BH5 1YE

Boscombe West · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Constituency
Bournemouth East
Postcode district
BH5
Postcode sector
BH5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH5 1HH 23 m
BH5 1EH 30 m
BH5 1HX 38 m
BH5 1HU 45 m
BH5 1HR 48 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH5 1YE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
1 September 2000
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH5
Postcode sector
BH5 1
Latitude
50.724080
Longitude
-1.838664
British National Grid easting
411,484
British National Grid northing
91,620

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth East · E14001115
Output area
E00077225

Postcode source versions

Explore BH5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
27
Secondary
8
  1. Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    726 m
  2. King's Park Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    880 m
  3. St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School

    Academy converter

    884 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,783
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,365
  • Anti social behaviour 711
  • Vehicle crime 315
  • Criminal damage and arson 274
  • Other theft 258

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

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    299 m

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    564 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

    1.7 km

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    1.8 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    2.0 km

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

    2.3 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    2.5 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    2.9 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    3.4 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    3.7 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    4.1 km

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    4.2 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    4.4 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    4.4 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    4.5 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • San Remo Towers

    BCT · Boscombe

    0.1 miles
  • San Remo Towers

    BCT · Boscombe

    0.1 miles
  • Burlington Mansions

    BCT · Boscombe

    0.2 miles
  • Palmerston Road

    BCT · Boscombe

    0.2 miles
  • Wollstonecraft Road

    BCT · Boscombe

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,059 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
3 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. Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 726 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,783 published events cover 12 months, averaging 315.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,365 events.

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