# BH12 3JX: area report for a postcode in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

BH12 3JX 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 3JX 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 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh12-3)

## Around this postcode

- **47 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 57% on July. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 023B: 162 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9522,50.7324,BH123JX
- **Parkstone (Dorset), 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9522,50.7324,BH123JX
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9522,50.7324,BH123JX
- **No property in BH12 3JX 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=-1.9522,50.7324,BH123JX
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 023B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9522,50.7324,BH123JX
- **£310,094 average price**: For the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9522,50.7324,BH123JX
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 810 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9522,50.7324,BH123JX
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9522,50.7324,BH123JX
- **90% can get gigabit broadband at BH12 3JX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9522,50.7324,BH123JX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BH12 3JX**: Road 60 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9522,50.7324,BH123JX
- **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=-1.9522,50.7324,BH123JX
- **7.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9522,50.7324,BH123JX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Livingstone Road Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/livingstone-road-infant-school-e144554) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Livingstone Road Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/livingstone-road-junior-school-e144602) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edwards-roman-catholic-church-of-england-school-poole-e113893) | Secondary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 46.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Ocean Academy Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ocean-academy-poole-e141089) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Bournemouth and Poole College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-bournemouth-and-poole-college-e130652) | Sixth form and further education | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-poole-e140777) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/baden-powell-and-st-peters-church-of-england-junior-school-e142974) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Courthill Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/courthill-infant-school-e142972) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2024 | £190,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| October 2025 | £110,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| May 2025 | £167,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| May 2025 | £195,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| November 2023 | £305,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2025 | £330,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2025 | £200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| February 2026 | £291,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SHORE MEDICAL (810 m); THE ROSEMARY HEALTH CTR (880 m)
- Pharmacies: BRYANT PHARMACY (740 m); SHORE PHARMACY (810 m); ROSEVIEW PHARMACY (880 m); CAREWELL PHARMACY (960 m)
- Dental practices: MR B J RICHARDSON & MR C M WINTERBOTTOM (400 m); MOONFLEET DENTAL HEALTH CENTRE (880 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Poole - Ashley Road (130 m, The Co-operative Group); Asda Highland New Convenience Express Petrol (490 m, Asda); Co-op 25 Ringwood Road Poole (820 m, The Southern Co-operative); Tesco Poole Ringwood Rd Express (830 m, Tesco); Waitrose Parkstone (990 m, Waitrose)

## 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 023B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.0** (2025). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 023B has a deprivation score of 24.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,736th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £302,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 023B was £302,500 in 2025. Joint 15,261st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,838** (2021). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 023B had 1,838 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,766th 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: 99.2%** (January 2026). In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 023B, 99.2% 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: 50.7324, -1.9522

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

## Your MP

- [Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/poole): Neil Duncan-Jordan (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=-1.9522,50.7324,BH123JX

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