# BH2 5LX: area report for a postcode in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

BH2 5LX 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 BH2 5LX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole) › [BH2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh2) › [BH2 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh2-5)

## Around this postcode

- **162 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 13% on July. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 045A: 243 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8868,50.7193,BH25LX
- **Bournemouth, 1.8 km**: About 23 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8868,50.7193,BH25LX
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8868,50.7193,BH25LX
- **No property in BH2 5LX 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=-1.8868,50.7193,BH25LX
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 045A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8868,50.7193,BH25LX
- **£310,094 average price**: For the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8868,50.7193,BH25LX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8868,50.7193,BH25LX
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8868,50.7193,BH25LX
- **59.1% can get gigabit broadband at BH2 5LX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8868,50.7193,BH25LX
- **Low road and rail noise at BH2 5LX**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8868,50.7193,BH25LX
- **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=-1.8868,50.7193,BH25LX
- **9.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8868,50.7193,BH25LX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Michael's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-church-of-england-primary-school-e142446) | Primary | 110 m (1 minute on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kings Bournemouth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-bournemouth-e138333) | Independent | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Livingstone Academy Bournemouth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/livingstone-academy-bournemouth-e148590) | All-through | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 44.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Talbot Heath School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/talbot-heath-school-e113945) | Independent | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Martin's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-martins-school-e113940) | Independent | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2023 | £80,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| April 2026 | £70,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| September 2025 | £194,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| June 2024 | £175,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| May 2024 | £79,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| March 2024 | £290,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2025 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| August 2026 | £142,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BOOTS (410 m); WESTCLIFF PHARMACY (430 m)
- Dental practices: PARSA DENTAL PRACTICE (150 m); OPTICAL EXPRESS DENTAL PRACTICE (290 m); BOURNEMOUTH DENTAL PRACTICE (660 m); HOLMOAK DENTAL PRACTICE (800 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Bournemouth Triangle Express (230 m, Tesco); Tesco Bournemouth Square Express (520 m, Tesco); Co-op Bournemouth - Queens Road (540 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 045A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 38.0** (2025). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 045A has a deprivation score of 38.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,138th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 045A was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 6,525th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,453** (2021). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 045A had 2,453 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,216th 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: 69.3%** (January 2026). In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 045A, 69.3% 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.

## BH2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BH2 was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 372nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 9,448** (2021). BH2 had 9,448 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 688th 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 BH2 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: 70.7%** (January 2026). In BH2, 70.7% 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: 50.7193, -1.8868

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

## Your MP

- [Bournemouth West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bournemouth-west): Jessica Toale (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=-1.8868,50.7193,BH25LX

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