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BH5 2AA

Boscombe East & Pokesdown · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Boscombe East & Pokesdown
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Bournemouth East
Postcode district
BH5
Postcode sector
BH5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH5 2AP 33 m
BH7 6AP 49 m
BH5 2BH 50 m
BH5 2BP 72 m
BH7 6DF 73 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH5 2AA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH5
Postcode sector
BH5 2
Latitude
50.728833
Longitude
-1.829056
British National Grid easting
412,161
British National Grid northing
92,150

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · E06000058
Electoral ward
Boscombe East & Pokesdown · E05012651
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth East · E14001115
Output area
E00077187
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 035C · E01015275
Middle layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 035 · E02003187

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
25
Secondary
8

  1. Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    139 m

  2. Pokesdown Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    429 m

  3. Bournemouth Collegiate School

    Other independent school

    617 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,297
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,151
  • Anti social behaviour 625
  • Vehicle crime 283
  • Criminal damage and arson 244
  • Other theft 214

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

13 female, 4 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.4
BH5 2 residents
4,515

Age bands in BH5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.5%

781 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.2%

615 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.6%

1,446 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

1,356 residents

Age 65 and over
16.8%

850 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH5 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

18

within 5 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    675 m

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    1.0 km

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    1.1 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    1.2 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    1.5 km

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

    1.7 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    2.5 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    2.6 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    2.7 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    3.2 km

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    3.4 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    3.8 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    3.9 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    4.2 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    4.4 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    5.0 km

  • CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRAC, 1 PUREWELL CROSS ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 3AF

    ODS code J81056

    5.0 km

  • FARMHOUSE SURGERY

    CHRISTCHURCH MED CENTRE, 1 PUREWELL CROSS ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 3AF

    ODS code J81057

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Parkwood Road

    BCT · Pokesdown

    0.0 miles

  • Parkwood Road

    BCT · Pokesdown

    0.1 miles

  • Hannington Road

    BCT · Pokesdown

    0.1 miles

  • Hannington Road

    BCT · Pokesdown

    0.1 miles

  • Pokesdown Station

    BCT · Pokesdown

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 035C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,876 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

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
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

46 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 8 secondary schools. Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 139 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,297 published events cover 12 months, averaging 274.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,151 events.

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