BH6

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
712
Current units
525
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
6

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
South West
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
187

Postcode sectors in BH6

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

3 sectors
17,708 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
14, Sunnylands Avenue, Bournemouth, BH6 4HH 29 July 2026 £900,000
Carbery Court, 89, Flat 2, Southbourne Road, Bournemouth, BH6 3QL 27 July 2026 £316,000
Solent View, 3, Solent Road, Southbourne, Bournemouth, BH6 4BS 24 July 2026 £840,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
0

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
1,061
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 324
  • Anti social behaviour 224
  • Vehicle crime 103
  • Criminal damage and arson 89
  • Burglary 73

Census 2021

Population and age profile

BH6 usual residents
23,203
Age-profile population
22,618

Age bands in BH6

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
14.8%

3,345 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

1,956 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.5%

5,317 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

6,203 residents

Age 65 and over
25.6%

5,797 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 523 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

519 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 475 had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, and 0 had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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

3

in this district

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £384,250 from 2,074 recorded sales in BH6. 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

1,061 published events cover 12 months, averaging 88.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 324 events.

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