BH8 9WD

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
BH8 9UW 59 m
BH8 9UU 60 m
BH8 9UP 65 m
BH8 9TN 98 m
BH8 9TZ 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH8 9WD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
1 October 2000
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH8
Postcode sector
BH8 9
Latitude
50.751786
Longitude
-1.844012
British National Grid easting
411,100
British National Grid northing
94,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Parish or community
E04013533
Westminster constituency
Bournemouth East · E14001115
Output area
E00077558

Postcode source versions

Explore BH8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
28
Secondary
9
  1. The Bishop of Winchester Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    544 m
  2. Bournemouth School for Girls

    Academy converter

    632 m
  3. Jewell Academy Bournemouth

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,731
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 545
  • Shoplifting 278
  • Anti social behaviour 274
  • Vehicle crime 161
  • Criminal damage and arson 130

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

18

within 5 km straight-line

  • WOODLEA HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81633

    205 m

  • LITTLEDOWN SURGERY

    HAREWOOD CRESCENT, LITTLEDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 7BU

    ODS code J81067

    1.4 km

  • JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 TOLPUDDLE GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3LQ

    ODS code J81047

    1.6 km

  • ST ALBANS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81062

    1.6 km

  • MOORDOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code J81039

    2.2 km

  • DENMARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 DENMARK ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1PB

    ODS code J81625

    2.3 km

  • CRESCENT PROVIDENCE SURGERY

    12-14 WALPOLE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4HA

    ODS code J81634

    2.8 km

  • THE BANKS & BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 WIMBORNE ROAD, WINTON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH3 7AT

    ODS code J81070

    2.9 km

  • SHELLEY MANOR HOLDENHURST MEDICAL CENTRE

    BEECHWOOD AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH5 1LX

    ODS code J81021

    3.2 km

  • BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY

    21 BEAUFORT ROAD, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5AJ

    ODS code J81018

    3.3 km

  • SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE

    17 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BF

    ODS code J81059

    3.4 km

  • THE PANTON PRACTICE

    14 GERVIS ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3EG

    ODS code J81072

    3.7 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    FAIRMILE ROAD, FAIRMILE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 2FQ

    ODS code J81646

    3.8 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    GILLETT ROAD, TALBOT VILLAGE, POOLE, BH12 5BF

    ODS code J81042

    3.9 km

  • THE MARINE & OAKRIDGE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81049

    4.2 km

  • KINSON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    440 KINSON ROAD, KINSON, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 5EY

    ODS code J81045

    4.4 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    63 KINSON ROAD, WALLISDOWN, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 4BX

    ODS code J81033

    4.6 km

  • STOUR SURGERY

    49 BARRACK ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1PA

    ODS code J81066

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Castlepoint

    BCT · Strouden

    0.0 miles
  • Castlepoint

    BCT · Strouden

    0.0 miles
  • Castlepoint

    BCT · Strouden

    0.0 miles
  • Castlepoint

    BCT · Strouden

    0.0 miles
  • Braishfield Gardens

    BCT · Strouden

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012B, 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

11,793 of 33,755

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

54 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 9 secondary schools. The Bishop of Winchester Academy is the nearest published school at 544 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,731 published events cover 12 months, averaging 144.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 545 events.

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