BH14
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Poole, Upper Parkstone and Lilliput, 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 BH14 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In BH14, 84.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How BH14 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BH14 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BH14 at a rate of 55.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 75.8 per 1,000 people across BH.
In August 2026 alone, 148 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BH14.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (466), anti-social behaviour (403) and other crime (172).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BH14 was 55.3 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 BH14, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BH14 has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BH14
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 030D | 1,820 | 91.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.6% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 030E | 1,865 | 59.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.5% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 043A | 1,550 | 30.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.8% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 043B | 1,858 | 104.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 83.4% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 043C | 1,652 | 48.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.8% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 043D | 1,692 | 59.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.0% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 043E | 1,655 | 31.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.4% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 043F | 1,637 | 20.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.9% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 047A | 2,094 | 50.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.8% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 047B | 1,932 | 54.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.5% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 047C | 2,085 | 51.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 85.1% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 047D | 1,913 | 37.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 70.1% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 047E | 1,783 | 51.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 5.5% |
MPs for BH14
- Neil Duncan-JordanLabourMP for Poole100% of BH14’s postcodes
- Jessica ToaleLabourMP for Bournemouth West0.2% of BH14’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 BH142
Postcode sectors in BH144
Council1
Towns in BH141
Postcode districts next to BH143
Nearest rail stations4
More in the BH postcode area2
BH14 in brief
BH14 is a postcode district covering Poole, Upper Parkstone and Lilliput, in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
About 25,693 people lived in BH14 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £472,500 in 2025 across 423 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 55.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BH14 was £472,500 in 2025.
BH14 had 25,187 usual residents at the census.
In BH14, 84.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In BH14, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.