BH8 8TA

Queen's Park · 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 8ST 56 m
BH8 8TY 64 m
BH8 8TX 67 m
BH8 8SY 69 m
BH8 8TB 74 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH8 8TA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH8
Postcode sector
BH8 8
Latitude
50.735592
Longitude
-1.853035
British National Grid easting
410,467
British National Grid northing
92,898

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth East · E14001115
Output area
E00077489

Postcode source versions

Explore BH8

19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Myrtle Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8TA 5 August 2022 £257,000
6, Myrtle Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8TA 3 February 2022 £550,000
6, Myrtle Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8TA 30 November 2017 £455,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
28
Secondary
9
  1. Cambian Wing College

    Special post 16 institution

    302 m
  2. Park School

    Other independent school

    539 m
  3. Malmesbury Park Primary School

    Academy converter

    769 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,988
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,735
  • Anti social behaviour 880
  • Vehicle crime 490
  • Other theft 363
  • Criminal damage and arson 333

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

14 female, 14 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.8
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.

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

18

within 5 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    872 m

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    1.1 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    1.5 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    1.8 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    1.8 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    1.9 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    1.9 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    2.1 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    2.7 km

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    2.8 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    2.9 km

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    2.9 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    3.1 km

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

    3.6 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    3.8 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    4.2 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    4.5 km

  • KINSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 KINSON ROAD, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 5EY

    ODS code J81045

    4.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Gilbert Road

    BCT · Springbourne

    0.1 miles
  • Gilbert Road

    BCT · Springbourne

    0.1 miles
  • Bennett Road

    BCT · Charminster

    0.1 miles
  • Bennett Road

    BCT · Charminster

    0.2 miles
  • Capstone Road

    BCT · Springbourne

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 025E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,100 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

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 £403,500 from 2 recorded sales in BH8 8TA. 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

53 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 9 secondary schools. Cambian Wing College is the nearest published school at 302 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,988 published events cover 12 months, averaging 415.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,735 events.

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