BH5 2AY

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

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bournemouth
Constituency
Bournemouth East
Postcode district
BH5
Postcode sector
BH5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH5 2JL 72 m
BH5 2AT 77 m
BH5 2HF 101 m
BH5 2AS 103 m
BH5 2AH 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH5 2AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH5
Postcode sector
BH5 2
Latitude
50.728258
Longitude
-1.823037
British National Grid easting
412,586
British National Grid northing
92,087

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth East · E14001115
Output area
E00077186

Postcode source versions

Explore BH5

94 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
46, Darracott Road, Bournemouth, BH5 2AY 6 February 2026 £325,000
64, Flat 2, Darracott Road, Bournemouth, BH5 2AY 27 March 2025 £335,000
61a, Darracott Road, Bournemouth, BH5 2AY 31 May 2024 £196,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
27
Secondary
7
  1. Pokesdown Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    48 m
  2. St James' Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    475 m
  3. Bournemouth Collegiate School

    Other independent school

    488 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,813
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 963
  • Anti social behaviour 529
  • Vehicle crime 225
  • Criminal damage and arson 220
  • Other theft 192

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
130

74 female, 56 male

Postcode households
55
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 2.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH5 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

17

within 5 km

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    579 m

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    628 m

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    945 m

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

    1.3 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    1.6 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    1.7 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    2.8 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    2.9 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    2.9 km

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    3.0 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    3.1 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    4.2 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    4.3 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    4.5 km

  • CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81056

    4.6 km

  • FARMHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81057

    4.6 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    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

  • Darracott Road

    BCT · Pokesdown

    0.1 miles
  • Darracott Road

    BCT · Pokesdown

    0.1 miles
  • Pokesdown Station

    BCT · Pokesdown

    0.2 miles
  • Pokesdown Station

    BCT · Pokesdown

    0.2 miles
  • Pokesdown Station restricted use

    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

Property market

The five-year median is £319,500 from 10 recorded sales in BH5 2AY. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole is £312,162 in June 2026, down 1.6% year on year.

Schools

47 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 7 secondary schools. Pokesdown Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 48 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,813 published events cover 12 months, averaging 234.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 963 events.

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