BH9 3LR postcode in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

BH9 3LR is a postcode in Bournemouth, in the Muscliff & Strouden Park 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 January 1992.

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 BH9 3LR can get it Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 89% Typical price £362,500 Homes sold in BH9 3, last 12 months. ▼ 1% on the year before Nearest station Bournemouth 3.7 km in a straight line

Where BH9 3LR is, and what is near it

Map of BH9 3LR and what is near it Map of BH9 3LR: its centre point, with the 196 other postcodes in the BH9 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. BH9 3LL: also in BH9 3BH9 3LN: also in BH9 3BH9 3LQ: also in BH9 3BH9 3NR: also in BH9 3BH9 3PF: also in BH9 3BH9 3PG: also in BH9 3BH9 3PH: also in BH9 3BH9 3PJ: also in BH9 3BH9 3PL: also in BH9 3BH9 3PQ: also in BH9 3BH9 3PS: also in BH9 3BH9 3PT: also in BH9 3BH9 3PU: also in BH9 3BH9 3QB: also in BH9 3BH9 3QD: also in BH9 3BH9 3QE: also in BH9 3BH9 3QL: also in BH9 3BH9 3QN: also in BH9 3BH9 3QR: also in BH9 3BH9 3QS: also in BH9 3BH9 3RE: also in BH9 3BH9 3RF: also in BH9 3BH9 3RG: also in BH9 3BH9 3RQ: also in BH9 3BH9 3SE: also in BH9 3BH9 3SF: also in BH9 3BH9 3SG: also in BH9 3 3 places, 350 m–1.0 kmThe Epiphany School 550 mGP 1.4 kmMuscliff & Strouden Park BH9 3LR Map of BH9 3LR and what is near it Map of BH9 3LR: its centre point, with the 196 other postcodes in the BH9 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. The Epiphany School 550 mMuscliff & Strouden Park BH9 3LR
  • BH9 3LR
  • Other postcodes in BH9 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 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 50.7598, longitude -1.8558)

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 BH9 3LR?

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 BH9 3LR?

Every home and business at BH9 3LR can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BH9 3LR 100% Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BH9 3LR 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 BH9 3LR?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for BH9 3LR.

Check the bin days for BH9 3LR 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 BH9 3LR 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 BH9 3LR.

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 BH9 3LR: 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 BH9 3LR 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 BH9 3LR?

Homes in BH9 3 sold for a typical £362,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 123 sales, down 1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£362,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£366,250 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £418,000 70 sales
  • Semi-detached £327,500 26 sales
  • Terraced £281,000 22 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £185,000 5 sales

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

Across the whole BH9 district: a typical £350,000 from 356 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 BH9 3LR

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BH9 3LR 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 BH9 3LR

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at BH9 3LR. 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 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BH9 3LR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 660 homes in the neighbourhood around BH9 3LR. Over half of them (77%) are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (91%). 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 BH9 3LR

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 £2,977 (band E); band C, the most common, is £2,165.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (5%)£1,624
Band Babout 30 (5%)£1,894
Band Cabout 510 (77%)£2,165
Band Dabout 70 (11%)£2,436
Band Eabout 20 (3%)£2,977
Band Ffewer than 5£3,518
Band Gfewer than 5£4,059
Band Hfewer than 5£4,871

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 91% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 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 BH9 3LR is in (ONS area E01015352), 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 BH9 3LR?

The nearest open schools to BH9 3LR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BH9 3LR, 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 BH9 3LR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BH9 3LR is Bournemouth Rail Station, 3.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Bournemouth Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle
  • Pokesdown Rail Station Railway station 3.9 kmCycle

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

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Muscliff Primary School, 65 m away.

More stations near BH9 3LR, 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 BH9 3LR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BH9 3LR, 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 BH9 3LR?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BH9 3LR on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 BH9 3LR?

The nearest to the centre of BH9 3LR, 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 BH9 3LR?

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 BH9 3LR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BH9 3LR, 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 BH9 3LR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BH9 3LR, 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 BH9 3LR?

The nearest vets to the centre of BH9 3LR 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 BH9 3LR in a conservation area?

The centre of BH9 3LR 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 BH9 3LR?

Police.uk records 150 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BH9 3LR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences46 reports
Anti-social behaviour33 reports
Shoplifting17 reports
Criminal damage and arson13 reports
Public order11 reports
Burglary8 reports

Also: vehicle crime 8, other theft 6, bicycle theft 2, drugs 2, robbery 2, possession of weapons 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 BH9 3LR

Ward
Muscliff & Strouden Park
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 1992

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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