BH6 5FF postcode in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

BH6 5FF is a postcode in Bournemouth, in the Boscombe East & Pokesdown ward of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. It is in the Bournemouth East parliamentary constituency and the Dorset police force area, and has been in use since July 2004.

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 BH6 5FF can get it Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 89% Typical price £398,500 Homes sold in BH6 5, last 12 months. ▼ 0.4% on the year before Nearest station Pokesdown 650 m in a straight line

Where BH6 5FF is, and what is near it

Map of BH6 5FF and what is near it Map of BH6 5FF: its centre point, with the 206 other postcodes in the BH6 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BH6 5AA: also in BH6 5BH6 5AB: also in BH6 5BH6 5AD: also in BH6 5BH6 5AE: also in BH6 5BH6 5AG: also in BH6 5BH6 5AH: also in BH6 5BH6 5AJ: also in BH6 5BH6 5AL: also in BH6 5BH6 5AN: also in BH6 5BH6 5AP: also in BH6 5BH6 5AQ: also in BH6 5BH6 5AS: also in BH6 5BH6 5AT: also in BH6 5BH6 5AU: also in BH6 5BH6 5AW: also in BH6 5BH6 5AY: also in BH6 5BH6 5BE: also in BH6 5BH6 5BF: also in BH6 5BH6 5BG: also in BH6 5BH6 5BH: also in BH6 5BH6 5BJ: also in BH6 5BH6 5BL: also in BH6 5BH6 5BN: also in BH6 5BH6 5BP: also in BH6 5BH6 5BQ: also in BH6 5BH6 5BS: also in BH6 5BH6 5BT: also in BH6 5BH6 5BU: also in BH6 5BH6 5BW: also in BH6 5BH6 5BX: also in BH6 5BH6 5BY: also in BH6 5BH6 5BZ: also in BH6 5BH6 5DA: also in BH6 5BH6 5DB: also in BH6 5BH6 5DD: also in BH6 5BH6 5DE: also in BH6 5BH6 5DF: also in BH6 5BH6 5DG: also in BH6 5BH6 5DH: also in BH6 5BH6 5DJ: also in BH6 5BH6 5DL: also in BH6 5BH6 5DN: also in BH6 5BH6 5DP: also in BH6 5BH6 5DQ: also in BH6 5BH6 5DR: also in BH6 5BH6 5DS: also in BH6 5BH6 5DW: also in BH6 5BH6 5DX: also in BH6 5BH6 5DY: also in BH6 5BH6 5DZ: also in BH6 5BH6 5EA: also in BH6 5BH6 5EB: also in BH6 5BH6 5ED: also in BH6 5BH6 5EE: also in BH6 5BH6 5EF: also in BH6 5BH6 5EG: also in BH6 5BH6 5EH: also in BH6 5BH6 5EJ: also in BH6 5BH6 5EL: also in BH6 5BH6 5EN: also in BH6 5BH6 5EQ: also in BH6 5BH6 5ES: also in BH6 5BH6 5ET: also in BH6 5BH6 5EX: also in BH6 5BH6 5EY: also in BH6 5BH6 5FD: also in BH6 5BH6 5FE: also in BH6 5BH6 5FG: also in BH6 5BH6 5FH: also in BH6 5BH6 5GZ: also in BH6 5BH6 5HD: also in BH6 5BH6 5HH: also in BH6 5BH6 5HL: also in BH6 5BH6 5HN: also in BH6 5BH6 5HP: also in BH6 5BH6 5HR: also in BH6 5BH6 5HS: also in BH6 5BH6 5HT: also in BH6 5BH6 5HU: also in BH6 5BH6 5HW: also in BH6 5BH6 5HX: also in BH6 5BH6 5HY: also in BH6 5BH6 5HZ: also in BH6 5BH6 5JA: also in BH6 5BH6 5JB: also in BH6 5BH6 5JD: also in BH6 5BH6 5JE: also in BH6 5BH6 5JL: also in BH6 5BH6 5NA: also in BH6 5BH6 5NS: also in BH6 5BH6 5NT: also in BH6 5BH6 5PL: also in BH6 5 Bus stop 350 mGP 1.0 kmSchool 1.3 kmChristchurch station 2.4 kmWest Southbourne BH6 5FF Map of BH6 5FF and what is near it Map of BH6 5FF: its centre point, with the 206 other postcodes in the BH6 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 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 250 m. School 900 mGP 1.0 kmSchool 1.3 kmChristchurch station 2.4 kmWest Southbourne BH6 5FF
  • BH6 5FF
  • Other postcodes in BH6 5: 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 50.7297, longitude -1.8158)

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 BH6 5FF?

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 BH6 5FF?

Every home and business at BH6 5FF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BH6 5FF 100% Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BH6 5FF 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 BH6 5FF?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council's days for BH6 5FF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BH6 5FF 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 BH6 5FF 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 BH6 5FF.

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 BH6 5FF: 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 BH6 5FF 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 BH6 5FF?

Homes in BH6 5 sold for a typical £398,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 122 sales, down 0.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£398,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£400,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 0.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £500,000 46 sales
  • Semi-detached £403,500 32 sales
  • Terraced £345,000 9 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £206,000 35 sales

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

Across the whole BH6 district: a typical £400,000 from 294 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 BH6 5FF

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in BH6 5FF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 15 December 2025. 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 BH6 5FF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 990 homes in the neighbourhood around BH6 5FF. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1900 to 1918 than in any other period (38%). 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 BH6 5FF

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 A, the most common, is £1,624.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 260 (26%)£1,624
Band Babout 240 (24%)£1,894
Band Cabout 260 (26%)£2,165
Band Dabout 140 (14%)£2,436
Band Eabout 40 (4%)£2,977
Band Fabout 30 (3%)£3,518
Band Gabout 20 (2%)£4,059
Band Hfewer than 5£4,871

When the homes were built

  1. 14% Before 1900
  2. 38% 1900 to 1918
  3. 15% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. 13% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 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 BH6 5FF is in (ONS area E01015274), 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 BH6 5FF?

The nearest open schools to BH6 5FF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BH6 5FF, 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 BH6 5FF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BH6 5FF is Pokesdown Rail Station, 650 metres away in a straight line.

  • Pokesdown Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk
  • Christchurch Rail Station Railway station 2.4 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 Oxford Avenue, 183 m away.

More stations near BH6 5FF, 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 BH6 5FF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BH6 5FF, 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 BH6 5FF?

0 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BH6 5FF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • InstaVolt Charging point · 2 chargers 1.6 kmCycle
  • POD Point Charging point · No details mapped 1.8 kmCycle
  • Mer Charging point · No details mapped 2.1 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 BH6 5FF?

The nearest to the centre of BH6 5FF, 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 BH6 5FF?

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 BH6 5FF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BH6 5FF, 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 BH6 5FF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BH6 5FF, 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 BH6 5FF?

The nearest vets to the centre of BH6 5FF 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 BH6 5FF in a conservation area?

The centre of BH6 5FF 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 BH6 5FF?

Police.uk records 198 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BH6 5FF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences65 reports
Anti-social behaviour57 reports
Criminal damage and arson19 reports
Public order14 reports
Vehicle crime11 reports
Other theft9 reports

Also: shoplifting 6, burglary 4, drugs 4, robbery 4, possession of weapons 3, 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 BH6 5FF

Ward
Boscombe East & Pokesdown
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
July 2004

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

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BH6 5FE10 mBH6 5EH50 mBH6 5JA90 mBH6 5HT120 mBH6 5AL130 mBH6 5JE130 m
All of BH6

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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