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BH18 postcode area · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The BH18 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset. Area Scores range from 32 to 99 across them. Every full BH18 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the BH18 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 — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £305,000 in Rossmore to £480,000 in Broadstone. 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£40,178a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime42per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied76%

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 BH18 district

£490,000median home sold over the past year · +13.2% over 5 years · +3.2% over the year · 175 sales
Detached£535,000
Semi-detached£397,500
Terraced—
Flat£313,750
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
BroadstoneBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 32100 £480,000
Corfe MullenDorset 45793 £387,500
CreekmoorBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,72660 £327,500
Canford Heath WestBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 3,04256 £370,000
RossmoreBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 4,60533 £305,000

People living in BH18 Census 2021

Residents47,375
Median age (est.)46
Density1,688per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above29%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 28%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 11%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 9%Other: 20%
One person 26%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 9%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

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

Born outside the UK: 8%

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 BH18

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BH18 district.

Canford Heath Corfe

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BH18.

BH17 BH12 BH15 BH11 BH14 BH13 BH16 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.