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BH6 5ZL

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 5DX 25 m
BH6 5DT 53 m
BH6 5AX 72 m
BH6 5DY 81 m
BH6 5AR 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH6 5ZL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH6
Postcode sector
BH6 5
Latitude
50.732524
Longitude
-1.808143
British National Grid easting
413,636
British National Grid northing
92,564

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
E00077681
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 026C · E01015361
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
46
Primary
26
Secondary
7

  1. Stourfield Infant School

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    245 m

  2. Stourfield Junior School

    Academy converter

    245 m

  3. St James' Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    956 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,924
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 617
  • Anti social behaviour 370
  • Vehicle crime 181
  • Criminal damage and arson 157
  • Other theft 130

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

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    648 m

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    679 m

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

    1.1 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    1.8 km

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    1.9 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    2.1 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    2.1 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    2.7 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    3.1 km

  • CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81056

    3.5 km

  • FARMHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81057

    3.5 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    3.9 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    4.1 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Burleigh Road

    BCT · West Southbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Burleigh Road

    BCT · West Southbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Stourfield School

    BCT · West Southbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Stourfield School

    BCT · West Southbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Kimberley Road

    BCT · West Southbourne

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,126 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

46 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 7 secondary schools. Stourfield Infant School is the nearest published school at 245 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,924 published events cover 12 months, averaging 160.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 617 events.

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