BH10 postcode area · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The BH10 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Area Scores range from 7 to 86 across them. Every full BH10 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The BH10 district contains both ends of the scale: Moordown at 86 out of 100 (#937 of 6,856 in England) against West Howe at 8, a 79-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £285,000 in West Howe to £655,000 in Talbot & Branksome Woods — a 2.3× gap within the BH10 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,388a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime66per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied64%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the BH10 district

£350,000median home sold over the past year · +18.6% over 5 years · +3.9% over the year · 241 sales
Detached£380,000
Semi-detached£325,750
Terraced£305,000
Flat£180,000
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole£337,750
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
MoordownBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 93786 £371,500
Talbot & Branksome WoodsBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 1,23982 £655,000
NorthbourneBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 1,89772 £390,000
WintonBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 3,59748 £331,000
East Howe & Ensbury ParkBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 3,83044 £323,750
Kinson WestBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 4,59133 £319,500
Kinson EastBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 4,87229 £327,000
West HoweBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 6,3398 £285,000

People living in BH10 Census 2021

Residents63,830
Median age (est.)40
Density3,800per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above27%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 16%25–44 24%45–64 25%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 15%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 11%Other: 21%
One person 28%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 11%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Skilled trades 12% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Skilled trades12%
Managers & directors12%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure11%
Sales & customer service10%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 91%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 45% · Christian 44% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 13%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in BH10

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BH10 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BH10.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.