BH7 6AE

Boscombe West · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Constituency
Bournemouth East
Postcode district
BH7
Postcode sector
BH7 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH7 6AA 22 m
BH5 1EP 26 m
BH5 1DP 45 m
BH5 1BU 51 m
BH7 6BT 57 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH7 6AE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2015
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH7
Postcode sector
BH7 6
Latitude
50.727269
Longitude
-1.835692
British National Grid easting
411,693
British National Grid northing
91,975

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth East · E14001115
Output area
E00172762

Postcode source versions

Explore BH7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
26
Secondary
8
  1. Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    361 m
  2. King's Park Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    644 m
  3. Bournemouth Collegiate School

    Other independent school

    853 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,708
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,323
  • Anti social behaviour 703
  • Vehicle crime 320
  • Criminal damage and arson 263
  • Other theft 253

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BH7 6 residents
8,020

Age bands in BH7 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.4%

1,568 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.5%

979 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.5%

2,437 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.7%

2,197 residents

Age 65 and over
15.9%

1,359 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

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    393 m

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    668 m

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    1.5 km

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    1.5 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    1.6 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    2.0 km

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

    2.1 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    2.4 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    2.6 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    3.4 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    3.6 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    3.7 km

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    3.9 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    4.1 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    2A REDHILL CRESCENT, MOORDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 2XF

    ODS code J81039

    4.2 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    4.6 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Ashley Road

    BCT · Boscombe

    0.0 miles
  • Ashley Road

    BCT · Boscombe

    0.0 miles
  • Ashley Road

    BCT · Boscombe

    0.0 miles
  • Portman Road

    BCT · Boscombe

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Boscombe

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 037B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,059 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
3 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

50 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 8 secondary schools. Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 361 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,708 published events cover 12 months, averaging 309 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,323 events.

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