BH8 9SY

Muscliff & Strouden Park · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Constituency
Bournemouth East
Postcode district
BH8
Postcode sector
BH8 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH9 3HA 54 m
BH9 3EX 62 m
BH9 3HS 69 m
BH9 3EU 75 m
BH9 3HU 78 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH8 9SY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH8
Postcode sector
BH8 9
Latitude
50.752706
Longitude
-1.861020
British National Grid easting
409,900
British National Grid northing
94,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth East · E14001115
Output area
E00077560

Postcode source versions

Explore BH8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
32
Secondary
10
  1. St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    445 m
  2. Bournemouth School

    Academy converter

    492 m
  3. Queen's Park Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    576 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,918
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 789
  • Violence and sexual offences 778
  • Anti social behaviour 428
  • Vehicle crime 239
  • Criminal damage and arson 162

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    904 m

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    1.0 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    1.2 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    1.2 km

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    1.3 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    2.0 km

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    2.3 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    2.8 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    3.1 km

  • KINSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 KINSON ROAD, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 5EY

    ODS code J81045

    3.3 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    3.4 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    3.5 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    3.7 km

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    4.3 km

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    4.3 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MILBURN ROAD, WESTBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH4 9HJ

    ODS code J81014

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Uplands Road

    BCT · Charminster

    0.1 miles
  • Uplands Road

    BCT · Charminster

    0.1 miles
  • Luckham Road

    BCT · Charminster

    0.2 miles
  • Broadway Tavern

    BCT · Charminster

    0.2 miles
  • Claremont Avenue

    BCT · Moordown

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 007A, 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

14,926 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
7 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

56 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 10 secondary schools. St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 445 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,918 published events cover 12 months, averaging 243.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 789 events.

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