# BH14 4HJ: area report for a postcode in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

BH14 4HJ 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 BH14 4HJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole) › [BH14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh14) › [BH14 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh14-4)

## Around this postcode

- **34 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 21% on July. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 047C: 51 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9492,50.7252,BH144HJ
- **Parkstone (Dorset), 260 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9492,50.7252,BH144HJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9492,50.7252,BH144HJ
- **No property in BH14 4HJ 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=-1.9492,50.7252,BH144HJ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 047C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9492,50.7252,BH144HJ
- **£310,094 average price**: For the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9492,50.7252,BH144HJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9492,50.7252,BH144HJ
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9492,50.7252,BH144HJ
- **99% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-1.9492,50.7252,BH144HJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BH14 4HJ**: Road 62 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9492,50.7252,BH144HJ
- **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=-1.9492,50.7252,BH144HJ
- **8.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9492,50.7252,BH144HJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [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 | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 73% 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 | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Courthill Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/courthill-infant-school-e142972) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | – |
| [Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bournemouth-collegiate-preparatory-school-e113929) | Independent | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Ocean Academy Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ocean-academy-poole-e141089) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Livingstone Road Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/livingstone-road-infant-school-e144554) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Livingstone Road Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/livingstone-road-junior-school-e144602) | Primary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-poole-e140777) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2023 | £280,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| April 2026 | £210,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| December 2025 | £500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| November 2024 | £230,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2026 | £232,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| March 2026 | £597,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2024 | £214,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £460,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Parkstone (Dorset) (260 m, 3 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: SHORE MEDICAL (600 m); EVERGREEN OAK SURGERY (650 m)
- Pharmacies: PARKSTONE PHARMACY (270 m); SHORE PHARMACY (600 m); BRYANT PHARMACY (630 m)
- Dental practices: MOONFLEET DENTAL HEALTH CENTRE (60 m); POOLE DENTAL PRACTICE (270 m); MR B J RICHARDSON & MR C M WINTERBOTTOM (500 m); PARKSTONE DENTAL PRACTICE (990 m); THE ENDODONTIC CLINIC (990 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Poole - Ashley Cross (320 m, The Co-operative Group); Asda Highland New Convenience Express Petrol (490 m, Asda); Co-op Poole - Ashley Road (720 m, The Co-operative Group); Waitrose Parkstone (770 m, Waitrose); Spar Sandbanks Road (780 m, Spar)

## 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 047C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.4** (2025). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 047C has a deprivation score of 12.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,576th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £269,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 047C was £269,000 in 2025. Joint 13,329th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,085** (2021). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 047C had 2,085 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,117th 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: 85.1%** (January 2026). In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 047C, 85.1% 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.

## BH14 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £472,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BH14 was £472,500 in 2025. 349th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 25,187** (2021). BH14 had 25,187 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,159th 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 BH14 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: 84.0%** (January 2026). In BH14, 84.0% 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: 50.7252, -1.9492

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-1.9492,50.7252,BH144HJ

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