BH5
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Bournemouth, Boscombe and Pokesdown, 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 BH5 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In BH5, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How BH5 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BH5 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BH5 at a rate of 84.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 75.8 per 1,000 people across BH.
In August 2026 alone, 68 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BH5.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (328), anti-social behaviour (217) and other crime (154).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BH5 was 90.6 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 BH5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BH5 has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BH5
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 035A | 1,875 | 46.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.8% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 035B | 2,167 | 104.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.6% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 035C | 1,671 | 74.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 037B | 2,142 | 119.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.4% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 037D | 1,097 | 62.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 037E | 1,197 | 68.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.5% |
Your MP
- Tom HayesLabourMP for Bournemouth East
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 BH51
Postcode sectors in BH52
Council1
Towns in BH51
Postcode districts next to BH53
Nearest rail stations3
More in the BH postcode area2
BH5 in brief
BH5 is a postcode district covering Bournemouth, Boscombe and Pokesdown, in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
About 11,659 people lived in BH5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £226,000 in 2025 across 165 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 84.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BH5 was £226,000 in 2025.
BH5 had 11,240 usual residents at the census.
In BH5, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In BH5, 4.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.