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

BH23 5QW 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 5QW 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

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 019C: 24 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6845,50.7513,BH235QW
- **New Milton, 1.9 km**: About 24 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6845,50.7513,BH235QW
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6845,50.7513,BH235QW
- **No property in BH23 5QW 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=-1.6845,50.7513,BH235QW
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 019C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6845,50.7513,BH235QW
- **£310,094 average price**: For the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6845,50.7513,BH235QW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.7 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6845,50.7513,BH235QW
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6845,50.7513,BH235QW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BH23 5QW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6845,50.7513,BH235QW
- **Low road and rail noise at BH23 5QW**: Road 50 dB, rail 43 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6845,50.7513,BH235QW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-1.6845,50.7513,BH235QW
- **6.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6845,50.7513,BH235QW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Eaglewood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-eaglewood-school-e142906) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |
| [The Arnewood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-arnewood-school-e136652) | Secondary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 40.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Highcliffe St Mark Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highcliffe-st-mark-primary-school-e134987) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [New Milton Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-milton-junior-school-e115929) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [New Milton Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-milton-infant-school-e115928) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £510,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| November 2023 | £775,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| October 2024 | £615,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 210 m |
| March 2025 | £970,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| March 2026 | £837,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| February 2024 | £620,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| August 2024 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 310 m |
| September 2024 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 370 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 019C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.7** (2025). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 019C 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: £402,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 019C was £402,250 in 2025. 8,595th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,214** (2021). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 019C had 2,214 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,700th 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: 98.9%** (January 2026). In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 019C, 98.9% 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: 50.7513, -1.6845

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=-1.6845,50.7513,BH235QW

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