BH11
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Bournemouth, Bearwood and West Howe, 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 BH11 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In BH11, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How BH11 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BH11 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BH11 at a rate of 100.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 75.8 per 1,000 people across BH.
In August 2026 alone, 234 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BH11.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (736), anti-social behaviour (507) and other crime (283).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BH11 was 100.2 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 BH11, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BH11 has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BH11
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 005A | 1,828 | 45.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.0% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 005B | 1,811 | 105.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.5% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 005C | 1,813 | 167.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 91.6% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 005D | 1,384 | 58.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.6% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 008B | 1,864 | 74.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.0% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 008C | 1,364 | 70.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.5% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 008D | 1,242 | 19.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 010A | 1,525 | 88.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 010B | 1,484 | 136.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.5% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 010C | 1,509 | 135.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 90.2% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 010D | 1,352 | 166.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 91.6% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 010E | 1,625 | 206.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.4% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 011A | 1,574 | 96.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.9% |
MPs for BH11
- Jessica ToaleLabourMP for Bournemouth West59% of BH11’s postcodes
- Vikki SladeLiberal DemocratMP for Mid Dorset and North Poole41% of BH11’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 BH113
Postcode sectors in BH113
Council1
Towns in BH111
Postcode districts next to BH115
Nearest rail stations2
More in the BH postcode area2
BH11 in brief
BH11 is a postcode district covering Bournemouth, Bearwood and West Howe, in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
About 22,096 people lived in BH11 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £305,000 in 2025 across 263 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 100.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BH11 was £305,000 in 2025.
BH11 had 21,349 usual residents at the census.
In BH11, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In BH11, 3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.