BH17 7DB postcode in Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

BH17 7DB is a postcode in Poole, in the Creekmoor ward of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. It is in the Poole parliamentary constituency and the Dorset police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at BH17 7DB can get it Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 89% Typical price £310,000 Homes sold in BH17 7, last 12 months. ▼ 4.6% on the year before Nearest station Hamworthy 2.5 km in a straight line

Where BH17 7DB is, and what is near it

Map of BH17 7DB and what is near it Map of BH17 7DB: its centre point, with the 178 other postcodes in the BH17 7 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 11 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BH17 7AA: also in BH17 7BH17 7AE: also in BH17 7BH17 7AF: also in BH17 7BH17 7AG: also in BH17 7BH17 7AH: also in BH17 7BH17 7AJ: also in BH17 7BH17 7AL: also in BH17 7BH17 7AN: also in BH17 7BH17 7AP: also in BH17 7BH17 7AR: also in BH17 7BH17 7AS: also in BH17 7BH17 7AT: also in BH17 7BH17 7AU: also in BH17 7BH17 7AW: also in BH17 7BH17 7AX: also in BH17 7BH17 7AY: also in BH17 7BH17 7AZ: also in BH17 7BH17 7BA: also in BH17 7BH17 7BD: also in BH17 7BH17 7BF: also in BH17 7BH17 7BG: also in BH17 7BH17 7BJ: also in BH17 7BH17 7BL: also in BH17 7BH17 7BN: also in BH17 7BH17 7BP: also in BH17 7BH17 7BQ: also in BH17 7BH17 7BS: also in BH17 7BH17 7BT: also in BH17 7BH17 7BW: also in BH17 7BH17 7BX: also in BH17 7BH17 7BY: also in BH17 7BH17 7BZ: also in BH17 7BH17 7DA: also in BH17 7BH17 7DH: also in BH17 7BH17 7DJ: also in BH17 7BH17 7DL: also in BH17 7BH17 7DN: also in BH17 7BH17 7DP: also in BH17 7BH17 7DQ: also in BH17 7BH17 7DR: also in BH17 7BH17 7DS: also in BH17 7BH17 7DT: also in BH17 7BH17 7DU: also in BH17 7BH17 7DW: also in BH17 7BH17 7DX: also in BH17 7BH17 7DY: also in BH17 7BH17 7EB: also in BH17 7BH17 7ED: also in BH17 7BH17 7EF: also in BH17 7BH17 7EG: also in BH17 7BH17 7EH: also in BH17 7BH17 7EJ: also in BH17 7BH17 7EN: also in BH17 7BH17 7EP: also in BH17 7BH17 7ER: also in BH17 7BH17 7ES: also in BH17 7BH17 7ET: also in BH17 7BH17 7EU: also in BH17 7BH17 7EW: also in BH17 7BH17 7EX: also in BH17 7BH17 7EY: also in BH17 7BH17 7EZ: also in BH17 7BH17 7FF: also in BH17 7BH17 7FH: also in BH17 7BH17 7FJ: also in BH17 7BH17 7FL: also in BH17 7BH17 7FN: also in BH17 7BH17 7FP: also in BH17 7BH17 7FR: also in BH17 7BH17 7FS: also in BH17 7BH17 7FT: also in BH17 7BH17 7FU: also in BH17 7BH17 7FW: also in BH17 7BH17 7FX: also in BH17 7BH17 7FY: also in BH17 7BH17 7FZ: also in BH17 7BH17 7HA: also in BH17 7BH17 7HB: also in BH17 7BH17 7HD: also in BH17 7BH17 7HE: also in BH17 7BH17 7HF: also in BH17 7BH17 7HG: also in BH17 7BH17 7HH: also in BH17 7BH17 7HJ: also in BH17 7BH17 7HL: also in BH17 7BH17 7HN: also in BH17 7BH17 7HQ: also in BH17 7BH17 7HU: also in BH17 7BH17 7HW: also in BH17 7BH17 7HX: also in BH17 7BH17 7HZ: also in BH17 7BH17 7JD: also in BH17 7BH17 7JJ: also in BH17 7BH17 7JL: also in BH17 7BH17 7JN: also in BH17 7BH17 7JQ: also in BH17 7BH17 7JW: also in BH17 7BH17 7JX: also in BH17 7BH17 7JY: also in BH17 7BH17 7LD: also in BH17 7BH17 7LE: also in BH17 7BH17 7LF: also in BH17 7BH17 7LG: also in BH17 7BH17 7LJ: also in BH17 7BH17 7LQ: also in BH17 7BH17 7LT: also in BH17 7BH17 7LU: also in BH17 7BH17 7LX: also in BH17 7BH17 7LY: also in BH17 7BH17 7LZ: also in BH17 7BH17 7NA: also in BH17 7BH17 7NB: also in BH17 7BH17 7ND: also in BH17 7BH17 7NE: also in BH17 7BH17 7RP: also in BH17 7BH17 7SB: also in BH17 7BH17 7SY: also in BH17 7BH17 7TA: also in BH17 7BH17 7TB: also in BH17 7BH17 7TD: also in BH17 7BH17 7TF: also in BH17 7BH17 7TG: also in BH17 7BH17 7UL: also in BH17 7BH17 7UP: also in BH17 7BH17 7UR: also in BH17 7BH17 7US: also in BH17 7BH17 7UT: also in BH17 7BH17 7UU: also in BH17 7BH17 7UW: also in BH17 7BH17 7UX: also in BH17 7BH17 7UY: also in BH17 7BH17 7UZ: also in BH17 7BH17 7XA: also in BH17 7BH17 7XB: also in BH17 7BH17 7XD: also in BH17 7BH17 7XE: also in BH17 7BH17 7XF: also in BH17 7BH17 7XG: also in BH17 7BH17 7XH: also in BH17 7BH17 7XJ: also in BH17 7BH17 7XL: also in BH17 7BH17 7XN: also in BH17 7BH17 7XP: also in BH17 7BH17 7XQ: also in BH17 7BH17 7XR: also in BH17 7BH17 7XS: also in BH17 7BH17 7XT: also in BH17 7BH17 7XU: also in BH17 7BH17 7XW: also in BH17 7BH17 7XX: also in BH17 7BH17 7XY: also in BH17 7BH17 7XZ: also in BH17 7BH17 7YA: also in BH17 7BH17 7YB: also in BH17 7BH17 7YD: also in BH17 7BH17 7YE: also in BH17 7BH17 7YF: also in BH17 7BH17 7YG: also in BH17 7BH17 7YH: also in BH17 7BH17 7YJ: also in BH17 7BH17 7YL: also in BH17 7BH17 7YN: also in BH17 7BH17 7YQ: also in BH17 7BH17 7YR: also in BH17 7BH17 7YS: also in BH17 7BH17 7YT: also in BH17 7BH17 7YU: also in BH17 7BH17 7YW: also in BH17 7BH17 7YX: also in BH17 7BH17 7YY: also in BH17 7BH17 7YZ: also in BH17 7 2 GP practices, 2.0 kmHamworthy station 2.5 kmCreekmoor BH17 7DB Map of BH17 7DB and what is near it Map of BH17 7DB: its centre point, with the 178 other postcodes in the BH17 7 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 11 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Montacute School 1.4 kmCreekmoor BH17 7DB
  • BH17 7DB
  • Other postcodes in BH17 7: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.7434, longitude -1.9986)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BH17 7DB?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at BH17 7DB?

