BH4 8EN

Westbourne & West Cliff · 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
BH4
Postcode sector
BH4 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH4 8EU 39 m
BH4 8DS 90 m
BH4 8HG 92 m
BH4 8EB 95 m
BH4 8HF 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH4 8EN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH4
Postcode sector
BH4 8
Latitude
50.718604
Longitude
-1.905131
British National Grid easting
406,793
British National Grid northing
91,003

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth West · E14001116
Output area
E00077722

Postcode source versions

Explore BH4

72 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
31a, Alumhurst Road, Westbourne, Bournemouth, BH4 8EN 19 June 2026 £570,000
35, Flat 9, Alumhurst Road, Westbourne, Bournemouth, BH4 8EN 18 February 2026 £240,000
35, Flat 9, Alumhurst Road, Westbourne, Bournemouth, BH4 8EN 27 May 2022 £232,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
29
Secondary
6
  1. Victoria Education Centre

    Non-maintained special school

    1.2 km
  2. St Michael's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. Talbot Heath School

    Other independent school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,446
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 728
  • Anti social behaviour 430
  • Shoplifting 354
  • Vehicle crime 225
  • Other theft 170

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
49

22 female, 27 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
2.0
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 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH4 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

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%

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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

15

within 5 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    558 m

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    2.6 km

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    2.9 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    2.9 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    3.0 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    3.4 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    3.8 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    3.8 km

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    3.8 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    4.1 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    4.3 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    4.7 km

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

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

    ODS code J81013

    4.9 km

  • POOLE TOWN SURGERY

    36 PARKSTONE ROAD, POOLE, BH15 2PG

    ODS code J81064

    5.0 km

  • THE NEWMAN PRACTICE (DR NEWMANS SURGERY)

    THE SURGERY, 36 PARKSTONE ROAD, POOLE, BH15 2PG

    ODS code J81648

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Warren Road

    BCT · Westbourne

    0.0 miles
  • Warren Road

    BCT · Westbourne

    0.1 miles
  • RL Stevenson Avenue

    BCT · Westbourne

    0.1 miles
  • Western Road

    BCT · Branksome Park

    0.1 miles
  • Alumhurst Day Centre

    BCT · Westbourne

    0.1 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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £240,000 from 5 recorded sales in BH4 8EN. 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

51 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 6 secondary schools. Victoria Education Centre is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

2,446 published events cover 12 months, averaging 203.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 728 events.

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