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BH13 postcode area · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The BH13 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset. Area Scores range from 48 to 92 across them. Every full BH13 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the BH13 district: Parkstone scores 92 out of 100 (#533 of 6,856 nationally) while Westbourne sits at 49 — neighbours on the map, 44 points apart on the index. 3 of the 5 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £226,500 in Westbourne to £552,500 in Corfe Castle & Langton Matravers — a 2.4× gap within the BH13 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£46,643a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime44per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)50
Owner-occupied69%

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 BH13 district

£497,500median home sold over the past year · -14.2% over 5 years · -3.2% over the year · 166 sales
Detached£1,730,000
Semi-detached£815,000
Terraced£585,000
Flat£363,750
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
ParkstoneBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 53392 £492,500
Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & SandbanksBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 78688 £495,000
Penn HillBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 1,28081 £449,500
Corfe Castle & Langton MatraversDorset 2,62462 £552,500
WestbourneBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 3,51549 £226,500

People living in BH13 Census 2021

Residents39,166
Median age (est.)50
Density251per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above43%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 8%25–44 23%45–64 27%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 26%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 5%Private rent 26%

Households

One person: 37%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 19%Lone parent: 6%Other: 20%
One person 37%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 19%Lone parent 6%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 20% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors20%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades9%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary7%
Process & plant4%

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 51% · No religion 38% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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 BH13

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BH13 district.

Branksome Corfe

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BH13.

BH14 BH15 BH12 BH17 BH18 BH4 BH11 BH2

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.