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

BH9 3RD 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 July 1986.

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 £362,500 Homes sold in BH9 3, last 12 months. ▼ 1% on the year before Nearest station Bournemouth 3.6 km in a straight line

Where BH9 3RD is, and what is near it

Map of BH9 3RD and what is near it Map of BH9 3RD: 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 16 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. A3060 BH9 3AN: also in BH9 3BH9 3AP: also in BH9 3BH9 3AR: also in BH9 3BH9 3AU: also in BH9 3BH9 3AX: also in BH9 3BH9 3AY: also in BH9 3BH9 3AZ: also in BH9 3BH9 3DX: also in BH9 3BH9 3DY: also in BH9 3BH9 3EL: also in BH9 3BH9 3EQ: also in BH9 3BH9 3HJ: also in BH9 3BH9 3HR: also in BH9 3BH9 3HX: also in BH9 3BH9 3JB: also in BH9 3BH9 3JD: also in BH9 3BH9 3JE: also in BH9 3BH9 3JF: also in BH9 3BH9 3JG: also in BH9 3BH9 3JH: also in BH9 3BH9 3JJ: also in BH9 3BH9 3JL: also in BH9 3BH9 3JN: also in BH9 3BH9 3JQ: also in BH9 3BH9 3JT: also in BH9 3BH9 3JU: also in BH9 3BH9 3LE: also in BH9 3BH9 3LF: also in BH9 3BH9 3LG: also in BH9 3BH9 3LH: also in BH9 3BH9 3LJ: also in BH9 3BH9 3LL: also in BH9 3BH9 3LP: also in BH9 3BH9 3LQ: also in BH9 3BH9 3LS: also in BH9 3BH9 3LT: also in BH9 3BH9 3LU: also in BH9 3BH9 3LW: also in BH9 3BH9 3LX: also in BH9 3BH9 3LY: also in BH9 3BH9 3LZ: also in BH9 3BH9 3NA: also in BH9 3BH9 3NB: also in BH9 3BH9 3ND: also in BH9 3BH9 3NE: also in BH9 3BH9 3NF: also in BH9 3BH9 3NL: also in BH9 3BH9 3NS: also in BH9 3BH9 3NU: also in BH9 3BH9 3NY: also in BH9 3BH9 3NZ: also in BH9 3BH9 3PB: also in BH9 3BH9 3PD: also in BH9 3BH9 3PE: also in BH9 3BH9 3PN: also in BH9 3BH9 3PP: also in BH9 3BH9 3PR: also in BH9 3BH9 3PT: also in BH9 3BH9 3PU: also in BH9 3BH9 3PW: also in BH9 3BH9 3PX: also in BH9 3BH9 3PY: also in BH9 3BH9 3PZ: also in BH9 3BH9 3QA: also in BH9 3BH9 3QB: also in BH9 3BH9 3QD: also in BH9 3BH9 3QG: also in BH9 3BH9 3QH: also in BH9 3BH9 3QJ: also in BH9 3BH9 3QL: also in BH9 3BH9 3QN: also in BH9 3BH9 3QP: also in BH9 3BH9 3QQ: also in BH9 3BH9 3QR: also in BH9 3BH9 3QS: also in BH9 3BH9 3QT: also in BH9 3BH9 3QU: also in BH9 3BH9 3QX: also in BH9 3BH9 3RA: also in BH9 3BH9 3RB: also in BH9 3BH9 3RE: also in BH9 3BH9 3RF: also in BH9 3BH9 3RG: also in BH9 3BH9 3RQ: also in BH9 3BH9 3SB: also in BH9 3BH9 3SD: also in BH9 3BH9 3SE: also in BH9 3BH9 3SF: also in BH9 3BH9 3SG: also in BH9 3 GP 800 m2 places, 1.2–4.2 kmGP 1.6 kmMuscliff & Strouden Park BH9 3RD Map of BH9 3RD and what is near it Map of BH9 3RD: 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 16 bus stops (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. GP 800 mGP 1.6 kmMuscliff & Strouden Park BH9 3RD
  • BH9 3RD
  • Other postcodes in BH9 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 16 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 50.7593, longitude -1.8642)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BH9 3RD?

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 3RD?

Every home and business at BH9 3RD 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 BH9 3RD?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council's days for BH9 3RD today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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

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 3RD: 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 3RD 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 3RD?

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 3RD

HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in BH9 3RD from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 11 September 2025. The middle price was £283,250, from £270,000 to £320,000. Across BH9 3, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £362,500. 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

What council tax band are homes near BH9 3RD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 650 homes in the neighbourhood around BH9 3RD. Over half of them (68%) are in council tax band D. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (35%). 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 3RD

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 D, the most common, is £2,436.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (2%)£1,624
Band Babout 20 (3%)£1,894
Band Cabout 120 (18%)£2,165
Band Dabout 440 (68%)£2,436
Band Eabout 60 (9%)£2,977
Band Fwithheld£3,518
Band Gfewer than 5£4,059
Band Hfewer than 5£4,871

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 35% 1919 to 1939
  4. 35% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 21% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 3RD is in (ONS area E01015350), 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 3RD?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of BH9 3RD is Bournemouth Rail Station, 3.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Bournemouth Rail Station Railway station 3.6 kmCycle
  • Pokesdown Rail Station Railway station 4.2 kmCycle

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

16 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Colehill Crescent, 145 m away.

More stations near BH9 3RD, 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 3RD?

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

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BH9 3RD 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 3RD?

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

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 3RD?

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

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

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

The centre of BH9 3RD 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 3RD?

Police.uk records 122 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BH9 3RD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences40 reports
Anti-social behaviour25 reports
Public order11 reports
Criminal damage and arson9 reports
Burglary9 reports
Vehicle crime9 reports

Also: other theft 7, shoplifting 6, drugs 2, possession of weapons 2, robbery 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 3RD

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
July 1986

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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