BH3 7AF postcode in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

BH3 7AF is a postcode in Bournemouth, in the Talbot & Branksome Woods ward of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. It is in the Bournemouth West 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 can get it. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 89% Typical price £471,500 Homes sold in BH3 7, last 12 months. ▼ 9.5% on the year before Nearest station Bournemouth 1.1 km in a straight line

Where BH3 7AF is, and what is near it

Map of BH3 7AF and what is near it Map of BH3 7AF: its centre point, with the 129 other postcodes in the BH3 7 sector, 3 schools (1 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) and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BH3 7AA: also in BH3 7BH3 7AB: also in BH3 7BH3 7AD: also in BH3 7BH3 7AE: also in BH3 7BH3 7AG: also in BH3 7BH3 7AJ: also in BH3 7BH3 7AL: also in BH3 7BH3 7AN: also in BH3 7BH3 7AQ: also in BH3 7BH3 7AR: also in BH3 7BH3 7AS: also in BH3 7BH3 7AT: also in BH3 7BH3 7AW: also in BH3 7BH3 7AY: also in BH3 7BH3 7AZ: also in BH3 7BH3 7BA: also in BH3 7BH3 7BB: also in BH3 7BH3 7BD: also in BH3 7BH3 7BE: also in BH3 7BH3 7BG: also in BH3 7BH3 7BJ: also in BH3 7BH3 7BP: also in BH3 7BH3 7BS: also in BH3 7BH3 7BT: also in BH3 7BH3 7BW: also in BH3 7BH3 7BY: also in BH3 7BH3 7BZ: also in BH3 7BH3 7DA: also in BH3 7BH3 7DE: also in BH3 7BH3 7DF: also in BH3 7BH3 7DG: also in BH3 7BH3 7DH: also in BH3 7BH3 7DJ: also in BH3 7BH3 7DL: also in BH3 7BH3 7DN: also in BH3 7BH3 7DQ: also in BH3 7BH3 7DW: also in BH3 7BH3 7EF: also in BH3 7BH3 7EG: also in BH3 7BH3 7EN: also in BH3 7BH3 7ES: also in BH3 7BH3 7EW: also in BH3 7BH3 7EX: also in BH3 7BH3 7EY: also in BH3 7BH3 7EZ: also in BH3 7BH3 7HG: also in BH3 7BH3 7HJ: also in BH3 7BH3 7HP: also in BH3 7BH3 7HQ: also in BH3 7BH3 7HR: also in BH3 7BH3 7HS: also in BH3 7BH3 7HU: also in BH3 7BH3 7HX: also in BH3 7BH3 7HY: also in BH3 7BH3 7JA: also in BH3 7BH3 7JB: also in BH3 7BH3 7JE: also in BH3 7BH3 7JG: also in BH3 7BH3 7JJ: also in BH3 7BH3 7JQ: also in BH3 7BH3 7JR: also in BH3 7BH3 7JS: also in BH3 7BH3 7JT: also in BH3 7BH3 7JU: also in BH3 7BH3 7JW: also in BH3 7BH3 7JX: also in BH3 7BH3 7JY: also in BH3 7BH3 7JZ: also in BH3 7BH3 7LA: also in BH3 7BH3 7LB: also in BH3 7BH3 7LD: also in BH3 7BH3 7LE: also in BH3 7BH3 7LF: also in BH3 7BH3 7LG: also in BH3 7BH3 7LH: also in BH3 7BH3 7LJ: also in BH3 7BH3 7LL: also in BH3 7BH3 7LN: also in BH3 7BH3 7LQ: also in BH3 7BH3 7LR: also in BH3 7BH3 7LS: also in BH3 7BH3 7LT: also in BH3 7BH3 7LU: also in BH3 7BH3 7LX: also in BH3 7BH3 7LY: also in BH3 7BH3 7LZ: also in BH3 7BH3 7NA: also in BH3 7BH3 7NB: also in BH3 7BH3 7ND: also in BH3 7BH3 7NE: also in BH3 7BH3 7NF: also in BH3 7BH3 7NG: also in BH3 7BH3 7NH: also in BH3 7BH3 7NP: also in BH3 7BH3 7NQ: also in BH3 7 GP 1.5 kmGP 1.6 kmTalbot Heath School 1.7 kmBranksome station 3.1 kmTalbot & Branksome Woods BH3 7AF Map of BH3 7AF and what is near it Map of BH3 7AF: its centre point, with the 129 other postcodes in the BH3 7 sector, 3 schools (1 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) and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 1.5 kmTalbot & Branksome Woods BH3 7AF
  • BH3 7AF
  • Other postcodes in BH3 7: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 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 50.7330, longitude -1.8765)

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 BH3 7AF?

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 BH3 7AF?

Every home and business at BH3 7AF 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 BH3 7AF?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council's days for BH3 7AF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BH3 7AF 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 BH3 7AF 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 BH3 7AF.

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 BH3 7AF: 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 BH3 7AF 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 BH3 7AF?

Homes in BH3 7 sold for a typical £471,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 62 sales, down 9.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£471,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£521,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 9.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £817,500 32 sales
  • Semi-detached 3 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette £237,500 27 sales

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

Across the whole BH3 district: a typical £471,500 from 62 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 BH3 7AF

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in BH3 7AF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 22 October 2025. The middle sale was £270,000, from £165,500 to £285,000. Across BH3 7, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £471,500. 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 BH3 7AF

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at BH3 7AF. 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 BH3 7AF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 760 homes in the neighbourhood around BH3 7AF. The largest share of them, 38%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1900 to 1918 than in any other period (49%). 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 BH3 7AF

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 B, the most common, is £1,894.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 160 (21%)£1,624
Band Babout 290 (38%)£1,894
Band Cabout 80 (11%)£2,165
Band Dabout 90 (12%)£2,436
Band Eabout 90 (12%)£2,977
Band Fabout 30 (4%)£3,518
Band Gabout 20 (3%)£4,059
Band Hwithheld£4,871

When the homes were built

  1. 24% Before 1900
  2. 49% 1900 to 1918
  3. 15% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 3% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 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 BH3 7AF is in (ONS area E01015345), 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 BH3 7AF?

The nearest open schools to BH3 7AF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BH3 7AF, 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 BH3 7AF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BH3 7AF is Bournemouth Rail Station, 1.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Bournemouth Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
  • Branksome 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.

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Stokewood Road, 111 m away.

More stations near BH3 7AF, 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 BH3 7AF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BH3 7AF, 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 BH3 7AF?

0 within 1 km 9 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BH3 7AF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Mer Charging point · 2 chargers 1.5 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.3 kmCycle
  • InstaVolt Charging point · 2 chargers 2.7 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 BH3 7AF?

The nearest to the centre of BH3 7AF, 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 BH3 7AF?

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 BH3 7AF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BH3 7AF, 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 BH3 7AF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BH3 7AF, 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 BH3 7AF?

The nearest vets to the centre of BH3 7AF 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 BH3 7AF in a conservation area?

The centre of BH3 7AF is in one area with planning rules of its 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 BH3 7AF?

Police.uk records 838 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BH3 7AF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour299 reports
Violence and sexual offences198 reports
Shoplifting128 reports
Criminal damage and arson46 reports
Other theft36 reports
Drugs31 reports

Also: public order 30, burglary 24, vehicle crime 17, robbery 13, bicycle theft 9, possession of weapons 4, theft from the person 2, 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 BH3 7AF

Ward
Talbot & Branksome Woods
Parish
Bournemouth
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Bournemouth
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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