BH3
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Bournemouth, Talbot Woods and Winton, in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BH3 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In BH3, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How BH3 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BH3 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BH3 at a rate of 93.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 75.8 per 1,000 people across BH.
In August 2026 alone, 28 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BH3.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (173), anti-social behaviour (135) and other crime (64).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BH3 was 75.4 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in BH3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BH3 has no single figure. Of its 3 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BH3
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 027C | 1,902 | 174.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.5% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 028B | 1,621 | 93.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 028C | 1,858 | 22.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.3% |
Your MP
- Jessica ToaleLabourMP for Bournemouth West
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in BH31
Postcode sectors in BH31
Council1
Towns in BH31
Postcode districts next to BH35
Nearest rail stations4
More in the BH postcode area2
BH3 in brief
BH3 is a postcode district covering Bournemouth, Talbot Woods and Winton, in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
About 5,729 people lived in BH3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £635,000 in 2025 across 67 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 93.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BH3 was £635,000 in 2025.
BH3 had 5,727 usual residents at the census.
In BH3, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In BH3, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.