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BH12 postcode area · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The BH12 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Area Scores range from 32 to 88 across them. Every full BH12 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the BH12 district: Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & Sandbanks scores 88 out of 100 (#786 of 6,856 nationally) while Rossmore sits at 33 — neighbours on the map, 56 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £295,000 in Canford Heath East to £495,000 in Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & Sandbanks.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,899a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime54per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
Owner-occupied68%

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 BH12 district

£325,000median home sold over the past year · +21.3% over 5 years · +4.8% over the year · 440 sales
Detached£362,000
Semi-detached£325,000
Terraced£297,500
Flat£185,000
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
Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & SandbanksBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 78688 £495,000
Branksome EastBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,01371 £349,000
Canford Heath EastBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,26767 £295,000
Branksome WestBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,52863 £333,000
Oakdale EastBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,73360 £350,000
Canford Heath WestBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 3,04256 £370,000
BearwoodBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 3,54948 £322,500
NewtownBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 4,24138 £317,500
RossmoreBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 4,60533 £305,000

People living in BH12 Census 2021

Residents73,420
Median age (est.)44
Density2,964per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above29%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 12%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 10%Other: 19%
One person 29%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 10%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Managers & directors 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 44% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 12%

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 BH12

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BH12 district.

Branksome Canford Heath Oakdale

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BH12.

BH14 BH17 BH11 BH18 BH4 BH10 BH13 BH9

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.