BH7 6DN

Boscombe East & Pokesdown · 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 6LG 39 m
BH7 6AY 56 m
BH7 6LE 72 m
BH7 6DW 82 m
BH7 6LJ 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH7 6DN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2009
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH7
Postcode sector
BH7 6
Latitude
50.731362
Longitude
-1.824201
British National Grid easting
412,503
British National Grid northing
92,432

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth East · E14001115
Output area
E00077199

Postcode source versions

Explore BH7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
28
Secondary
8
  1. St James' Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    214 m
  2. Pokesdown Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    399 m
  3. Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    579 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,925
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,003
  • Anti social behaviour 545
  • Vehicle crime 243
  • Criminal damage and arson 229
  • Other theft 189

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

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    752 m

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    797 m

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    1.1 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    1.3 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    1.6 km

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

    1.6 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

    2.8 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    2.8 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    2.9 km

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    3.0 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    4.0 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    4.1 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    4.2 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    4.5 km

  • CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81056

    4.6 km

  • FARMHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81057

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Pokesdown Station

    BCT · Pokesdown

    0.0 miles
  • Pokesdown Station restricted use

    BCT · Pokesdown

    0.0 miles
  • Pokesdown Rail Station

    RSE · Pokesdown

    0.0 miles
  • Pokesdown Rail Station

    RLY · Pokesdown

    0.0 miles
  • Pokesdown Station

    BCT · Pokesdown

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,825 of 33,755

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

49 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 8 secondary schools. St James' Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 214 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,925 published events cover 12 months, averaging 243.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,003 events.

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