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BH6 5WQ

Littledown & Iford · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Littledown & Iford
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Bournemouth East
Postcode district
BH6
Postcode sector
BH6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH6 5RQ 2 m
BH6 5RA 98 m
BH6 5RD 135 m
BH6 5RG 140 m
BH6 5RB 152 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH6 5WQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 2004
Terminated
1 July 2005
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH6
Postcode sector
BH6 5
Latitude
50.740415
Longitude
-1.805007
British National Grid easting
413,855
British National Grid northing
93,442

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · E06000058
Electoral ward
Littledown & Iford · E05012666
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth East · E14001115
Output area
E00077427
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 026A · E01015316
Middle layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 026 · E02003185

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
27
Secondary
7

  1. Stourfield Infant School

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    678 m

  2. Stourfield Junior School

    Academy converter

    678 m

  3. Christchurch Junior School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,531
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 538
  • Anti social behaviour 288
  • Vehicle crime 129
  • Other theft 117
  • Criminal damage and arson 112

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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    1.1 km

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    1.5 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

    1.7 km

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

    2.0 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    2.0 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    2.8 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    2.9 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    3.2 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

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    3.9 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    4.6 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Jumpers Corner

    BCT · Jumpers Common

    0.2 miles

  • Iford Roundabout

    BCT · Iford

    0.2 miles

  • Jumpers Corner

    BCT · Jumpers Common

    0.2 miles

  • Iford Roundabout

    BCT · Iford

    0.2 miles

  • Iford Gardens

    BCT · Iford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

30,397 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
4 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

45 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 7 secondary schools. Stourfield Infant School is the nearest published school at 678 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,531 published events cover 12 months, averaging 127.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 538 events.

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