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BH8

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Bournemouth, Springbourne and Strouden, 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 BH8 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In BH8, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£300,000
1,069th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
31,004
869th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How BH8 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

BH8Middle
Median sale price26 postcode districts, BH · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in BH26 areas from £200,000 to £635,000. The middle area is £362,500. BH8 is £300,000.
£300,0005th cheapest
Population26 postcode districts, BH · 2021
Population: every postcode district in BH26 areas from 5,727 to 55,267. The middle area is 21,986. BH8 is 31,004.
31,0046th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage26 postcode districts, BH · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in BH26 areas from 58.6% to 99.1%. The middle area is 87.1%. BH8 is 98.2%.
98.2%joint 4th highest
Claimant rate26 postcode districts, BH · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in BH26 areas from 1.2% to 5.6%. The middle area is 3.0%. BH8 is 3.5%.
3.5%6th highest

Is BH8 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BH8 at a rate of 97.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 75.8 per 1,000 people across BH.

In August 2026 alone, 306 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BH8.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (946), anti-social behaviour (770) and other crime (400).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BH8 was 99.1 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 BH8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BH8 has no single figure. Of its 18 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 7: 6 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in BH8

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 007B1,74871.8 per 1,0007100.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 007D1,63339.2 per 1,000797.6%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 007E1,11350.3 per 1,000686.4%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 007F1,78642.8 per 1,000798.7%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012A1,760165.9 per 1,000199.8%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012B1,603352.9 per 1,000499.9%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012C1,65154.8 per 1,000799.6%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012D1,437101.7 per 1,000290.4%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 017B1,88947.1 per 1,000795.5%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 017C1,65447.9 per 1,00010100.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 025A1,88977.9 per 1,0003100.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 025D2,12664.5 per 1,000599.8%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 025E1,69195.5 per 1,0005100.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 027A1,94664.8 per 1,000499.9%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 027B2,41054.0 per 1,000497.3%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 038B1,97148.1 per 1,0004100.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 038E2,782126.7 per 1,000799.6%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 041A2,039159.5 per 1,000199.9%

MPs for BH8

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 BH84

Postcode sectors in BH83

Council1

Towns in BH81

Postcode districts next to BH85

Nearest rail stations4

More in the BH postcode area2

BH8 in brief

BH8 is a postcode district covering Bournemouth, Springbourne and Strouden, in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

About 32,205 people lived in BH8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £300,000 in 2025 across 321 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 97.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in BH8 was £300,000 in 2025.

BH8 had 31,004 usual residents at the census.

In BH8, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In BH8, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.