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BH17 postcode area · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The BH17 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Area Scores range from 32 to 99 across them. Every full BH17 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the BH17 district: Broadstone scores 100 out of 100 (#32 of 6,856 nationally) while Rossmore sits at 33 — neighbours on the map, 67 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 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 £480,000 in Broadstone.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,658a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime44per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)45
Owner-occupied73%

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 BH17 district

£315,000median home sold over the past year · +16.7% over 5 years · -0.8% over the year · 319 sales
Detached£392,500
Semi-detached£320,000
Terraced£269,750
Flat£182,000
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
BroadstoneBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 32100 £480,000
MerleyBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 29396 £451,000
Oakdale WestBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 1,18483 £365,000
Canford Heath EastBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,26767 £295,000
CreekmoorBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,72660 £327,500
Oakdale EastBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,73360 £350,000
Canford Heath WestBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 3,04256 £370,000
NewtownBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 4,24138 £317,500
RossmoreBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 4,60533 £305,000

People living in BH17 Census 2021

Residents79,788
Median age (est.)45
Density2,048per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above28%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 27%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 12%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 10%Other: 19%
One person 27%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 10%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Managers & directors12%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative10%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 44% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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 BH17

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BH17 district.

Canford Heath Oakdale

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BH17.

BH18 BH12 BH11 BH14 BH15 BH13 BH10 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.