BH8 8LD

East Cliff & Springbourne · 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
BH8
Postcode sector
BH8 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH8 8JA 31 m
BH8 8JJ 59 m
BH8 8JZ 61 m
BH8 8LF 73 m
BH8 8JP 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH8 8LD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH8
Postcode sector
BH8 8
Latitude
50.730700
Longitude
-1.868211
British National Grid easting
409,397
British National Grid northing
92,352

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth East · E14001115
Output area
E00077478

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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22 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
St Thomas Court, 43, Flat 13, Wellington Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8LD 13 August 2025 £210,000
St Thomas Court, 43, Flat 3, Wellington Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8LD 19 April 2023 £217,500
St Thomas Court, 43, Flat 6, Wellington Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8LD 19 September 2018 £190,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
32
Secondary
9
  1. Malmesbury Park Primary School

    Academy converter

    467 m
  2. St Martin's School

    Other independent school

    731 m
  3. Kings Bournemouth

    Other independent school

    779 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,663
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,576
  • Anti social behaviour 1,205
  • Shoplifting 933
  • Vehicle crime 550
  • Other theft 549

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

14 female, 10 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.2
BH8 8 residents
15,176

Age bands in BH8 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.4%

1,930 residents

Age 15 to 24
34.6%

5,375 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.2%

4,540 residents

Age 45 to 64
15.8%

2,453 residents

Age 65 and over
8%

1,244 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH8 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

17

within 5 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    1.2 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    1.2 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    1.3 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    1.7 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    1.9 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    2.3 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    2.5 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    2.6 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    2.7 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    2.8 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    2.9 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    3.4 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    3.5 km

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    3.8 km

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    3.8 km

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

    4.4 km

  • KINSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 KINSON ROAD, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 5EY

    ODS code J81045

    4.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Portchester Road

    BCT · Springbourne

    0.0 miles
  • Portchester Road

    BCT · Springbourne

    0.1 miles
  • Beechey Road

    BCT · Meyrick Park

    0.1 miles
  • Milton Road

    BCT · Meyrick Park

    0.1 miles
  • Beechey Road

    BCT · Meyrick Park

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 038B, 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

10,356 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £213,750 from 2 recorded sales in BH8 8LD. 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

Published establishments

57 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 9 secondary schools. Malmesbury Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 467 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

7,663 published events cover 12 months, averaging 638.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,576 events.

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