# BH12 1HX: area report for a postcode in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

BH12 1HX 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 BH12 1HX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole) › [BH12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh12) › [BH12 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh12-1)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 60% on July. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 029D: 43 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9041,50.7294,BH121HX
- **Branksome, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9041,50.7294,BH121HX
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9041,50.7294,BH121HX
- **No property in BH12 1HX 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=-1.9041,50.7294,BH121HX
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 029D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9041,50.7294,BH121HX
- **£310,176 average price**: For the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9041,50.7294,BH121HX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9041,50.7294,BH121HX
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9041,50.7294,BH121HX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BH12 1HX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9041,50.7294,BH121HX
- **Low road and rail noise at BH12 1HX**: Road 47 dB, rail 42 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9041,50.7294,BH121HX
- **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=-1.9041,50.7294,BH121HX
- **7.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9041,50.7294,BH121HX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Talbot Heath School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/talbot-heath-school-e113945) | Independent | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-aldhelms-church-of-england-primary-school-e144873) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Victoria Education Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/victoria-education-centre-e113954) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |
| [Langside School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/langside-school-e133740) | Special | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | – |
| [Talbot Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/talbot-primary-school-e144874) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Michael's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-church-of-england-primary-school-e142446) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Heatherlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heatherlands-primary-school-e145212) | Primary | 1.6 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2022 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-poole-e140767) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2023 | £950,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2024 | £850,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2024 | £227,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| April 2024 | £930,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2024 | £250,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| April 2026 | £550,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2026 | £156,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| April 2026 | £258,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE (660 m)
- Pharmacies: POOLE BAY PHARMACY (660 m); VANTAGE PHARMACY (720 m); ARROWEDGE PHARMACY (720 m); BOOTS (720 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (840 m)
- Dental practices: WESTBOURNE DENTAL SURGERY (660 m); TALBOT WOODS DENTAL PRACTICE (720 m); TALBOT WOODS DENTAL PRACTICE (720 m); TALBOT WOODS DENTAL PRACTICE (720 m); ONLY ORTHODONTICS (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Cook Bournemouth (650 m, Cook); Iceland Westborne (660 m, Iceland); M&S Westbourne SF (720 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Westbourne Poole Express (750 m, Tesco); Tesco Poole Superstore (850 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £310,176** (August 2026). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole’s average house price was £310,176 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 21 October 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 029D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.4** (2025). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 029D has a deprivation score of 8.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,714th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £336,850** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 029D was £336,850 in 2025. 12,622nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,438** (2021). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 029D had 1,438 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,958th least 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: 87.6%** (January 2026). In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 029D, 87.6% 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.

## BH12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £322,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BH12 was £322,500 in 2025. Joint 953rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 37,075** (2021). BH12 had 37,075 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 553rd 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 BH12 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: 95.7%** (January 2026). In BH12, 95.7% 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: 50.7294, -1.9041

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

## Your MP

- [Bournemouth West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bournemouth-west): Jessica Toale (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), August 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=-1.9041,50.7294,BH121HX

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