BH3 7EJ

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

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Constituency
Bournemouth West
Postcode district
BH3
Postcode sector
BH3 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH3 7EQ 61 m
BH3 7EE 79 m
BH3 7EL 107 m
BH3 7DY 112 m
BH3 7EA 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH3 7EJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH3
Postcode sector
BH3 7
Latitude
50.738353
Longitude
-1.895072
British National Grid easting
407,500
British National Grid northing
93,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth West · E14001116
Output area
E00077586

Postcode source versions

Explore BH3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
63
Primary
35
Secondary
12
  1. Arts University Bournemouth

    Higher education institutions

    424 m
  2. Bournemouth University

    Higher education institutions

    534 m
  3. Talbot Heath School

    Other independent school

    871 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,186
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 685
  • Anti social behaviour 380
  • Shoplifting 355
  • Vehicle crime 175
  • Criminal damage and arson 137

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

18

within 5 km straight-line

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    324 m

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    1.1 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    1.5 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    1.7 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    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

    2.5 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    3.0 km

  • KINSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 KINSON ROAD, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 5EY

    ODS code J81045

    3.3 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    3.5 km

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    3.5 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    3.7 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    3.7 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    3.9 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

    4.6 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

Nearby transport

  • Dunkeld Road

    BCT · Talbot Woods

    0.2 miles
  • Dunkeld Road

    BCT · Talbot Woods

    0.2 miles
  • Poole Gateway Building

    BCT · Bournemouth University

    0.2 miles
  • Fern Barrow Surgery

    BCT · Talbot Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Talbot Manor

    BCT · Talbot Woods

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,081 of 33,755

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

63 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 12 secondary schools. Arts University Bournemouth is the nearest published school at 424 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,186 published events cover 12 months, averaging 182.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 685 events.

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