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BH7

UK postcode district

Part of Bournemouth

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
473
Current units
290
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
4

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
South West
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
183

Postcode sectors in BH7

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2 sectors

Property

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7,458 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
66, Harewood Avenue, Bournemouth, BH7 6NR 17 July 2026 £652,500
41b, Wheaton Road, Pokesdown, Bournemouth, BH7 6LH 1 July 2026 £317,500
14, Springvale Avenue, Bournemouth, BH7 7EW 24 June 2026 £605,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
5
Primary
2
Secondary
2

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
827
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 295
  • Anti social behaviour 149
  • Criminal damage and arson 66
  • Vehicle crime 63
  • Other theft 57

Census 2021

Population and age profile

BH7 usual residents
11,710
Age-profile population
12,147

Age bands in BH7

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
17.9%
2,175 residents
Age 15 to 24
11%
1,339 residents
Age 25 to 44
27%
3,282 residents
Age 45 to 64
26.4%
3,206 residents
Age 65 and over
17.7%
2,145 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 289 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 276 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 252 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

in this district

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £377,250 from 852 recorded sales in BH7. 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 2 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

827 published events cover 12 months, averaging 69 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 295 events.

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