# BH14

Postcode district covering Poole, Upper Parkstone and Lilliput, in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

BH14 is a postcode district covering Poole, Upper Parkstone and Lilliput, in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Median sale price £472,500 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code BH14. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [BH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh14#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh14#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh14#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh14#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=BH14) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in BH14 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=BH14) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 423 homes were sold in BH14 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=BH14) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for BH14.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=BH14) (Census 2021, England and Wales): BH14 had 25,187 usual residents at the census.

## How BH14 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | BH14 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £472,500 | 4th most expensive | 26 postcode districts, BH · 2025 |
| Population | 25,187 | 9th most populated | 26 postcode districts, BH · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 26 postcode districts, BH · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 84.0% | joint 10th lowest | 26 postcode districts, BH · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the BH postcode area.
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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in BH14

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 030D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015456) | 1,820 | 91.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.6% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 030E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015457) | 1,865 | 59.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.5% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 043A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015458) | 1,550 | 30.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.8% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 043B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015460) | 1,858 | 104.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 83.4% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 043C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015461) | 1,652 | 48.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.8% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 043D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015462) | 1,692 | 59.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 043E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015463) | 1,655 | 31.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.4% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 043F](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015464) | 1,637 | 20.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.9% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 047A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015452) | 2,094 | 50.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.8% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 047B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015453) | 1,932 | 54.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.5% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 047C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015454) | 2,085 | 51.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 85.1% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 047D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015455) | 1,913 | 37.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 70.1% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 047E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015459) | 1,783 | 51.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 5.5% |

## Your MP

- [Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/poole): Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour), MP since July 2024. 100% of the people here.
- [Bournemouth West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bournemouth-west): Jessica Toale (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.2% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in BH14

[Parkstone](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/parkstone), [Penn Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/penn-hill)

## Postcode sectors in BH14

[BH14 0 (188 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh14-0), [BH14 4 (12 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh14-4), [BH14 8 (251 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh14-8), [BH14 9 (150 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh14-9)

## Council

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

## Towns in BH14

[Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/town/poole)

## Postcode districts next to BH14

[BH12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh12), [BH13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh13), [BH15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh15)

## Nearest rail stations

[Parkstone (Dorset) (600 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-1.9480,50.7230), [Branksome (1.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-1.9198,50.7270), [Poole (2.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-1.9833,50.7194), [Hamworthy (5.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.0194,50.7252)

## More in the BH postcode area

[All BH postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.
About 0% of people in BH14 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BH14, 84.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: BH14
- Postcode area: [BH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh)
- Constituency: [Poole †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/poole)
- Council: [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole †](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole)
- Area: 7.14 km²
- People, mid-2024: 25,693*
- Neighbourhoods: 13
- Output areas: 79

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[BH13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh13), [BH12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh12), [BH15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh15)

## Latest updates for BH14

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/BH14

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh14, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh14#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh14