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BH23 postcode area · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The BH23 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, New Forest. Area Scores range from 15 to 92 across them. Every full BH23 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the BH23 district: West Highcliffe scores 92 out of 100 (#512 of 6,856 nationally) while Somerford sits at 16 — neighbours on the map, 77 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 7 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 £320,000 in Somerford to £680,000 in St Leonards — a 2.1× gap within the BH23 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset and New Forest — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,534a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime38per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)52
Owner-occupied78%

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 BH23 district

£422,500median home sold over the past year · +12.7% over 5 years · -0.6% over the year · 883 sales
Detached£545,000
Semi-detached£385,000
Terraced£340,000
Flat£225,000
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
West HighcliffeBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 51292 £451,600
MudefordBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 61591 £506,000
Hordle & BashleyNew Forest 82188 £450,000
St LeonardsDorset 1,00685 £680,000
Highcliffe & WalkfordBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 1,35580 £417,500
Jumpers Common & FairmileBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 1,49278 £462,500
Bransgore & BurleyNew Forest 1,81574 £489,950
Burton & AirportBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,54863 £417,500
Christchurch TownBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,98756 £355,625
SomerfordBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 5,78416 £320,000

People living in BH23 Census 2021

Residents74,569
Median age (est.)52
Density412per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above31%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 18%45–64 27%65+ 33%

Tenure

Own outright: 50%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 50%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 10%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 8%Other: 23%
One person 30%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 8%Other 23%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service8%
Elementary8%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 38% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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 BH23.

BH6 BH7 BH25 BH24 BH8 BH1 BH9 BH3

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.