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BH15 postcode area · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The BH15 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset. Area Scores range from 33 to 92 across them. Every full BH15 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The BH15 district contains both ends of the scale: Parkstone at 92 out of 100 (#533 of 6,856 in England) against Hamworthy West at 33, a 59-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £250,000 in Poole Town to £552,500 in Corfe Castle & Langton Matravers — a 2.2× gap within the BH15 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£39,507a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime58per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
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 BH15 district

£317,750median home sold over the past year · +13.5% over 5 years · -0.7% over the year · 502 sales
Detached£396,000
Semi-detached£335,000
Terraced£307,000
Flat£201,500
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
Oakdale WestBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 1,18483 £365,000
Corfe Castle & Langton MatraversDorset 2,62462 £552,500
Oakdale EastBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,73360 £350,000
Hamworthy EastBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 3,61147 £307,500
NewtownBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 4,24138 £317,500
Poole TownBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 4,55034 £250,000
Hamworthy WestBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 4,59133 £315,000

People living in BH15 Census 2021

Residents69,410
Median age (est.)44
Density428per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above31%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 14%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 10%Other: 18%
One person 32%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 10%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Managers & directors 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 43% · 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 BH15

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BH15 district.

Corfe Hamworthy Oakdale

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BH15.

BH13 BH14 BH17 BH18 BH12 BH16 BH11 BH4

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.