BH7 6LT

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 6LU 45 m
BH7 6LS 66 m
BH7 6LR 87 m
BH7 6NU 95 m
BH7 6LX 100 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH7 6LT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH7
Postcode sector
BH7 6
Latitude
50.733772
Longitude
-1.824234
British National Grid easting
412,500
British National Grid northing
92,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth East · E14001115
Output area
E00077181

Postcode source versions

Explore BH7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
29
Secondary
9
  1. St James' Church of England Primary Academy

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    233 m
  2. Avonwood Primary School

    Academy converter

    558 m
  3. Avonbourne Girls Academy

    Academy converter

    582 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,958
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,014
  • Anti social behaviour 545
  • Vehicle crime 235
  • Criminal damage and arson 223
  • Other theft 193

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

    913 m

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    951 m

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    1.1 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    1.3 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    1.7 km

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

    1.7 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    2.2 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    2.6 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    2.7 km

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    3.0 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    3.1 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    3.9 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    4.0 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    4.0 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    4.3 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

  • Spurgeon Road

    BCT · Pokesdown

    0.1 miles
  • Durrington Road

    BCT · Iford

    0.1 miles
  • Spurgeon Road

    BCT · Pokesdown

    0.2 miles
  • Durrington Road

    BCT · Iford

    0.2 miles
  • St James School

    BCT · Pokesdown

    0.2 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

51 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 9 secondary schools. St James' Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 233 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,958 published events cover 12 months, averaging 246.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,014 events.

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