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BH5 1EN

Boscombe West · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Boscombe West
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Bournemouth East
Postcode district
BH5
Postcode sector
BH5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH5 1DD 18 m
BH5 1FA 47 m
BH5 1DR 48 m
BH5 1DH 62 m
BH5 1DJ 86 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH5 1EN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2004
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH5
Postcode sector
BH5 1
Latitude
50.725144
Longitude
-1.840148
British National Grid easting
411,379
British National Grid northing
91,738

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · E06000058
Electoral ward
Boscombe West · E05012652
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth East · E14001115
Output area
E00172744
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 037G · E01034276
Middle layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 037 · E02003190

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
27
Secondary
8

  1. St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School

    Academy converter

    729 m

  2. Bethany Church of England Junior School

    Academy converter

    741 m

  3. Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    745 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,932
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,403
  • Anti social behaviour 725
  • Vehicle crime 343
  • Other theft 286
  • Criminal damage and arson 280

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BH5 1 residents
6,748

Age bands in BH5 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.8%

821 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

556 residents

Age 25 to 44
35.4%

2,272 residents

Age 45 to 64
25%

1,606 residents

Age 65 and over
18.2%

1,168 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

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    411 m

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    429 m

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    1.7 km

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    1.8 km

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    1.9 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    1.9 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    2.3 km

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

    MARINE SURGERY, 29 BELLE VUE RD, BOSCOMBE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 3DB

    ODS code J81049

    2.4 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

    2A BRADPOLE ROAD, STROUDEN PARK, BOURNEMOUTH, BH8 9NX

    ODS code J81633

    2.8 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    3.2 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    3.5 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    4.1 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    4.2 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    4.2 km

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    4.3 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    4.4 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Palmerston Road

    BCT · Boscombe

    0.1 miles

  • Palmerston Road

    BCT · Boscombe

    0.2 miles

  • Boscombe Crescent

    BCT · Boscombe

    0.2 miles

  • Boscombe Crescent

    BCT · Boscombe

    0.2 miles

  • Burlington Mansions

    BCT · Boscombe

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 037G, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,773 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

50 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School is the nearest published school at 729 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,932 published events cover 12 months, averaging 327.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,403 events.

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