BH7 7AR

Littledown & Iford · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bournemouth
Constituency
Bournemouth East
Postcode district
BH7
Postcode sector
BH7 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH7 7AX 87 m
BH7 7BD 110 m
BH7 7BE 114 m
BH7 7AP 117 m
BH7 7AS 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH7 7AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH7
Postcode sector
BH7 7
Latitude
50.737727
Longitude
-1.835726
British National Grid easting
411,688
British National Grid northing
93,138

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth East · E14001115
Output area
E00077428

Postcode source versions

Explore BH7

15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
52, Littledown Avenue, Bournemouth, BH7 7AR 10 November 2025 £795,000
54, Littledown Avenue, Bournemouth, BH7 7AR 15 October 2024 £820,000
50, Littledown Avenue, Bournemouth, BH7 7AR 13 February 2017 £470,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
28
Secondary
8
  1. Avonwood Primary School

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    489 m
  2. Avonbourne Girls Academy

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    586 m
  3. Avonbourne Boys' Academy

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    616 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,488
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,278
  • Anti social behaviour 621
  • Vehicle crime 302
  • Criminal damage and arson 251
  • Other theft 237

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

10 female, 14 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
3.4
BH7 7 residents
3,690

Age bands in BH7 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

607 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

360 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.4%

845 residents

Age 45 to 64
28%

1,009 residents

Age 65 and over
21.8%

786 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH7 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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%

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

GP practices

16

within 5 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    463 m

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    1.4 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    1.5 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    1.5 km

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    1.8 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    1.8 km

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    1.9 km

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

    2.6 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    2.7 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    3.0 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    3.1 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    3.1 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    3.3 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    3.4 km

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    3.8 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    4.3 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Glencoe Road

    BCT · Littledown

    0.0 miles
  • Bishops Close

    BCT · Littledown

    0.1 miles
  • Bishops Close

    BCT · Littledown

    0.1 miles
  • Glencoe Road

    BCT · Littledown

    0.1 miles
  • Thistlebarrow Road

    BCT · Littledown

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 020B, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,043 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
10 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £807,500 from 2 recorded sales in BH7 7AR. 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

52 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 8 secondary schools. Avonwood Primary School is the nearest published school at 489 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,488 published events cover 12 months, averaging 290.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,278 events.

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