BH4 9AA postcode in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

BH4 9AA is a postcode in Bournemouth, in the Westbourne & West Cliff 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 97% of homes and businesses can get it. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 89% Typical price £215,000 Homes sold in BH4 9, last 12 months. ▼ 15.2% on the year before Nearest station Branksome 1.4 km in a straight line

Where BH4 9AA is, and what is near it

Map of BH4 9AA and what is near it Map of BH4 9AA: its centre point, with the 114 other postcodes in the BH4 9 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), 19 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BH4 9AB: also in BH4 9BH4 9AE: also in BH4 9BH4 9AH: also in BH4 9BH4 9AL: also in BH4 9BH4 9AN: also in BH4 9BH4 9AP: also in BH4 9BH4 9AR: also in BH4 9BH4 9AS: also in BH4 9BH4 9AU: also in BH4 9BH4 9AX: also in BH4 9BH4 9AY: also in BH4 9BH4 9AZ: also in BH4 9BH4 9BA: also in BH4 9BH4 9BB: also in BH4 9BH4 9BD: also in BH4 9BH4 9BG: also in BH4 9BH4 9BH: also in BH4 9BH4 9BL: also in BH4 9BH4 9BP: also in BH4 9BH4 9BQ: also in BH4 9BH4 9BS: also in BH4 9BH4 9BT: also in BH4 9BH4 9BU: also in BH4 9BH4 9BW: also in BH4 9BH4 9BX: also in BH4 9BH4 9BY: also in BH4 9BH4 9DB: also in BH4 9BH4 9DD: also in BH4 9BH4 9DE: also in BH4 9BH4 9DF: also in BH4 9BH4 9DH: also in BH4 9BH4 9DJ: also in BH4 9BH4 9DN: also in BH4 9BH4 9DR: also in BH4 9BH4 9DS: also in BH4 9BH4 9DT: also in BH4 9BH4 9DW: also in BH4 9BH4 9DX: also in BH4 9BH4 9DZ: also in BH4 9BH4 9EF: also in BH4 9BH4 9EH: also in BH4 9BH4 9EJ: also in BH4 9BH4 9EL: also in BH4 9BH4 9EN: also in BH4 9BH4 9ES: also in BH4 9BH4 9FW: also in BH4 9BH4 9HA: also in BH4 9BH4 9HB: also in BH4 9BH4 9HD: also in BH4 9BH4 9HE: also in BH4 9BH4 9HF: also in BH4 9BH4 9HH: also in BH4 9BH4 9HJ: also in BH4 9BH4 9HL: also in BH4 9BH4 9HN: also in BH4 9BH4 9HP: also in BH4 9BH4 9HR: also in BH4 9BH4 9HS: also in BH4 9BH4 9HT: also in BH4 9BH4 9HU: also in BH4 9BH4 9HW: also in BH4 9BH4 9HX: also in BH4 9BH4 9HY: also in BH4 9BH4 9HZ: also in BH4 9BH4 9JA: also in BH4 9BH4 9JB: also in BH4 9BH4 9JD: also in BH4 9BH4 9JG: also in BH4 9BH4 9JH: also in BH4 9BH4 9JJ: also in BH4 9BH4 9JL: also in BH4 9BH4 9JN: also in BH4 9BH4 9JP: also in BH4 9BH4 9JR: also in BH4 9BH4 9JS: also in BH4 9BH4 9JT: also in BH4 9BH4 9JW: also in BH4 9BH4 9JX: also in BH4 9BH4 9JY: also in BH4 9BH4 9JZ: also in BH4 9BH4 9LA: also in BH4 9BH4 9LH: also in BH4 9BH4 9LL: also in BH4 9BH4 9LN: also in BH4 9BH4 9LP: also in BH4 9BH4 9LR: also in BH4 9BH4 9LT: also in BH4 9BH4 9LU: also in BH4 9BH4 9LW: also in BH4 9BH4 9LX: also in BH4 9BH4 9LY: also in BH4 9BH4 9LZ: also in BH4 9BH4 9NB: also in BH4 9BH4 9NF: also in BH4 9BH4 9NG: also in BH4 9 2 places, 1.0–2.1 kmBournemouth station 2.7 kmTalbot & Branksome Woods BH4 9AA Map of BH4 9AA and what is near it Map of BH4 9AA: its centre point, with the 114 other postcodes in the BH4 9 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), 19 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 2.4 kmTalbot & Branksome Woods BH4 9AA
  • BH4 9AA
  • Other postcodes in BH4 9: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 19 bus stops
  • 3 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 50.7223, longitude -1.9020)

