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BH6 3EF

West Southbourne · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
West Southbourne
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Bournemouth East
Postcode district
BH6
Postcode sector
BH6 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH6 3DA 26 m
BH6 3DB 109 m
BH6 3PB 136 m
BH6 3QN 136 m
BH6 3HJ 147 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH6 3EF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 2026
Terminated
1 June 2026
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH6
Postcode sector
BH6 3
Latitude
50.723727
Longitude
-1.807130
British National Grid easting
413,710
British National Grid northing
91,586

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · E06000058
Electoral ward
West Southbourne · E05012679
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth East · E14001115
Output area
E00077666
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 036C · E01015364
Middle layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 036 · E02003189

Postcode source versions

Explore BH6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
24
Secondary
7

  1. St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

  2. Pokesdown Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  3. Stourfield Infant School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,419
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 450
  • Anti social behaviour 296
  • Vehicle crime 133
  • Criminal damage and arson 114
  • Burglary 94

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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

    109 m

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    695 m

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    733 m

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    1.9 km

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    2.2 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    2.6 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    2.7 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    2.7 km

  • CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81056

    3.7 km

  • FARMHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81057

    3.7 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    3.9 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    3.9 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Tuckton Corner

    BCT · Southbourne

    0.0 miles

  • Clifton Road

    BCT · Southbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Tuckton Corner

    BCT · Southbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Marine Road

    BCT · Southbourne

    0.2 miles

  • Grange Road

    BCT · Southbourne

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 036C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,489 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
7 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

42 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1,419 published events cover 12 months, averaging 118.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 450 events.

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