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BH5 2DB

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 2DD 45 m
BH5 2BW 47 m
BH5 2DA 58 m
BH5 2BD 73 m
BH6 5FD 75 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH5 2DB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH5
Postcode sector
BH5 2
Latitude
50.728368
Longitude
-1.818587
British National Grid easting
412,900
British National Grid northing
92,100

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
E00077189
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 035B · E01015273
Middle layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 035 · E02003187

Postcode source versions

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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

    330 m

  2. St James' Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    503 m

  3. Bournemouth Collegiate School

    Other independent school

    652 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,250
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 731
  • Anti social behaviour 436
  • Criminal damage and arson 180
  • Vehicle crime 174
  • Other theft 153

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    266 m

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    315 m

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

    1.1 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    1.2 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    1.8 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    1.9 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    2.7 km

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    2.7 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    3.0 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    3.2 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    3.3 km

  • CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81056

    4.3 km

  • FARMHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81057

    4.3 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    4.5 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    4.6 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Fishermans Walk

    BCT · West Southbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Fishermans Walk

    BCT · West Southbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Darracott Road

    BCT · Pokesdown

    0.1 miles

  • Fishermans Walk

    BCT · West Southbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Oxford Avenue

    BCT · West Southbourne

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

8,177 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 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

47 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 7 secondary schools. Pokesdown Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 330 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,250 published events cover 12 months, averaging 187.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 731 events.

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