# BH15 4BQ: area report for a postcode in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

BH15 4BQ 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 BH15 4BQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole) › [BH15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh15) › [BH15 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh15-4)

## Around this postcode

- **30 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 7% on July. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 046D: 86 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0033,50.7153,BH154BQ
- **Poole, 1.5 km**: About 18 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0033,50.7153,BH154BQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 40 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0033,50.7153,BH154BQ
- **No property in BH15 4BQ 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=-2.0033,50.7153,BH154BQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 046D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0033,50.7153,BH154BQ
- **£310,094 average price**: For the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0033,50.7153,BH154BQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 800 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0033,50.7153,BH154BQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0033,50.7153,BH154BQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BH15 4BQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0033,50.7153,BH154BQ
- **Low road and rail noise at BH15 4BQ**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0033,50.7153,BH154BQ
- **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=-2.0033,50.7153,BH154BQ
- **7.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0033,50.7153,BH154BQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Cornerstone Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-cornerstone-academy-e139258) | Secondary | 40 m (1 minute on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | Attainment 8 of 46.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/twin-sails-infant-and-nursery-school-e143313) | Primary | 200 m (2 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | – |
| [Hamworthy Park Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hamworthy-park-junior-school-e143314) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Old Town Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/old-town-infant-school-and-nursery-e142971) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, March 2025 | – |
| [Poole High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/poole-high-school-e150883) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 48.1 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| September 2025 | £317,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2024 | £312,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2024 | £365,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2024 | £245,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| April 2026 | £135,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| November 2025 | £315,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| December 2024 | £335,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE ADAM PRACTICE (800 m)
- Pharmacies: CREST PHARMACY (800 m)
- Dental practices: 201-203 BLANDFORD ROAD (150 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Hamworthy New (300 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Poole Blandford Express (340 m, Tesco)

## 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 046D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.2** (2025). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 046D has a deprivation score of 19.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,310th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £290,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 046D was £290,000 in 2025. Joint 15,254th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,521** (2021). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 046D had 1,521 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,404th 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: 87.4%** (January 2026). In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 046D, 87.4% 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.

## BH15 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £316,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BH15 was £316,750 in 2025. Joint 990th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,108** (2021). BH15 had 35,108 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 649th 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 BH15 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: 80.7%** (January 2026). In BH15, 80.7% 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: 50.7153, -2.0033

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=-2.0033,50.7153,BH154BQ

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