# BH1 3QP: area report for a postcode in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

BH1 3QP is a postcode in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Open the map at BH1 3QP for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole) › [BH1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh1) › [BH1 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh1-3)

## Around this postcode

- **170 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 8% on July. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 041C: 101 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8593,50.7246,BH13QP
- **Bournemouth, 470 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8593,50.7246,BH13QP
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8593,50.7246,BH13QP
- **No property in BH1 3QP listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.8593,50.7246,BH13QP
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 041C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8593,50.7246,BH13QP
- **£310,094 average price**: For the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8593,50.7246,BH13QP
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8593,50.7246,BH13QP
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8593,50.7246,BH13QP
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BH1 3QP**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8593,50.7246,BH13QP
- **Low road and rail noise at BH1 3QP**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8593,50.7246,BH13QP
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.8593,50.7246,BH13QP
- **8.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8593,50.7246,BH13QP

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Livingstone Academy Bournemouth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/livingstone-academy-bournemouth-e148590) | All-through | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 44.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bethany Church of England Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bethany-church-of-england-junior-school-e142100) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Malmesbury Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/malmesbury-park-primary-school-e142354) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-clements-and-st-johns-church-of-england-infant-school-e142102) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | – |
| [Kings Bournemouth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-bournemouth-e138333) | Independent | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Cambian Wing College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cambian-wing-college-e132082) | Special | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [King's Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-park-academy-e141671) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Linwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/linwood-school-e113961) | Special | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £210,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| September 2024 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| January 2023 | £120,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| December 2024 | £180,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| October 2024 | £148,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| August 2025 | £112,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| November 2023 | £175,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| November 2025 | £120,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Bournemouth (470 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE PANTON PRACTICE (470 m)
- Pharmacies: ASDA PHARMACY (470 m); LANSDOWNE PHARMACY (490 m)
- Dental practices: PORTCHESTER HEALTH CENTRE (370 m); OCEAN DENTALCARE DENTAL PRACTICE (450 m); THE LANSDOWNE DENTAL PRACTICE (710 m); BOSCOMBE GARDENS DENTAL PRACTICE (920 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Bournemouth - Christchurch Road (200 m, The Co-operative Group); Asda Bournemouth Express Petrol (300 m, Asda); Lidl Bournemouth Holdenhurst Road (370 m, Lidl); Tesco Bournemouth Holden Rd Express (370 m, Tesco); Asda Bournemouth Superstore (470 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £310,094** (July 2026). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole’s average house price was £310,094 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,493** (2025). Full-time workers living in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole earned a median of £37,493 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 141st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.3×** (2025). A home in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole costs 8.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 115th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 17.5** (2025). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has a deprivation score of 17.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 128th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 041C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.9** (2025). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 041C has a deprivation score of 27.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,332nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £146,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 041C was £146,500 in 2025. Joint 2,229th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,799** (2021). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 041C had 2,799 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 279th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 79.3%** (January 2026). In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 041C, 79.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BH1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £220,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BH1 was £220,000 in 2025. Joint 517th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 24,911** (2021). BH1 had 24,911 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,176th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in BH1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 71.4%** (January 2026). In BH1, 71.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole)
- Centre: 50.7246, -1.8593

Council: [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Bournemouth East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bournemouth-east): Tom Hayes (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.8593,50.7246,BH13QP

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