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BH4

UK postcode district

Part of Bournemouth

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
519
Current units
234
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
3

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
South West
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
285

Postcode sectors in BH4

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3 sectors

Property

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11,548 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Homewest House, 35, Flat 8, Poole Road, Bournemouth, BH4 9DJ 27 July 2026 £77,000
Wesley Grange, 7, Flat 1, Portarlington Road, Westbourne, Bournemouth, BH4 8BU 17 July 2026 £285,000
27, Flat 2, Surrey Road South, Westbourne, Bournemouth, BH4 9BL 15 July 2026 £340,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
1
Primary
0
Secondary
0

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
739
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 231
  • Anti social behaviour 142
  • Vehicle crime 93
  • Shoplifting 80
  • Criminal damage and arson 51

Census 2021

Population and age profile

BH4 usual residents
9,624
Age-profile population
9,428

Age bands in BH4

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
9.1%
858 residents
Age 15 to 24
7.3%
688 residents
Age 25 to 44
31.2%
2,941 residents
Age 45 to 64
24.6%
2,323 residents
Age 65 and over
27.8%
2,618 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 221 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 215 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 179 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

in this district

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £275,000 from 1,272 recorded sales in BH4. 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

1 open school is in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

739 published events cover 12 months, averaging 62 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 231 events.

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