BH17 9FE postcode in Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

BH17 9FE is a postcode in Poole, in the Canford Heath ward of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. It is in the Mid Dorset and North Poole parliamentary constituency and the Dorset police force area, and has been in use since December 1995.

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 9FE can get it Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 89% Typical price £355,000 Homes sold in BH17 9, last 12 months. ▼ 2.7% on the year before Nearest station Poole 3.3 km in a straight line

Where BH17 9FE is, and what is near it

Map of BH17 9FE and what is near it Map of BH17 9FE: its centre point, with the 101 other postcodes in the BH17 9 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BH17 9AA: also in BH17 9BH17 9AB: also in BH17 9BH17 9AD: also in BH17 9BH17 9AE: also in BH17 9BH17 9AF: also in BH17 9BH17 9AG: also in BH17 9BH17 9AH: also in BH17 9BH17 9AJ: also in BH17 9BH17 9AL: also in BH17 9BH17 9AN: also in BH17 9BH17 9AP: also in BH17 9BH17 9AQ: also in BH17 9BH17 9AR: also in BH17 9BH17 9AS: also in BH17 9BH17 9AT: also in BH17 9BH17 9AU: also in BH17 9BH17 9AW: also in BH17 9BH17 9AX: also in BH17 9BH17 9AY: also in BH17 9BH17 9AZ: also in BH17 9BH17 9BA: also in BH17 9BH17 9BB: also in BH17 9BH17 9BD: also in BH17 9BH17 9BE: also in BH17 9BH17 9BF: also in BH17 9BH17 9BG: also in BH17 9BH17 9BH: also in BH17 9BH17 9BJ: also in BH17 9BH17 9BL: also in BH17 9BH17 9BN: also in BH17 9BH17 9BP: also in BH17 9BH17 9BS: also in BH17 9BH17 9BW: also in BH17 9BH17 9DH: also in BH17 9BH17 9DL: also in BH17 9BH17 9DN: also in BH17 9BH17 9DP: also in BH17 9BH17 9DR: also in BH17 9BH17 9DS: also in BH17 9BH17 9DT: also in BH17 9BH17 9DU: also in BH17 9BH17 9DW: also in BH17 9BH17 9DX: also in BH17 9BH17 9DY: also in BH17 9BH17 9DZ: also in BH17 9BH17 9EA: also in BH17 9BH17 9EB: also in BH17 9BH17 9ED: also in BH17 9BH17 9EE: also in BH17 9BH17 9EF: also in BH17 9BH17 9EG: also in BH17 9BH17 9EH: also in BH17 9BH17 9EJ: also in BH17 9BH17 9EL: also in BH17 9BH17 9EN: also in BH17 9BH17 9EP: also in BH17 9BH17 9EQ: also in BH17 9BH17 9ER: also in BH17 9BH17 9ES: also in BH17 9BH17 9ET: also in BH17 9BH17 9EU: also in BH17 9BH17 9EW: also in BH17 9BH17 9EX: also in BH17 9BH17 9EY: also in BH17 9BH17 9EZ: also in BH17 9BH17 9FA: also in BH17 9BH17 9FB: also in BH17 9BH17 9FD: also in BH17 9BH17 9HB: also in BH17 9BH17 9HD: also in BH17 9BH17 9HE: also in BH17 9BH17 9HF: also in BH17 9BH17 9HG: also in BH17 9BH17 9HH: also in BH17 9BH17 9HJ: also in BH17 9BH17 9HL: also in BH17 9BH17 9HN: also in BH17 9BH17 9HP: also in BH17 9BH17 9HQ: also in BH17 9BH17 9HR: also in BH17 9BH17 9HS: also in BH17 9BH17 9HT: also in BH17 9BH17 9HW: also in BH17 9BH17 9JP: also in BH17 9BH17 9JR: also in BH17 9BH17 9JS: also in BH17 9BH17 9JU: also in BH17 9BH17 9LL: also in BH17 9BH17 9LN: also in BH17 9BH17 9LP: also in BH17 9BH17 9LQ: also in BH17 9BH17 9LR: also in BH17 9BH17 9LS: also in BH17 9BH17 9LW: also in BH17 9BH17 9NG: also in BH17 9BH17 9NQ: also in BH17 9BH17 9TH: also in BH17 9BH17 9WD: also in BH17 9BH17 9WE: also in BH17 9BH17 9WF: also in BH17 9 2 GP practices, 1.7 kmPoole station 3.3 kmCanford Heath BH17 9FE Map of BH17 9FE and what is near it Map of BH17 9FE: its centre point, with the 101 other postcodes in the BH17 9 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Poole station 3.3 kmCanford Heath BH17 9FE
  • BH17 9FE
  • Other postcodes in BH17 9: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • 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 50.7491, longitude -1.9786)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BH17 9FE?

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 9FE?

Every home and business at BH17 9FE can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BH17 9FE 100% Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BH17 9FE 100% Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 9FE?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council's days for BH17 9FE today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BH17 9FE 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 9FE 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 9FE.

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 9FE: 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 9FE 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 9FE?

Homes in BH17 9 sold for a typical £355,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 67 sales, down 2.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£355,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£365,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £450,000 31 sales
  • Semi-detached £355,000 9 sales
  • Terraced £282,500 20 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £195,000 7 sales

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 9FE

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in BH17 9FE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 November 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 9FE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 550 homes in the neighbourhood around BH17 9FE. The largest share of them, 35%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (63%). 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 9FE

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 £3,518 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,165.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 50 (9%)£1,624
Band Babout 20 (4%)£1,894
Band Cabout 190 (35%)£2,165
Band Dabout 160 (29%)£2,436
Band Eabout 120 (22%)£2,977
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,518
Band Gfewer than 5£4,059
Band Hfewer than 5£4,871

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. Withheld 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 20% 1965 to 1982
  6. 63% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 9FE is in (ONS area E01015416), 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 9FE?

The nearest open schools to BH17 9FE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BH17 9FE, 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 9FE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BH17 9FE is Poole Rail Station, 3.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Poole Rail Station Railway station 3.3 kmCycle
  • Parkstone (Dorset) Rail Station Railway station 3.6 kmCycle

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Montacute School, 121 m away.

More stations near BH17 9FE, 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 9FE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BH17 9FE, 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 9FE?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BH17 9FE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 1.9 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · No details mapped 2.0 kmCycle

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 9FE?

The nearest to the centre of BH17 9FE, 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 9FE?

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 9FE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BH17 9FE, 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 9FE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BH17 9FE, 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 9FE?

The nearest vets to the centre of BH17 9FE 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 9FE in a conservation area?

The centre of BH17 9FE 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 9FE?

Police.uk records 118 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BH17 9FE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences45 reports
Anti-social behaviour32 reports
Other theft10 reports
Burglary9 reports
Public order6 reports
Criminal damage and arson6 reports

Also: vehicle crime 3, shoplifting 2, bicycle theft 2, drugs 1, robbery 1, other crime 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 9FE

Ward
Canford Heath
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
December 1995

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

Where to check what we do not hold

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Nearby postcodes

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

BH17 9FB90 mBH17 9FD90 mBH17 9WE110 mBH17 9AL140 mBH17 9JR160 mBH17 9BS170 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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