BH8 9DS

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH8 9EZ 75 m
BH8 9DF 104 m
BH8 9EY 108 m
BH8 9LJ 125 m
BH8 9DD 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH8 9DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH8
Postcode sector
BH8 9
Latitude
50.741500
Longitude
-1.852847
British National Grid easting
410,479
British National Grid northing
93,555

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth East · E14001115
Output area
E00077504

Postcode source versions

Explore BH8

21 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, St Georges Close, Bournemouth, BH8 9DS 20 March 2025 £745,000
9, St Georges Close, Bournemouth, BH8 9DS 5 April 2023 £680,000
6, St Georges Close, Bournemouth, BH8 9DS 28 June 2021 £665,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
31
Secondary
8
  1. Cambian Wing College

    Special post 16 institution

    559 m
  2. Park School

    Other independent school

    714 m
  3. The Bishop of Winchester Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    783 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,715
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,140
  • Shoplifting 626
  • Anti social behaviour 568
  • Vehicle crime 381
  • Other theft 231

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
31

18 female, 13 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.4
BH8 9 residents
9,600

Age bands in BH8 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17%

1,544 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

944 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.4%

2,313 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.8%

2,441 residents

Age 65 and over
20.5%

1,867 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BH8 9 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

    560 m

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    1.2 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    1.4 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

    1.8 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    1.9 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    2.2 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    2.2 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    2.4 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    2.4 km

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    3.1 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    3.1 km

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    3.1 km

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

    3.9 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    4.0 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    4.1 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    4.4 km

  • KINSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 KINSON ROAD, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 5EY

    ODS code J81045

    4.5 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

  • Bennett Road

    BCT · Charminster

    0.3 miles
  • Bennett Road

    BCT · Charminster

    0.4 miles
  • Five Ways

    BCT · Charminster

    0.4 miles
  • Five Ways

    BCT · Charminster

    0.4 miles
  • Howard Road

    BCT · Charminster

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 017B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,454 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £712,500 from 2 recorded sales in BH8 9DS. 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

57 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 8 secondary schools. Cambian Wing College is the nearest published school at 559 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,715 published events cover 12 months, averaging 309.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,140 events.

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