# BH23 4RQ: area report for a postcode in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

BH23 4RQ 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 BH23 4RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole) › [BH23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh23) › [BH23 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh23-4)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 018C: 16 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.7135,50.7488,BH234RQ
- **Hinton Admiral, 430 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.7135,50.7488,BH234RQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.7135,50.7488,BH234RQ
- **5 of 19 properties in BH23 4RQ at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.7135,50.7488,BH234RQ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 018C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.7135,50.7488,BH234RQ
- **£310,094 average price**: For the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.7135,50.7488,BH234RQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.7135,50.7488,BH234RQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 940 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.7135,50.7488,BH234RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BH23 4RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.7135,50.7488,BH234RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at BH23 4RQ**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.7135,50.7488,BH234RQ
- **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=-1.7135,50.7488,BH234RQ
- **6.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.7135,50.7488,BH234RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Highcliffe School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highcliffe-school-e136763) | Secondary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | Attainment 8 of 48.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Highcliffe St Mark Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highcliffe-st-mark-primary-school-e134987) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £1,450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2024 | £802,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2026 | £785,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2023 | £667,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £440,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| October 2025 | £440,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| August 2025 | £860,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| November 2025 | £887,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Hinton Admiral (430 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Christchurch (940 m, Spar)

## 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 018C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.7** (2025). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 018C has a deprivation score of 4.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,481st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £533,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 018C was £533,750 in 2025. Joint 3,935th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,657** (2021). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 018C had 1,657 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,363rd 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: 99.4%** (January 2026). In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 018C, 99.4% 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.

## BH23 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £420,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BH23 was £420,000 in 2025. Joint 525th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 55,267** (2021). BH23 had 55,267 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 129th 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: 2%** (2022). About 2% of people in BH23 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: 85.7%** (January 2026). In BH23, 85.7% 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: 50.7488, -1.7135

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

## Your MP

- [Christchurch](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/christchurch): Sir Christopher Chope (Conservative), 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=-1.7135,50.7488,BH234RQ

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