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 BH4 9AA?

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 BH4 9AA?

Every home and business at BH4 9AA can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 97% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)97% 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 BH4 9AA?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council's days for BH4 9AA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BH4 9AA 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 BH4 9AA 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 BH4 9AA.

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 BH4 9AA: 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 BH4 9AA 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.

Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcode

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 BH4 9AA?

Homes in BH4 9 sold for a typical £215,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 60 sales, down 15.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£215,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£253,500
12 months to August 2026
£215,000

▼ down 15.2% on the 12 months before

Detached£802,500 6 sales
Terraced 2 sales, too few to price
Flat or maisonette£197,500 52 sales

Across the whole BH4 district: a typical £260,000 from 166 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 BH4 9AA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BH4 9AA 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

Food hygiene ratings at BH4 9AA

The Food Standards Agency lists 4 food businesses at BH4 9AA. 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 BH4 9AA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 870 homes in the neighbourhood around BH4 9AA. The largest share of them, 37%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (62%). 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 BH4 9AA

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 A, the most common, is £1,624.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 320 (37%)£1,624
Band Babout 320 (37%)£1,894
Band Cabout 110 (13%)£2,165
Band Dabout 70 (8%)£2,436
Band Eabout 30 (3%)£2,977
Band Fabout 20 (2%)£3,518
Band Gwithheld£4,059
Band Hfewer than 5£4,871

When the homes were built

  1. 62% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: 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 BH4 9AA is in (ONS area E01015371), 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 BH4 9AA?

The nearest open schools to BH4 9AA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BH4 9AA, 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 BH4 9AA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BH4 9AA is Branksome Rail Station, 1.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Branksome Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle
  • Bournemouth Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle

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

19 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Westbourne, 36 m away.

More stations near BH4 9AA, 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 BH4 9AA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BH4 9AA, 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 BH4 9AA?

3 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BH4 9AA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 350 mWalk
  • Pod Point Charging point · No details mapped 950 mWalk
  • Pod Point Charging point · No details mapped 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 BH4 9AA?

The nearest to the centre of BH4 9AA, 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 BH4 9AA?

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 BH4 9AA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BH4 9AA, 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 BH4 9AA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BH4 9AA, 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 BH4 9AA?

The nearest vets to the centre of BH4 9AA 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 BH4 9AA in a conservation area?

The centre of BH4 9AA 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 BH4 9AA?

Police.uk records 329 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BH4 9AA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour115 reports
Violence and sexual offences78 reports
Shoplifting42 reports
Other theft24 reports
Public order16 reports
Criminal damage and arson13 reports

Also: vehicle crime 13, burglary 8, drugs 7, robbery 5, theft from the person 2, bicycle theft 2, possession of weapons 2, other crime 2.

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 BH4 9AA

Ward
Westbourne & West Cliff
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

Around BH4 9AA

Go wider

Every postcode in the same sector, district or postcode area.

BH4 9 sector BH4 district BH postcode area Bournemouth postcodes

Questions about a postcode

Nearby postcodes

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

BH4 9BA40 mBH13 7DZ50 mBH13 7WA50 mBH13 7ZP50 mBH4 0BF50 mBH4 0HF50 m
All of BH4

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

Check another postcode

Something wrong on this page? Report an error and we will check it against the source.