Every home and business at BH17 7DB can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BH17 7DB 100% Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BH17 7DB 100% Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 99%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at BH17 7DB?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council's days for BH17 7DB today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BH17 7DB on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BH17 7DB at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include BH17 7DB.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BH17 7DB: 2,369 properties in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are at high risk (1.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of BH17 7DB is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BH17 7DB?

Homes in BH17 7 sold for a typical £310,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 130 sales, down 4.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£310,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£325,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £361,000 42 sales
  • Semi-detached £320,000 44 sales
  • Terraced £269,750 40 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole BH17 district: a typical £310,000 from 304 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in BH17 7DB

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BH17 7DB from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near BH17 7DB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 650 homes in the neighbourhood around BH17 7DB. Over half of them (69%) are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (64%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around BH17 7DB

Band D in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for 2026‑27: £2,436. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,624 (band A) to £2,436 (band D); band C, the most common, is £2,165.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 60 (9%)£1,624
Band Babout 80 (12%)£1,894
Band Cabout 450 (69%)£2,165
Band Dabout 60 (9%)£2,436
Band Ewithheld£2,977
Band Ffewer than 5£3,518
Band Gfewer than 5£4,059
Band Hfewer than 5£4,871

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 25% 1945 to 1964
  5. 64% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BH17 7DB is in (ONS area E01015417), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near BH17 7DB?

The nearest open schools to BH17 7DB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BH17 7DB, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to BH17 7DB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BH17 7DB is Hamworthy Rail Station, 2.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Hamworthy Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle
  • Poole Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Borley Road, 55 m away.

More stations near BH17 7DB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near BH17 7DB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BH17 7DB, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near BH17 7DB?

1 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BH17 7DB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 800 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near BH17 7DB?

The nearest to the centre of BH17 7DB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to BH17 7DB?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near BH17 7DB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BH17 7DB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near BH17 7DB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BH17 7DB, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near BH17 7DB?

The nearest vets to the centre of BH17 7DB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is BH17 7DB in a conservation area?

The centre of BH17 7DB is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near BH17 7DB?

Police.uk records 77 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BH17 7DB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences28 reports
Anti-social behaviour25 reports
Other theft8 reports
Burglary7 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Shoplifting2 reports

Also: drugs 2, public order 1, vehicle crime 1, bicycle theft 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for BH17 7DB

Ward
Creekmoor
Parish
Poole
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Poole
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

BH17 7DU70 mBH17 7BW120 mBH17 7ED120 mBH17 7DX140 mBH17 7BT150 mBH17 7DS160 m
All of BH17

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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