BH6 3BH

East Southbourne & Tuckton · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Constituency
Bournemouth East
Postcode district
BH6
Postcode sector
BH6 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH6 3AS 40 m
BH6 4AW 66 m
BH6 3BW 95 m
BH6 3BX 100 m
BH6 3AT 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH6 3BH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH6
Postcode sector
BH6 3
Latitude
50.723761
Longitude
-1.795075
British National Grid easting
414,561
British National Grid northing
91,592

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth East · E14001115
Output area
E00077315

Postcode source versions

Explore BH6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
21
Secondary
5
  1. St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School

    Academy converter

    186 m
  2. St Katharine's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km
  3. Twynham School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
955
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 301
  • Anti social behaviour 206
  • Vehicle crime 87
  • Criminal damage and arson 79
  • Burglary 75

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BH6 3 residents
8,691

Age bands in BH6 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.6%

1,190 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

851 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.4%

2,205 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

2,464 residents

Age 65 and over
28.7%

2,702 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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

    815 m

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    1.4 km

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    1.5 km

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    1.6 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    2.3 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    2.8 km

  • CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81056

    2.9 km

  • FARMHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81057

    2.9 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    3.4 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    3.6 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    4.5 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Twynham Road

    BCT · Southbourne

    0.0 miles
  • Twynham Road

    BCT · Southbourne

    0.1 miles
  • St Peters School

    BCT · Southbourne

    0.1 miles
  • Belle Vue Crescent

    BCT · Southbourne

    0.1 miles
  • Church Road

    BCT · Southbourne

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 039B, 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

16,227 of 33,755

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

35 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School is the nearest published school at 186 m.

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

Recorded crime

955 published events cover 12 months, averaging 79.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 301 events.

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