BH4 8FA

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

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Constituency
Bournemouth West
Postcode district
BH4
Postcode sector
BH4 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH4 8JE 42 m
BH4 8HS 53 m
BH4 8JD 78 m
BH4 8JF 91 m
BH4 8HW 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH4 8FA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH4
Postcode sector
BH4 8
Latitude
50.711432
Longitude
-1.899169
British National Grid easting
407,215
British National Grid northing
90,206

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth West · E14001116
Output area
E00077708

Postcode source versions

Explore BH4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
24
Secondary
4
  1. St Michael's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  2. Victoria Education Centre

    Non-maintained special school

    2.0 km
  3. Talbot Heath School

    Other independent school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,371
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 698
  • Anti social behaviour 424
  • Shoplifting 374
  • Vehicle crime 181
  • Other theft 161

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

12

within 5 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    1.4 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    2.8 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    3.3 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    3.3 km

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    3.6 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    4.2 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    4.2 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    4.3 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    4.3 km

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    4.4 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    4.6 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    4.8 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

  • Sandbourne Road

    BCT · West Cliff

    0.0 miles
  • Sandbourne Road

    BCT · West Cliff

    0.0 miles
  • Studland Road

    BCT · West Cliff

    0.1 miles
  • Studland Road

    BCT · West Cliff

    0.1 miles
  • Crosby Road

    BCT · West Cliff

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

23,899 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

43 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Michael's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

2,371 published events cover 12 months, averaging 197.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 698 events.

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