CheckNear.me

BH5 2HB

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

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
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 2HA 17 m
BH5 2HU 41 m
BH5 2JP 41 m
BH5 2JJ 69 m
BH7 6AY 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH5 2HB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH5
Postcode sector
BH5 2
Latitude
50.730175
Longitude
-1.824248
British National Grid easting
412,500
British National Grid northing
92,300

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
E00077207
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

Explore BH5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
47
Primary
27
Secondary
7

  1. Pokesdown Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    271 m

  2. St James' Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    310 m

  3. Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    510 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
2,886
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 994
  • Anti social behaviour 540
  • Vehicle crime 244
  • Criminal damage and arson 226
  • Other theft 187

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

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    702 m

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    750 m

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    1.0 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    1.4 km

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

    1.5 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    1.5 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    2.6 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    2.8 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    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

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    4.1 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    4.1 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    4.3 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    4.6 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

Nearby transport

  • Pokesdown Station

    BCT · Pokesdown

    0.0 miles

  • Pokesdown Station

    BCT · Pokesdown

    0.1 miles

  • Pokesdown Station restricted use

    BCT · Pokesdown

    0.1 miles

  • Pokesdown Rail Station

    RSE · Pokesdown

    0.1 miles

  • Pokesdown Rail Station

    RLY · Pokesdown

    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 271 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,886 published events cover 12 months, averaging 240.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 994 events.

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