BH4 9BJ

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH4 9BG 26 m
BH4 9BQ 61 m
BH4 9HH 70 m
BH4 9HE 75 m
BH12 1AZ 86 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH4 9BJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2022
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH4
Postcode sector
BH4 9
Latitude
50.723496
Longitude
-1.905659
British National Grid easting
406,755
British National Grid northing
91,547

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth West · E14001116
Output area
E00077719

Postcode source versions

Explore BH4

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
129a, Poole Road, Bournemouth, BH4 9BJ 29 July 2005 £121,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
31
Secondary
10
  1. Victoria Education Centre

    Non-maintained special school

    917 m
  2. Talbot Heath School

    Other independent school

    947 m
  3. Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,536
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 739
  • Anti social behaviour 415
  • Shoplifting 413
  • Vehicle crime 222
  • Other theft 172

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BH4 9 residents
4,417

Age bands in BH4 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.1%

433 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

364 residents

Age 25 to 44
32.6%

1,392 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.8%

1,017 residents

Age 65 and over
24.9%

1,065 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

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

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    158 m

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    2.1 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    2.5 km

  • SHORE MEDICAL

    MANSFIELD ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0DJ

    ODS code J81012

    2.7 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    2.8 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    3.1 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    3.3 km

  • THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR

    2 ROSEMARY GARDENS, POOLE, BH12 3HF

    ODS code J81036

    3.4 km

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    3.7 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    3.8 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    4.3 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    4.3 km

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

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

    ODS code J81013

    4.6 km

  • KINSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 KINSON ROAD, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 5EY

    ODS code J81045

    4.9 km

  • POOLE TOWN SURGERY

    36 PARKSTONE ROAD, POOLE, BH15 2PG

    ODS code J81064

    4.9 km

  • THE NEWMAN PRACTICE (DR NEWMANS SURGERY)

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

    ODS code J81648

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • County Gates

    BCT · Westbourne

    0.0 miles
  • County Gates

    BCT · Westbourne

    0.0 miles
  • Westbourne Arcade

    BCT · Westbourne

    0.1 miles
  • Alumhurst Road

    BCT · Westbourne

    0.1 miles
  • The Libertine

    BCT · Westbourne

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 040A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,306 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
2 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

57 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 10 secondary schools. Victoria Education Centre is the nearest published school at 917 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,536 published events cover 12 months, averaging 211.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 739 events.

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