BH10
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Bournemouth, Northbourne and Ensbury, in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BH10 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In BH10, 95.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How BH10 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BH10 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BH10 at a rate of 73.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 75.8 per 1,000 people across BH.
In August 2026 alone, 136 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BH10.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (524), anti-social behaviour (384) and other crime (227).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BH10 was 69.8 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in BH10, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BH10 has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BH10
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 003A | 1,613 | 57.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.3% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 003B | 1,629 | 112.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 86.0% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 003C | 1,583 | 114.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 003D | 1,674 | 77.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 88.0% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 006A | 1,587 | 22.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 77.3% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 006B | 1,546 | 35.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.9% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 006C | 1,663 | 59.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.3% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 006D | 1,672 | 34.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.4% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 006E | 1,860 | 64.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 011B | 1,784 | 48.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.2% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 011C | 1,728 | 78.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 011D | 1,505 | 99.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 011E | 2,164 | 88.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.7% |
MPs for BH10
- Jessica ToaleLabourMP for Bournemouth West98% of BH10’s postcodes
- Tom HayesLabourMP for Bournemouth East1.8% of BH10’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in BH103
Postcode sectors in BH104
Council1
Towns in BH101
Postcode districts next to BH105
Nearest rail stations3
More in the BH postcode area2
BH10 in brief
BH10 is a postcode district covering Bournemouth, Northbourne and Ensbury, in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
About 21,275 people lived in BH10 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £350,000 in 2025 across 259 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 73.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BH10 was £350,000 in 2025.
BH10 had 21,166 usual residents at the census.
In BH10, 95.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In BH10, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.