# BH8

Postcode district covering Bournemouth, Springbourne and Strouden, in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

BH8 is a postcode district covering Bournemouth, Springbourne and Strouden, in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Median sale price £300,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code BH8. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [BH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh8#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh8#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh8#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh8#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=BH8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in BH8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=BH8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 321 homes were sold in BH8 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=BH8) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for BH8.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=BH8) (Census 2021, England and Wales): BH8 had 31,004 usual residents at the census.

## How BH8 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | BH8 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £300,000 | 5th cheapest | 26 postcode districts, BH · 2025 |
| Population | 31,004 | 6th most populated | 26 postcode districts, BH · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 26 postcode districts, BH · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.2% | joint 4th highest | 26 postcode districts, BH · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the BH postcode area.
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

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

## Neighbourhoods in BH8

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015349) | 1,748 | 71.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015352) | 1,633 | 39.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.6% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015353) | 1,113 | 50.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 86.4% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 007F](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015354) | 1,786 | 42.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.7% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015338) | 1,760 | 165.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015339) | 1,603 | 352.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015340) | 1,651 | 54.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.6% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015341) | 1,437 | 101.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 90.4% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015330) | 1,889 | 47.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.5% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015342) | 1,654 | 47.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 025A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015292) | 1,889 | 77.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 025D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015327) | 2,126 | 64.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 025E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015329) | 1,691 | 95.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 027A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015326) | 1,946 | 64.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 027B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015331) | 2,410 | 54.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.3% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 038B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015328) | 1,971 | 48.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 038E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01034271) | 2,782 | 126.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.6% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 041A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015288) | 2,039 | 159.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |

## Your MP

- [Bournemouth East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bournemouth-east): Tom Hayes (Labour), MP since July 2024. 93% of the people here.
- [Bournemouth West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bournemouth-west): Jessica Toale (Labour), MP since July 2024. 7.0% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in BH8

[Charminster](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/charminster), [Springbourne & Queen's Park](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/springbourne-and-queens-park), [Throop & Muscliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/throop-and-muscliffe), [Townsend & Strouden](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/townsend-and-strouden)

## Postcode sectors in BH8

[BH8 0 (162 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh8-0), [BH8 8 (248 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh8-8), [BH8 9 (236 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh8-9)

## Council

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

## Towns in BH8

[Bournemouth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bournemouth)

## Postcode districts next to BH8

[BH1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh1), [BH3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh3), [BH7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh7), [BH9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh9), [BH23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh23)

## Nearest rail stations

[Pokesdown (2.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-1.8251,50.7311), [Bournemouth (3.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-1.8645,50.7273), [Christchurch (4.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-1.7846,50.7382), [Branksome (6.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-1.9198,50.7270)

## More in the BH postcode area

[All BH postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.
About 0% of people in BH8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BH8, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: BH8
- Postcode area: [BH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh)
- Constituency: [Bournemouth East †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bournemouth-east)
- Council: [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole †](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole)
- Area: 7.51 km²
- People, mid-2024: 32,205*
- Neighbourhoods: 18
- Output areas: 89

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[BH9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh9), [BH1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh1), [BH7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh7), [BH23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh23), [BH3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh3)

## Latest updates for BH8

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/BH8

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh8, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh8#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh8