BH6 5NQ

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH6 5FL 20 m
BH6 5NG 30 m
BH6 5NB 86 m
BH6 5NW 86 m
BH6 5LD 171 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH6 5NQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2004
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH6
Postcode sector
BH6 5
Latitude
50.730316
Longitude
-1.794564
British National Grid easting
414,595
British National Grid northing
92,321

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth East · E14001115
Output area
E00077332

Postcode source versions

Explore BH6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
22
Secondary
7
  1. St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School

    Academy converter

    788 m
  2. Twynham School

    Academy converter

    892 m
  3. Futures Autism Unlimited

    Special post 16 institution

    931 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,663
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 525
  • Anti social behaviour 357
  • Vehicle crime 135
  • Criminal damage and arson 132
  • Other theft 123

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    1.1 km

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

    1.2 km

  • 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

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    1.6 km

  • CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81056

    2.6 km

  • FARMHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81057

    2.6 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    2.9 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    3.0 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

    4.0 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    4.8 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Tuckton Shops

    BCT · Tuckton

    0.1 miles
  • Citygate Church

    BCT · Tuckton

    0.1 miles
  • Citygate Church

    BCT · Tuckton

    0.1 miles
  • Tuckton Shops

    BCT · Tuckton

    0.1 miles
  • Athelstan Road

    BCT · Tuckton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

29,198 of 33,755

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

38 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School is the nearest published school at 788 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,663 published events cover 12 months, averaging 138.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 525 events.

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