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BH4 8BX

Westbourne & West Cliff · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bournemouth
Ward
Westbourne & West Cliff
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Bournemouth West
Postcode district
BH4
Postcode sector
BH4 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH4 8BS 81 m
BH4 8BZ 96 m
BH4 8DQ 97 m
BH4 8DH 111 m
BH4 8BJ 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH4 8BX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH4
Postcode sector
BH4 8
Latitude
50.719516
Longitude
-1.898981
British National Grid easting
407,227
British National Grid northing
91,105

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · E06000058
Electoral ward
Westbourne & West Cliff · E05012680
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth West · E14001116
Output area
E00077716
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 045C · E01015369
Middle layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 045 · E02006885

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Property

At this postcode

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98 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Beau Court, 17, Flat 1, Portarlington Road, Westbourne, Bournemouth, BH4 8BX 14 August 2025 £264,000
West Cliff Court, 25, Flat 4, Portarlington Road, Westbourne, Bournemouth, BH4 8BX 21 March 2025 £255,000
Sunningdale, 21, Flat 11, Portarlington Road, Westbourne, Bournemouth, BH4 8BX 7 March 2025 £239,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
29
Secondary
8

  1. St Michael's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    757 m

  2. Talbot Heath School

    Other independent school

    1.3 km

  3. Victoria Education Centre

    Non-maintained special school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,506
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,094
  • Anti social behaviour 609
  • Shoplifting 482
  • Vehicle crime 259
  • Other theft 247

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
67

29 female, 38 male

Postcode households
44
Residents per household
1.5
BH4 8 residents
5,206

Age bands in BH4 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
8.2%

425 residents

Age 15 to 24
6.3%

324 residents

Age 25 to 44
30%

1,549 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.3%

1,306 residents

Age 65 and over
30.1%

1,553 residents

This postcode contained 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH4 8 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

13

within 5 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    543 m

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    2.4 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    2.5 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    2.6 km

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    3.2 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    3.3 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    3.5 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    3.7 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    3.9 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    4.1 km

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    4.2 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    4.4 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    4.6 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

  • Marlborough Road

    BCT · Westbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Marlborough Road

    BCT · Westbourne

    0.1 miles

  • St Ambrose Church

    BCT · Westbourne

    0.1 miles

  • St Ambrose Church

    BCT · Westbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Netherhall Gardens

    BCT · Westbourne

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 045C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,643 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
6 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 £243,000 from 13 recorded sales in BH4 8BX. 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

53 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Michael's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 757 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,506 published events cover 12 months, averaging 292.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,094 events.

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