BH18 8EW postcode in Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

BH18 8EW is a postcode in Poole, in the Broadstone 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 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 95% of homes and businesses at BH18 8EW can get it Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 89% Typical price £465,000 Homes sold in BH18 8, last 12 months. ▲ 1.1% on the year before Nearest station Hamworthy 4.0 km in a straight line

Where BH18 8EW is, and what is near it

Map of BH18 8EW and what is near it Map of BH18 8EW: its centre point, with the 151 other postcodes in the BH18 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BH18 8AA: also in BH18 8BH18 8AB: also in BH18 8BH18 8AD: also in BH18 8BH18 8AE: also in BH18 8BH18 8AF: also in BH18 8BH18 8AG: also in BH18 8BH18 8AH: also in BH18 8BH18 8AJ: also in BH18 8BH18 8AL: also in BH18 8BH18 8AN: also in BH18 8BH18 8AP: also in BH18 8BH18 8AQ: also in BH18 8BH18 8AR: also in BH18 8BH18 8AS: also in BH18 8BH18 8AT: also in BH18 8BH18 8AW: also in BH18 8BH18 8AX: also in BH18 8BH18 8AY: also in BH18 8BH18 8AZ: also in BH18 8BH18 8BA: also in BH18 8BH18 8BB: also in BH18 8BH18 8BD: also in BH18 8BH18 8BE: also in BH18 8BH18 8BG: also in BH18 8BH18 8BH: also in BH18 8BH18 8BJ: also in BH18 8BH18 8BL: also in BH18 8BH18 8BN: also in BH18 8BH18 8BP: also in BH18 8BH18 8BQ: also in BH18 8BH18 8BS: also in BH18 8BH18 8BT: also in BH18 8BH18 8BU: also in BH18 8BH18 8BW: also in BH18 8BH18 8BX: also in BH18 8BH18 8BY: also in BH18 8BH18 8BZ: also in BH18 8BH18 8DA: also in BH18 8BH18 8DB: also in BH18 8BH18 8DD: also in BH18 8BH18 8DE: also in BH18 8BH18 8DG: also in BH18 8BH18 8DH: also in BH18 8BH18 8DN: also in BH18 8BH18 8DP: also in BH18 8BH18 8DQ: also in BH18 8BH18 8DR: also in BH18 8BH18 8DS: also in BH18 8BH18 8DT: also in BH18 8BH18 8DU: also in BH18 8BH18 8DW: also in BH18 8BH18 8DX: also in BH18 8BH18 8DY: also in BH18 8BH18 8DZ: also in BH18 8BH18 8EA: also in BH18 8BH18 8EB: also in BH18 8BH18 8ED: also in BH18 8BH18 8EE: also in BH18 8BH18 8EG: also in BH18 8BH18 8EH: also in BH18 8BH18 8EJ: also in BH18 8BH18 8EL: also in BH18 8BH18 8EN: also in BH18 8BH18 8EP: also in BH18 8BH18 8EQ: also in BH18 8BH18 8ER: also in BH18 8BH18 8ES: also in BH18 8BH18 8ET: also in BH18 8BH18 8EU: also in BH18 8BH18 8EX: also in BH18 8BH18 8EY: also in BH18 8BH18 8EZ: also in BH18 8BH18 8FA: also in BH18 8BH18 8FB: also in BH18 8BH18 8FD: also in BH18 8BH18 8HA: also in BH18 8BH18 8HB: also in BH18 8BH18 8HD: also in BH18 8BH18 8HE: also in BH18 8BH18 8HF: also in BH18 8BH18 8HG: also in BH18 8BH18 8HH: also in BH18 8BH18 8HJ: also in BH18 8BH18 8HL: also in BH18 8BH18 8HN: also in BH18 8BH18 8HP: also in BH18 8BH18 8HQ: also in BH18 8BH18 8HR: also in BH18 8BH18 8HS: also in BH18 8BH18 8HT: also in BH18 8BH18 8HU: also in BH18 8BH18 8HW: also in BH18 8BH18 8HX: also in BH18 8BH18 8HY: also in BH18 8BH18 8HZ: also in BH18 8BH18 8JA: also in BH18 8BH18 8JB: also in BH18 8BH18 8JE: also in BH18 8BH18 8JF: also in BH18 8BH18 8JG: also in BH18 8BH18 8JH: also in BH18 8BH18 8JJ: also in BH18 8BH18 8JL: also in BH18 8BH18 8JN: also in BH18 8BH18 8JP: also in BH18 8BH18 8JR: also in BH18 8BH18 8JS: also in BH18 8BH18 8JT: also in BH18 8BH18 8JU: also in BH18 8BH18 8JW: also in BH18 8BH18 8JX: also in BH18 8BH18 8JY: also in BH18 8BH18 8JZ: also in BH18 8BH18 8LA: also in BH18 8BH18 8LB: also in BH18 8BH18 8LD: also in BH18 8BH18 8LE: also in BH18 8BH18 8LF: also in BH18 8BH18 8LH: also in BH18 8BH18 8LJ: also in BH18 8BH18 8LL: also in BH18 8BH18 8LN: also in BH18 8BH18 8LP: also in BH18 8BH18 8LR: also in BH18 8BH18 8LS: also in BH18 8BH18 8LT: also in BH18 8BH18 8LW: also in BH18 8BH18 8LX: also in BH18 8BH18 8LZ: also in BH18 8BH18 8NA: also in BH18 8BH18 8NB: also in BH18 8BH18 8ND: also in BH18 8BH18 8NE: also in BH18 8BH18 8NF: also in BH18 8BH18 8NG: also in BH18 8BH18 8NH: also in BH18 8BH18 8NJ: also in BH18 8BH18 8NL: also in BH18 8BH18 8NN: also in BH18 8BH18 8NP: also in BH18 8BH18 8NQ: also in BH18 8BH18 8NR: also in BH18 8BH18 8NS: also in BH18 8BH18 8NT: also in BH18 8BH18 8NU: also in BH18 8BH18 8NW: also in BH18 8BH18 8NX: also in BH18 8BH18 8NY: also in BH18 8BH18 8NZ: also in BH18 8BH18 8PA: also in BH18 8BH18 8PD: also in BH18 8 The Birchwood Practice 2.0 kmCorfe Mullen BH18 8EW Map of BH18 8EW and what is near it Map of BH18 8EW: its centre point, with the 151 other postcodes in the BH18 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. The Birchwood Practice 2.0 kmBroadstone BH18 8EW
  • BH18 8EW
  • Other postcodes in BH18 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 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 50.7581, longitude -1.9971)

