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BH12

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Poole, Rossmore and Branksome, 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 BH12 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In BH12, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£322,500
953rd most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
37,075
553rd most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How BH12 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

BH12Middle
Median sale price26 postcode districts, BH · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in BH26 areas from £200,000 to £635,000. The middle area is £362,500. BH12 is £322,500.
£322,5009th cheapest
Population26 postcode districts, BH · 2021
Population: every postcode district in BH26 areas from 5,727 to 55,267. The middle area is 21,986. BH12 is 37,075.
37,0753rd most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage26 postcode districts, BH · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in BH26 areas from 58.6% to 99.1%. The middle area is 87.1%. BH12 is 95.7%.
95.7%6th highest
Claimant rate26 postcode districts, BH · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in BH26 areas from 1.2% to 5.6%. The middle area is 3.0%. BH12 is 3.2%.
3.2%joint 8th highest

Is BH12 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BH12 at a rate of 77.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 75.8 per 1,000 people across BH.

In August 2026 alone, 272 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BH12.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (946), anti-social behaviour (694) and other crime (361).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BH12 was 77.9 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 BH12, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BH12 has no single figure. Of its 22 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 4: 6 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in BH12

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 008A1,45479.6 per 1,000399.8%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 022A1,79975.1 per 1,000799.9%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 022B1,73646.5 per 1,000399.8%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 022C1,96167.5 per 1,000499.9%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 022D1,47538.8 per 1,0008100.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 022E1,644150.8 per 1,0001100.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 022F1,79194.7 per 1,000499.8%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 023A1,58126.8 per 1,000797.3%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 023B1,838161.8 per 1,000499.2%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 023C1,98457.1 per 1,000585.2%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 023D2,04368.4 per 1,000298.9%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 023E1,984139.4 per 1,000496.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 023F1,73658.7 per 1,000697.4%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 029A1,67766.0 per 1,000496.7%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 029B1,52465.0 per 1,000797.2%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 029C1,47765.1 per 1,0001099.7%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 029D1,43843.2 per 1,000887.6%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 032A1,71175.4 per 1,000478.9%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 032B1,46183.0 per 1,000898.8%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 032C1,47846.1 per 1,000786.3%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 032D1,30228.7 per 1,000695.8%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 032E1,65188.8 per 1,000997.6%

MPs for BH12

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 BH124

Postcode sectors in BH126

Council1

Towns in BH121

Postcode districts next to BH129

Nearest rail stations4

More in the BH postcode area2

BH12 in brief

BH12 is a postcode district covering Poole, Rossmore and Branksome, in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

About 38,142 people lived in BH12 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £322,500 in 2025 across 467 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 77.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in BH12 was £322,500 in 2025.

BH12 had 37,075 usual residents at the census.

In BH12, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In BH12, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.