BH23 5HD postcode in Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

BH23 5HD is a postcode in Christchurch, in the Highcliffe & Walkford ward of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. It is in the Christchurch parliamentary constituency and the Dorset police force area, and has been in use since August 2006.

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 can get it. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 89% Typical price £400,000 Homes sold in BH23 5, last 12 months. ▼ 4.2% on the year before Nearest station Hinton Admiral 1.7 km in a straight line

Where BH23 5HD is, and what is near it

Map of BH23 5HD and what is near it Map of BH23 5HD: its centre point, with the 233 other postcodes in the BH23 5 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 4 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 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5BH23 5RP: also in BH23 5BH23 5RQ: also in BH23 5BH23 5RR: also in BH23 5BH23 5RS: also in BH23 5BH23 5RT: also in BH23 5BH23 5RU: also in BH23 5BH23 5RW: also in BH23 5BH23 5RX: also in BH23 5BH23 5RY: also in BH23 5BH23 5RZ: also in BH23 5BH23 5SA: also in BH23 5BH23 5SB: also in BH23 5BH23 5SD: also in BH23 5BH23 5SE: also in BH23 5BH23 5SF: also in BH23 5BH23 5SG: also in BH23 5BH23 5SH: also in BH23 5BH23 5SQ: also in BH23 5BH23 5TA: also in BH23 5BH23 5TB: also in BH23 5BH23 5TD: also in BH23 5BH23 5UA: also in BH23 5BH23 5UB: also in BH23 5 The Eaglewood School 2.3 km2 places, 3.1–3.2 kmGP 4.4 kmHighcliffe & Walkford BH23 5HD Map of BH23 5HD and what is near it Map of BH23 5HD: its centre point, with the 233 other postcodes in the BH23 5 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 4 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 3 places, 2.3–3.2 kmGP 4.4 kmHighcliffe & Walkford BH23 5HD
  • BH23 5HD
  • Other postcodes in BH23 5: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • 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 50.7424, longitude -1.6971)

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 BH23 5HD?

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 BH23 5HD?

Every home and business at BH23 5HD can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 99%

The line marks the figure across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

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 BH23 5HD?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council's days for BH23 5HD today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BH23 5HD 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 BH23 5HD 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 BH23 5HD.

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 BH23 5HD: 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 BH23 5HD 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 BH23 5HD?

Homes in BH23 5 sold for a typical £400,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 168 sales, down 4.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£400,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£417,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £565,000 67 sales
  • Semi-detached £435,000 15 sales
  • Terraced £340,000 17 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £230,000 69 sales

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

Across the whole BH23 district: a typical £415,000 from 808 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 BH23 5HD

HM Land Registry records 9 standard sales of homes in BH23 5HD from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 21 May 2026. The middle sale was £145,000, from £99,500 to £192,500. Across BH23 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £400,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

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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 BH23 5HD

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at BH23 5HD. 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 BH23 5HD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,270 homes in the neighbourhood around BH23 5HD. The largest share of them, 39%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (48%). 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 BH23 5HD

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 E, the most common, is £2,977.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,624
Band Babout 60 (5%)£1,894
Band Cabout 110 (9%)£2,165
Band Dabout 360 (28%)£2,436
Band Eabout 490 (39%)£2,977
Band Fabout 170 (13%)£3,518
Band Gabout 70 (6%)£4,059
Band Hwithheld£4,871

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 20% 1945 to 1964
  5. 48% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 11% 2010 to 2019
  9. 8% 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 BH23 5HD is in (ONS area E01020350), 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 BH23 5HD?

The nearest open schools to BH23 5HD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BH23 5HD, 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 BH23 5HD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BH23 5HD is Hinton Admiral Rail Station, 1.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Hinton Admiral Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle
  • New Milton Rail Station Railway station 3.1 kmCycle

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Sea Corner, 55 m away.

More stations near BH23 5HD, 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 BH23 5HD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BH23 5HD, 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 BH23 5HD?

2 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BH23 5HD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Tesla_standard Charging point · 1 charger 800 mWalk
  • Tesla_standard Charging point · 1 charger 950 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 BH23 5HD?

The nearest to the centre of BH23 5HD, 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 BH23 5HD?

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 BH23 5HD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BH23 5HD, 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 BH23 5HD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BH23 5HD, 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 BH23 5HD?

The nearest vets to the centre of BH23 5HD 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 BH23 5HD in a conservation area?

The centre of BH23 5HD is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 BH23 5HD?

Police.uk records 17 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BH23 5HD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour6 reports
Violence and sexual offences3 reports
Other theft3 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Public order1 report
Burglary1 report

Also: shoplifting 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 BH23 5HD

Ward
Highcliffe & Walkford
Parish
Highcliffe and Walkford
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Christchurch
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
August 2006

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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