Bournemouth
Bournemouth is covered by postcode districts BH1, BH2, BH3, BH4, BH5, BH6 and 6 more. It is in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area, England.
Every postcode in Bournemouth, by flood risk
- A home or business at high risk: 38
- At medium risk at worst: 7
- At low risk at worst: 52
- At very low risk only: 1
- Not on the at-risk list: 4,402
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together
Of the 4,500 postcodes in Bournemouth that ONS places, 38 have a home or business at high risk, 7 are at medium risk at worst, 52 are at low risk at worst, 1 are at very low risk only and 4,402 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 50.7390, longitude -1.8631. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The postcodes at high risk
38 postcodes here have a home or business at high risk. These are the 12 with the most homes and businesses at that risk.
Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.
Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together
What is it like to live in Bournemouth?
Homes sold for a typical £312,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 0.9% on the 12 months before. At 3,728 of the 4,402 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 350 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 98 of its 4,500 postcodes. It has 7 primary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 all-through school at its postcodes, or more. At least 5 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Bournemouth, 1.3 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Bournemouth?
Homes in Bournemouth sold for a typical £312,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 2,110 sales, up 0.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £310,000
- 12 months to August 2026
- £312,750
▲ up 0.9% on the 12 months before
Across the whole BH9 district, Bournemouth's main postcode district: a typical £350,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Bournemouth: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Bournemouth?
93 of the 4,500 postcodes now in use in Bournemouth came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 7 of the 2,591 homes sold in Bournemouth were newly built (Under 1%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the BH9 district, 0%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Bournemouth | Across the BH9 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 1 of 2,110 (Under 1%) | 0 of 356 (0%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 7 of 2,591 (Under 1%) | 0 of 392 (0%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Bournemouth?
Ofcom reports on 4,402 of the 4,500 postcodes in Bournemouth. At 3,728 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Bournemouth at risk of flooding?
98 of the 4,500 postcodes in Bournemouth have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 350 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Bournemouth?
The open schools at the postcodes in Bournemouth (the first 8 primaries by distance from its middle). A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
- Linwood School300 m 437 pupils, 472 places
- Malmesbury Park Primary School850 m 693 pupils, 642 places
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School900 m 392 pupils, 436 places
- St Martin's School1.0 km 70 pupils, 100 places
- Queen's Park Academy1.0 km 479 pupils, 480 places
- Queen's Park Infant Academy1.0 km 312 pupils, 316 places
- St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School1.2 km 420 pupils, 420 places
- Park School1.2 km 360 pupils, 420 places
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Bournemouth?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Bournemouth is Bournemouth Rail Station, 1.3 km away in a straight line.
- Bournemouth Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
- Pokesdown Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle
- Branksome Rail Station Railway station 4.2 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Bournemouth?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Bournemouth, the first 5 by distance from its middle. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- St Albans Medical Centre350 m
- The Banks & Bearwood Medical Centre1.2 km
- Denmark Road Medical Centre1.3 km
- Crescent Providence Surgery1.8 km
- Woodlea House Surgery1.9 km
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Bournemouth safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 5,138 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Bournemouth over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 364 September 2025
- 403 October 2025
- 393 November 2025
- 372 December 2025
- 334 January 2026
- 394 February 2026
- 396 March 2026
- 403 April 2026
- 516 May 2026
- 461 June 2026
- 582 July 2026
- 520 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: drugs 112, robbery 79, bicycle theft 50, other crime 35, possession of weapons 27, theft from the person 24.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Bournemouth?
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Bournemouth East (2,350), Bournemouth West (2,058), Mid Dorset and North Poole (89) and 1 other
- Police force area
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Country
- England
Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Moving to Bournemouth
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole about council tax Council tax, on bcpcouncil.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Bournemouth
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Bournemouth postcodes
4,500 postcodes in use in Bournemouth, by district:
Those districts are all in the BH postcode area.
Check a Bournemouth postcode
Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Bournemouth
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Bournemouth's £312,750. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Bournemouth
- What is it like to live in Bournemouth?
- Homes sold for a typical £312,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 0.9% on the 12 months before. At 3,728 of the 4,402 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 350 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 98 of its 4,500 postcodes. It has 7 primary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 all-through school at its postcodes, or more. At least 5 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Bournemouth, 1.3 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Bournemouth?
- Bournemouth is covered by postcode districts BH1, BH2, BH3, BH4, BH5, BH6 and 6 more, across 4,500 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Bournemouth in?
- Bournemouth is in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Bournemouth?
- Homes in Bournemouth sold for a typical £312,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 2,110 sales, up 0.9% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Bournemouth?
- In Bournemouth, primary schools at its postcodes include Linwood School, Malmesbury Park Primary School and St Luke's Church of England Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Linwood School, Bournemouth School and The Bishop of Winchester Academy. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Bournemouth have a railway station?
- Yes: Bournemouth is 1.3 km from the centre point of the postcodes in Bournemouth, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Bournemouth?
- Ofcom reports on 4,402 of the 4,500 postcodes in Bournemouth. At 3,728 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Bournemouth at risk of flooding?
- 98 of the 4,500 postcodes in Bournemouth have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 350 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Bournemouth?
- 93 of the 4,500 postcodes now in use in Bournemouth came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 7 of the 2,591 homes sold in Bournemouth were newly built (Under 1%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the BH9 district, 0%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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