BH6 5LT

West Southbourne · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bournemouth
Constituency
Bournemouth East
Postcode district
BH6
Postcode sector
BH6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH6 5LU 44 m
BH6 5NE 103 m
BH6 5LR 126 m
BH6 5LL 136 m
BH6 5LS 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH6 5LT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH6
Postcode sector
BH6 5
Latitude
50.733804
Longitude
-1.799253
British National Grid easting
414,263
British National Grid northing
92,708

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth East · E14001115
Output area
E00077673

Postcode source versions

Explore BH6

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
88, Northey Road, Southbourne, Bournemouth, BH6 5LT 11 August 2023 £285,000
70, Northey Road, Southbourne, Bournemouth, BH6 5LT 13 May 2015 £150,000
70, Northey Road, Bournemouth, BH6 5LT 19 July 2006 £125,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
25
Secondary
7
  1. Stourfield Infant School

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    656 m
  2. Stourfield Junior School

    Academy converter

    656 m
  3. Christchurch Junior School

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    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,849
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 569
  • Anti social behaviour 399
  • Vehicle crime 153
  • Criminal damage and arson 148
  • Other theft 126

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
121

67 female, 54 male

Postcode households
51
Residents per household
2.4
BH6 5 residents
10,473

Age bands in BH6 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.2%

1,729 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

896 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.4%

2,501 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

2,715 residents

Age 65 and over
17.4%

1,646 residents

This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH6 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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%

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

13

within 5 km

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    1.2 km

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    1.2 km

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    1.3 km

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

    1.3 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    1.3 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    2.6 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    2.7 km

  • CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81056

    2.8 km

  • FARMHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81057

    2.8 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    3.3 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    3.6 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    4.4 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    4.7 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Seafield Road

    BCT · West Southbourne

    0.2 miles
  • Seafield Road

    BCT · West Southbourne

    0.2 miles
  • Irving Road

    BCT · West Southbourne

    0.2 miles
  • Irving Road

    BCT · West Southbourne

    0.2 miles
  • Athelstan Road

    BCT · Tuckton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 026D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,888 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £285,000 from 1 recorded sale in BH6 5LT. 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

42 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 7 secondary schools. Stourfield Infant School is the nearest published school at 656 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,849 published events cover 12 months, averaging 154.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 569 events.

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