BH18
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Poole, Broadstone and Hillbourne, 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 BH18 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In BH18, 91.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How BH18 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BH18 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BH18 at a rate of 31.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 75.8 per 1,000 people across BH.
In August 2026 alone, 23 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BH18.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (129), violence and sexual offences (112) and other crime (49).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BH18 was 28.9 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 BH18, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BH18 has no single figure. Of its 9 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 7 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BH18
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 004A | 1,367 | 72.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 77.8% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 004B | 1,575 | 19.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.1% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 004C | 1,399 | 11.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 004D | 1,318 | 16.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.9% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 004E | 1,555 | 28.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 84.7% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 004F | 1,625 | 31.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.6% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 004G | 1,450 | 28.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 84.3% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 021C | 1,773 | 31.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.6% |
| Dorset 025F | 1,107 | 41.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.1% |
MPs for BH18
- Vikki SladeLiberal DemocratMP for Mid Dorset and North Poole90% of BH18’s postcodes
- Neil Duncan-JordanLabourMP for Poole10% of BH18’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 BH181
Postcode sectors in BH182
Council1
Towns in BH182
Postcode districts next to BH182
Nearest rail stations3
More in the BH postcode area2
BH18 in brief
BH18 is a postcode district covering Poole, Broadstone and Hillbourne, in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
About 11,990 people lived in BH18 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £483,333 in 2025 across 191 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 31.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BH18 was £483,333 in 2025.
BH18 had 11,956 usual residents at the census.
In BH18, 91.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In BH18, 1.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.