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BH2 postcode area · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The BH2 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Area Scores range from 25 to 81 across them. Every full BH2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the BH2 district: Talbot & Branksome Woods scores 82 out of 100 (#1,239 of 6,856 nationally) while East Cliff sits at 25 — neighbours on the map, 57 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood 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 £200,000 in Central Bournemouth to £655,000 in Talbot & Branksome Woods — a 3.3× gap within the BH2 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,282a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime119per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied44%

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 BH2 district

£200,000median home sold over the past year · +2.6% over 5 years · -7.0% over the year · 143 sales
Detached£995,000
Semi-detached—
Terraced—
Flat£196,000
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
Talbot & Branksome WoodsBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 1,23982 £655,000
WestbourneBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 3,51549 £226,500
CharminsterBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 3,57648 £250,000
Central BournemouthBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 3,81644 £200,000
West CliffBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 3,94042 £265,000
East CliffBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 5,13225 £220,000

People living in BH2 Census 2021

Residents55,009
Median age (est.)36
Density5,217per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above38%
No car or van31%

Age

0–14 10%15–24 22%25–44 32%45–64 19%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 23%Mortgage/shared: 20%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 49%
Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 8%Private rent 49%

Households

One person: 42%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 14%Lone parent: 7%Other: 19%
One person 42%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 14%Lone parent 7%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors12%
Elementary12%
Caring & leisure11%
Sales & customer service10%
Skilled trades8%
Administrative8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 83%Asian: 6%Black: 2%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 83%Asian 6%Black 2%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

No religion 41% · Christian 41% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 32%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BH2.

BH5 BH3 BH4 BH1 BH8 BH9 BH10 BH7

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.