# BH23 5FY: area report for a postcode in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

BH23 5FY 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 5FY 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 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh23-5)

## Around this postcode

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 57% on July. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 019A: 20 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6961,50.7404,BH235FY
- **Hinton Admiral, 1.9 km**: About 23 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6961,50.7404,BH235FY
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 830 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6961,50.7404,BH235FY
- **No property in BH23 5FY 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=-1.6961,50.7404,BH235FY
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 019A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6961,50.7404,BH235FY
- **£310,094 average price**: For the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6961,50.7404,BH235FY
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6961,50.7404,BH235FY
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6961,50.7404,BH235FY
- **84% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-1.6961,50.7404,BH235FY
- **Low road and rail noise at BH23 5FY**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6961,50.7404,BH235FY
- **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=-1.6961,50.7404,BH235FY
- **6.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6961,50.7404,BH235FY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Highcliffe St Mark Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highcliffe-st-mark-primary-school-e134987) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Highcliffe School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highcliffe-school-e136763) | Secondary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | Attainment 8 of 48.1 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £385,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 10 m |
| September 2024 | £232,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| January 2026 | £220,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| November 2025 | £175,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| March 2026 | £235,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| June 2026 | £475,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| March 2026 | £210,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| October 2025 | £204,261 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HIGHCLIFFE MEDICAL CENTRE (410 m)
- Pharmacies: KAMSONS PHARMACY (270 m); KAMSONS PHARMACY (410 m)
- Dental practices: HIGHCLIFFE DENTAL CARE (320 m); HIGHCLIFFE DENTAL PRACTICE (380 m); HIGHCLIFFE FAMILY DENTISTRY (380 m); BEACON LODGE DENTAL SURGERY (780 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Christchurch Highcliffe Express (240 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 019A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.7** (2025). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 019A has a deprivation score of 12.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,924th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £255,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 019A was £255,000 in 2025. Joint 11,965th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,809** (2021). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 019A had 1,809 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,604th 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: 76.4%** (January 2026). In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 019A, 76.4% 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: 50.7404, -1.6961

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-1.6961,50.7404,BH235FY

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