BH6 3JQ

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 3JH 25 m
BH6 3JN 115 m
BH6 3LW 115 m
BH6 3LN 126 m
BH6 3LG 143 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH6 3JQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH6
Postcode sector
BH6 3
Latitude
50.727443
Longitude
-1.803006
British National Grid easting
414,000
British National Grid northing
92,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth East · E14001115
Output area
E00077345

Postcode source versions

Explore BH6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
23
Secondary
7
  1. St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School

    Academy converter

    869 m
  2. Stourfield Infant School

    Academy converter

    895 m
  3. Stourfield Junior School

    Academy converter

    895 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,595
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 493
  • Anti social behaviour 318
  • Vehicle crime 150
  • Criminal damage and arson 134
  • Other theft 109

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

    570 m

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    790 m

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    839 m

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    1.8 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    2.1 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    2.3 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    2.7 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    3.0 km

  • CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81056

    3.2 km

  • FARMHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81057

    3.2 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    3.8 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    4.3 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Athelstan Road

    BCT · Tuckton

    0.2 miles
  • Athelstan Road

    BCT · Tuckton

    0.3 miles
  • Seafield Road

    BCT · West Southbourne

    0.3 miles
  • Seafield Road

    BCT · West Southbourne

    0.3 miles
  • Tuckton Corner

    BCT · Southbourne

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,142 of 33,755

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

41 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School is the nearest published school at 869 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,595 published events cover 12 months, averaging 132.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 493 events.

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