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BH6 5YF

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH6 5AT 31 m
BH6 5DB 40 m
BH6 5BX 47 m
BH6 5DD 55 m
BH6 5BY 56 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH6 5YF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH6
Postcode sector
BH6 5
Latitude
50.731054
Longitude
-1.811493
British National Grid easting
413,400
British National Grid northing
92,400

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
E00077677
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 026E · E01015363
Middle layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 026 · E02003185

Postcode source versions

Explore BH6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
26
Secondary
7

  1. Stourfield Infant School

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    461 m

  2. Stourfield Junior School

    Academy converter

    461 m

  3. St James' Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    736 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,766
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 576
  • Anti social behaviour 350
  • Vehicle crime 173
  • Criminal damage and arson 143
  • Other theft 120

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

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    377 m

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    401 m

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

    980 m

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    1.8 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    1.9 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    2.1 km

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    2.1 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    2.4 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    3.1 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    3.7 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

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    3.8 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    4.8 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    4.9 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Kimberley Road

    BCT · West Southbourne

    0.0 miles

  • Kimberley Road

    BCT · West Southbourne

    0.0 miles

  • Herberton Road

    BCT · West Southbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Herberton Road

    BCT · West Southbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Burleigh Road

    BCT · West Southbourne

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,445 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
5 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

46 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 7 secondary schools. Stourfield Infant School is the nearest published school at 461 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,766 published events cover 12 months, averaging 147.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 576 events.

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