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

BH2 5QR 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 5QR 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

- **65 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 42% on July. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 040B: 107 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8926,50.7204,BH25QR
- **Branksome, 2 km**: About 26 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8926,50.7204,BH25QR
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8926,50.7204,BH25QR
- **No property in BH2 5QR 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=-1.8926,50.7204,BH25QR
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 040B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8926,50.7204,BH25QR
- **£310,094 average price**: For the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8926,50.7204,BH25QR
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 840 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8926,50.7204,BH25QR
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8926,50.7204,BH25QR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BH2 5QR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8926,50.7204,BH25QR
- **Low road and rail noise at BH2 5QR**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8926,50.7204,BH25QR
- **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=-1.8926,50.7204,BH25QR
- **8.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8926,50.7204,BH25QR

## 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 | 330 m (4 minutes 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 | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Talbot Heath School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/talbot-heath-school-e113945) | Independent | 1.4 km (17 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 | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 44.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Victoria Education Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/victoria-education-centre-e113954) | Special | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |
| [Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-aldhelms-church-of-england-primary-school-e144873) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2025 | £115,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| July 2025 | £90,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2025 | £305,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| July 2024 | £320,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| February 2025 | £250,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| October 2024 | £480,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2026 | £192,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| July 2026 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WESTBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE (840 m)
- Pharmacies: WESTCLIFF PHARMACY (10 m); ARROWEDGE PHARMACY (740 m); BOOTS (740 m); BOOTS (810 m); VANTAGE PHARMACY (810 m)
- Dental practices: PARSA DENTAL PRACTICE (500 m); WESTBOURNE DENTAL PRACTICE (640 m); OPTICAL EXPRESS DENTAL PRACTICE (670 m); WESTBOURNE DENTAL SURGERY (900 m); ONLY ORTHODONTICS (920 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Bournemouth - Queens Road (170 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Bournemouth Triangle Express (590 m, Tesco); Tesco Westbourne Poole Express (660 m, Tesco); Iceland Westborne (830 m, Iceland); Tesco Bournemouth Square Express (910 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 040B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.3** (2025). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 040B has a deprivation score of 19.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,235th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £197,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 040B was £197,500 in 2025. Joint 6,348th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,031** (2021). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 040B had 2,031 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,837th 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: 75.2%** (January 2026). In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 040B, 75.2% 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.

## 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: 50.7204, -1.8926

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=-1.8926,50.7204,BH25QR

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