BH13
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Poole, Canford Cliffs and Branksome Park, 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 BH13 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In BH13, 70.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How BH13 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BH13 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BH13 at a rate of 86.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 75.8 per 1,000 people across BH.
In August 2026 alone, 64 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BH13.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (188), violence and sexual offences (165) and other crime (97).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BH13 was 84.0 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 BH13, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BH13 has no single figure. Of its 5 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BH13
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 048A | 1,837 | 98.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.4% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 048B | 1,722 | 8.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 048C | 1,780 | 35.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 66.2% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 048D | 1,679 | 52.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.5% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 048E | 1,525 | 238.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 17.6% |
MPs for BH13
- Neil Duncan-JordanLabourMP for Poole99% of BH13’s postcodes
- Jessica ToaleLabourMP for Bournemouth West1.0% of BH13’s postcodes
- Lloyd HattonLabourMP for South Dorset0.3% of BH13’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 BH131
Postcode sectors in BH132
Council1
Towns in BH131
Postcode districts next to BH133
Nearest rail stations4
More in the BH postcode area2
BH13 in brief
BH13 is a postcode district covering Poole, Canford Cliffs and Branksome Park, in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
About 7,319 people lived in BH13 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £500,000 in 2025 across 187 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 86.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BH13 was £500,000 in 2025.
BH13 had 7,561 usual residents at the census.
In BH13, 70.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In BH13, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.