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BH7 6BX

Boscombe East & Pokesdown · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Boscombe East & Pokesdown
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Bournemouth East
Postcode district
BH7
Postcode sector
BH7 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH7 6BZ 42 m
BH7 6AN 44 m
BH7 6DB 63 m
BH7 6DE 63 m
BH7 6AQ 68 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH7 6BX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2007
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH7
Postcode sector
BH7 6
Latitude
50.728533
Longitude
-1.832854
British National Grid easting
411,893
British National Grid northing
92,116

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · E06000058
Electoral ward
Boscombe East & Pokesdown · E05012651
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth East · E14001115
Output area
E00180420
Lower layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 035B · E01015273
Middle layer super output area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 035 · E02003187

Postcode source versions

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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

    142 m

  2. Pokesdown Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    687 m

  3. King's Park Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    701 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,453
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,231
  • Anti social behaviour 648
  • Vehicle crime 284
  • Criminal damage and arson 248
  • Other theft 230

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

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    536 m

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    883 m

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    1.3 km

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    1.3 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    1.5 km

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

    2.0 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    2.3 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    2.5 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    2.5 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    3.5 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    3.5 km

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    3.7 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    3.7 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

    4.3 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Portman Road

    BCT · Boscombe

    0.0 miles

  • Parkwood Road

    BCT · Pokesdown

    0.1 miles

  • Ashley Road

    BCT · Boscombe

    0.1 miles

  • Ashley Road

    BCT · Boscombe

    0.2 miles

  • Ashley Road

    BCT · Boscombe

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 035B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,177 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 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 142 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,453 published events cover 12 months, averaging 287.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,231 events.

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