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 BH18 8EW?

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 BH18 8EW?

Every home and business at BH18 8EW can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 95% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BH18 8EW 95% Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BH18 8EW 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 BH18 8EW?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council's days for BH18 8EW today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BH18 8EW 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 BH18 8EW 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 BH18 8EW.

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 BH18 8EW: 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 BH18 8EW 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 BH18 8EW?

Homes in BH18 8 sold for a typical £465,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 67 sales, up 1.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£465,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£460,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £565,000 47 sales
  • Semi-detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced 1 sale, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette £295,000 17 sales

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

Across the whole BH18 district: a typical £500,000 from 162 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 BH18 8EW

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in BH18 8EW from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 19 March 2025. The middle sale was £348,000, from £327,000 to £427,000. Across BH18 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £465,000. 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

Food hygiene ratings at BH18 8EW

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at BH18 8EW. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BH18 8EW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 740 homes in the neighbourhood around BH18 8EW. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (31%). 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 BH18 8EW

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 £4,059 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,436.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 50 (7%)£1,624
Band Babout 60 (8%)£1,894
Band Cabout 110 (15%)£2,165
Band Dabout 220 (30%)£2,436
Band Eabout 190 (26%)£2,977
Band Fabout 80 (11%)£3,518
Band Gabout 30 (4%)£4,059
Band Hfewer than 5£4,871

When the homes were built

  1. 4% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 10% 1919 to 1939
  4. 19% 1945 to 1964
  5. 31% 1965 to 1982
  6. 19% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 8% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

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 BH18 8EW is in (ONS area E01015395), 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 BH18 8EW?

The nearest open schools to BH18 8EW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BH18 8EW, 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 BH18 8EW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BH18 8EW is Hamworthy Rail Station, 4.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Hamworthy Rail Station Railway station 4.0 kmCycle
  • Poole Rail Station Railway station 4.4 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 Selby Close, 65 m away.

More stations near BH18 8EW, 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 BH18 8EW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BH18 8EW, 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 BH18 8EW?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BH18 8EW, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 2.4 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 BH18 8EW?

The nearest to the centre of BH18 8EW, 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 BH18 8EW?

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 BH18 8EW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BH18 8EW, 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 BH18 8EW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BH18 8EW, 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 BH18 8EW?

The nearest vets to the centre of BH18 8EW 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 BH18 8EW in a conservation area?

The centre of BH18 8EW 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 BH18 8EW?

Police.uk records 58 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BH18 8EW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences23 reports
Anti-social behaviour17 reports
Other theft5 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Public order3 reports
Burglary2 reports

Also: bicycle theft 1, 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 BH18 8EW

Ward
Broadstone
Parish
Broadstone
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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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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