# BH8 0LG: area report for a postcode in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

BH8 0LG 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 BH8 0LG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole) › [BH8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh8) › [BH8 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh8-0)

## Around this postcode

- **21 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 45% on July. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012D: 102 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8268,50.7532,BH80LG
- **Pokesdown, 2.5 km**: About 31 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8268,50.7532,BH80LG
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8268,50.7532,BH80LG
- **No property in BH8 0LG 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=-1.8268,50.7532,BH80LG
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8268,50.7532,BH80LG
- **£310,094 average price**: For the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8268,50.7532,BH80LG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8268,50.7532,BH80LG
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 710 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8268,50.7532,BH80LG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BH8 0LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8268,50.7532,BH80LG
- **Low road and rail noise at BH8 0LG**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8268,50.7532,BH80LG
- **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=-1.8268,50.7532,BH80LG
- **10.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8268,50.7532,BH80LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Jewell Academy Bournemouth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jewell-academy-bournemouth-e139692) | Primary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tregonwell Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tregonwell-academy-e137998) | Special | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2023 | – |
| [Avonbourne Boys' Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avonbourne-boys-academy-e147467) | Secondary | 1.6 km (20 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 | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 54.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Bishop of Winchester Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-bishop-of-winchester-academy-e136120) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Avonwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avonwood-primary-school-e148357) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bournemouth School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bournemouth-school-for-girls-e136996) | Secondary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 72.0 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2023 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| October 2023 | £320,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2025 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2025 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| November 2024 | £210,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 260 m |
| October 2025 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| June 2025 | £275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 310 m |
| May 2026 | £333,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 350 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: THORNHILL DENTAL PRACTICE (710 m)
- Supermarkets: Budgens Spur End (710 m, Budgens); Co-op Bournemouth Hospital (820 m, The Co-operative Group); Asda Castlepoint Superstore (900 m, Asda)

## 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 012D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 41.3** (2025). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012D has a deprivation score of 41.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,252nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,437** (2021). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012D had 1,437 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,907th 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: 90.4%** (January 2026). In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012D, 90.4% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 5.1%** (August 2026). In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012D, 5.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## BH8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £300,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BH8 was £300,000 in 2025. Joint 1,069th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 31,004** (2021). BH8 had 31,004 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 869th 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in BH8 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: 98.2%** (January 2026). In BH8, 98.2% 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: 50.7532, -1.8268

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=-1.8268,50.7532,BH80LG

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