# BH8 8JQ: area report for a postcode in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

BH8 8JQ 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 8JQ 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 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh8-8)

## Around this postcode

- **116 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 9% on July. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 041A: 160 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8622,50.7281,BH88JQ
- **Bournemouth, 190 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8622,50.7281,BH88JQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8622,50.7281,BH88JQ
- **No property in BH8 8JQ 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=-1.8622,50.7281,BH88JQ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 041A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8622,50.7281,BH88JQ
- **£310,094 average price**: For the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8622,50.7281,BH88JQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 800 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8622,50.7281,BH88JQ
- **10 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8622,50.7281,BH88JQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BH8 8JQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8622,50.7281,BH88JQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BH8 8JQ**: Road 58 dB, rail 48 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8622,50.7281,BH88JQ
- **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=-1.8622,50.7281,BH88JQ
- **8.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8622,50.7281,BH88JQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Malmesbury Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/malmesbury-park-primary-school-e142354) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Livingstone Academy Bournemouth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/livingstone-academy-bournemouth-e148590) | All-through | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 44.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bethany Church of England Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bethany-church-of-england-junior-school-e142100) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-clements-and-st-johns-church-of-england-infant-school-e142102) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | – |
| [Cambian Wing College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cambian-wing-college-e132082) | Special | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Kings Bournemouth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-bournemouth-e138333) | Independent | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Linwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/linwood-school-e113961) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [St Martin's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-martins-school-e113940) | Independent | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £135,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| January 2023 | £217,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| May 2025 | £107,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| March 2026 | £155,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| September 2024 | £87,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| March 2026 | £175,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| July 2026 | £255,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| August 2025 | £222,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Bournemouth (190 m, 2 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE PANTON PRACTICE (800 m)
- Pharmacies: ASDA PHARMACY (280 m); LANSDOWNE PHARMACY (630 m); QUEENS PARK PHARMACY (990 m)
- Dental practices: PORTCHESTER HEALTH CENTRE (90 m); OCEAN DENTALCARE DENTAL PRACTICE (710 m); CHARMINSTER HOUSE DENTAL (790 m); CHARMINSTER HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (790 m); THE LANSDOWNE DENTAL PRACTICE (800 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Bournemouth Holdenhurst Road (80 m, Lidl); Asda Bournemouth Express Petrol (180 m, Asda); Asda Bournemouth Superstore (270 m, Asda); Tesco Bournemouth Holden Rd Express (470 m, Tesco); Co-op Madeira Road Bournemouth (610 m, The Southern Co-operative)

## 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 041A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 46.5** (2025). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 041A has a deprivation score of 46.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,046th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £142,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 041A was £142,500 in 2025. Joint 1,991st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,039** (2021). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 041A had 2,039 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,710th most 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 041A, 99.9% 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.

## 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: 50.7281, -1.8622

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=-1.8622,50.7281,BH88JQ

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