# BH18 8LH: area report for a postcode in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

BH18 8LH 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 BH18 8LH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole) › [BH18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh18) › [BH18 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh18-8)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 004B: 19 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9831,50.7556,BH188LH
- **Poole, 4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9831,50.7556,BH188LH
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9831,50.7556,BH188LH
- **No property in BH18 8LH 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=-1.9831,50.7556,BH188LH
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 004B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9831,50.7556,BH188LH
- **£310,094 average price**: For the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9831,50.7556,BH188LH
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 950 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9831,50.7556,BH188LH
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 860 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9831,50.7556,BH188LH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BH18 8LH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9831,50.7556,BH188LH
- **Low road and rail noise at BH18 8LH**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9831,50.7556,BH188LH
- **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=-1.9831,50.7556,BH188LH
- **7.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9831,50.7556,BH188LH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Poole Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/poole-grammar-school-e136850) | Secondary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 70.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Montacute School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/montacute-school-e137286) | Special | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |
| [Hillbourne Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillbourne-primary-school-e148926) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Broadstone Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadstone-middle-school-e141184) | Secondary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Parkstone Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkstone-grammar-school-e136368) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 67.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Broadstone First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadstone-first-school-e141258) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | – |
| [Magna Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/magna-academy-e139711) | Secondary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Ad Astra Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ad-astra-infant-school-e141755) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £430,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2025 | £600,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2025 | £387,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2024 | £506,360 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| September 2024 | £745,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| August 2023 | £525,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| January 2024 | £537,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| May 2026 | £472,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE HADLEIGH PRACTICE (950 m); THE HARVEY PRACTICE (950 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (930 m); ARROWEDGE PHARMACY (930 m); BROADSTONE VILLAGE PHARMACY (930 m)
- Dental practices: POOLE ORTHODONTICS LTD (480 m); PLEWMAN HOUSE DENTAL CENTRE (950 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Broadstone Foodhall (860 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Broadstone Express (920 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 004B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 2.3** (2025). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 004B has a deprivation score of 2.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 488th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £475,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 004B was £475,000 in 2025. Joint 5,457th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,575** (2021). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 004B had 1,575 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,439th 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: 96.1%** (January 2026). In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 004B, 96.1% 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.

## BH18 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £483,333** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BH18 was £483,333 in 2025. 320th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 11,956** (2021). BH18 had 11,956 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 838th least 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 BH18 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: 91.2%** (January 2026). In BH18, 91.2% 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: 50.7556, -1.9831

Council: [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Mid Dorset and North Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-dorset-and-north-poole): Vikki Slade (Liberal Democrat), 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=-1.9831,50.7556,BH188LH

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