Road

    BCT · Talbot Woods

    0.1 miles
  • Alyth Road

    BCT · Talbot Woods

    0.1 miles
  • Alyth Road

    BCT · Talbot Woods

    0.2 miles
  • Dunkeld Road

    BCT · Talbot Woods

    0.2 miles
  • East Avenue

    BCT · Talbot Woods

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 028A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,695 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £880,000 from 6 recorded sales in BH3 7DS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole is £312,162 in June 2026, down 1.6% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

63 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 12 secondary schools. Talbot Heath School is the nearest published school at 652 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,087 published events cover 12 months, averaging 173.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 652 events.

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