BH5 4JB

Hamworthy · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Constituency
Poole
Postcode district
BH5
Postcode sector
BH5 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH15 4JE 44 m
BH15 4JD 60 m
BH15 4JF 74 m
BH15 4JW 114 m
BH15 4JG 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH5 4JB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH5
Postcode sector
BH5 4
Latitude
50.723113
Longitude
-2.016942
British National Grid easting
398,900
British National Grid northing
91,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Electoral ward
Hamworthy · E05012663
Parish or community
E04013535
Westminster constituency
Poole · E14001429
Output area
E00078004

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
20
Secondary
7
  1. Bayside Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    837 m
  2. Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. The Cornerstone Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
847
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 335
  • Anti social behaviour 154
  • Criminal damage and arson 84
  • Other theft 63
  • Vehicle crime 61

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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 not available.

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • THE ADAM PRACTICE

    306 BLANDFORD ROAD, HAMWORTHY, POOLE, BH15 4JQ

    ODS code J81006

    517 m

  • THE BIRCHWOOD PRACTICE

    NORTHMEAD DRIVE, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BH17 7XW

    ODS code J81087

    2.3 km

  • POOLE TOWN SURGERY

    36 PARKSTONE ROAD, POOLE, BH15 2PG

    ODS code J81064

    3.0 km

  • THE NEWMAN PRACTICE (DR NEWMANS SURGERY)

    THE SURGERY, 36 PARKSTONE ROAD, POOLE, BH15 2PG

    ODS code J81648

    3.0 km

  • EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY

    43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, PARKSTONE, POOLE, BH14 0HU

    ODS code J81086

    4.2 km

  • CANFORD HEATH GROUP PRACT

    9 MITCHELL ROAD, CANFORD HEATH, POOLE, BH17 8UE

    ODS code J81013

    4.3 km

  • THE HADLEIGH PRACTICE

    HADLEIGH PRACTICE, 20 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81041

    4.5 km

  • THE HARVEY PRACTICE

    18 KIRKWAY, BROADSTONE, BH18 8EE

    ODS code J81046

    4.5 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Dawkins Road

    BCT · Hamworthy

    0.1 miles
  • Dawkins Road

    BCT · Hamworthy

    0.1 miles
  • Fire Station

    BCT · Hamworthy

    0.2 miles
  • Fire Station

    BCT · Hamworthy

    0.2 miles
  • Hamworthy Rail Station

    RSE · Hamworthy

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 042A, 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

16,524 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
8 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

32 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 7 secondary schools. Bayside Academy is the nearest published school at 837 m.

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

Recorded crime

847 published events cover 12 months, averaging 70.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 335 events.

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