# BH6 5HQ: area report for a postcode in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

BH6 5HQ 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 BH6 5HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole) › [BH6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh6) › [BH6 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh6-5)

## Around this postcode

- **17 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 53% on July. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 026C: 31 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8101,50.7346,BH65HQ
- **Pokesdown, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8101,50.7346,BH65HQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8101,50.7346,BH65HQ
- **No property in BH6 5HQ 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=-1.8101,50.7346,BH65HQ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 026C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8101,50.7346,BH65HQ
- **£310,094 average price**: For the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8101,50.7346,BH65HQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 770 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8101,50.7346,BH65HQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8101,50.7346,BH65HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BH6 5HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8101,50.7346,BH65HQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BH6 5HQ**: Road 48 dB, rail 58 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8101,50.7346,BH65HQ
- **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=-1.8101,50.7346,BH65HQ
- **7.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8101,50.7346,BH65HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Stourfield Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stourfield-infant-school-e138815) | Primary | 120 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | – |
| [Stourfield Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stourfield-junior-school-e144047) | Primary | 120 m (1 minute on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St James' Church of England Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-church-of-england-primary-academy-e140760) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tregonwell Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tregonwell-academy-e137998) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2023 | – |
| [Pokesdown Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pokesdown-community-primary-school-e139453) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Avonbourne Boys' Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avonbourne-boys-academy-e147467) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 47.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Avonbourne Girls Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avonbourne-girls-academy-e138193) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 54.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Avonwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avonwood-primary-school-e148357) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £230,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| July 2024 | £225,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| September 2025 | £188,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| November 2024 | £295,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2026 | £415,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2023 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £420,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| September 2024 | £435,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SOUTHBOURNE PRACTICE (770 m); BEAUFORT ROAD SURGERY (790 m)
- Pharmacies: PHARMACYCARE TRAVEL AND HEALTH CLINIC (330 m); BOOTS (1 km)
- Dental practices: PEARL FINE DENTAL CARE PRACTICE (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Boscombe Waltham Road Local (530 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Pokesdown Express (950 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Bournemouth Southbourne Grove Local (980 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 026C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.1** (2025). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 026C has a deprivation score of 17.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,528th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £406,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 026C was £406,750 in 2025. Joint 8,386th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,395** (2021). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 026C had 1,395 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,992nd least 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 026C, 99.7% 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.

## BH6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £400,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BH6 was £400,000 in 2025. Joint 587th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 22,622** (2021). BH6 had 22,622 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,308th 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: 1%** (2022). About 1% of people in BH6 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: 94.0%** (January 2026). In BH6, 94.0% 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: 50.7346, -1.8101

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

## Your MP

- [Bournemouth East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bournemouth-east): Tom Hayes (Labour), 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=-1.8101,50.7346,BH65HQ

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