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BH24 postcode area · New Forest

The BH24 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, New Forest. Area Scores range from 60 to 88 across them. Every full BH24 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the BH24 district's neighbourhoods is Ringwood North & Ibsley (88 out of 100, #800 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Ringwood South (60). 3 of the 5 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £350,000 in Ringwood South to £680,000 in St Leonards — a 1.9× gap within the BH24 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£42,417a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime48per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)51
Owner-occupied79%

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 BH24 district

£460,000median home sold over the past year · +4.5% over 5 years · +5.7% over the year · 320 sales
Detached£651,000
Semi-detached£387,500
Terraced£330,000
Flat£182,500
New Forest£380,000
South East£385,000
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
Ringwood North & IbsleyNew Forest 80088 £445,000
St LeonardsDorset 1,00685 £680,000
Bransgore & BurleyNew Forest 1,81574 £489,950
Burton & AirportBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,54863 £417,500
Ringwood SouthNew Forest 2,70660 £350,000

People living in BH24 Census 2021

Residents36,352
Median age (est.)51
Density164per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above33%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 18%45–64 28%65+ 31%

Tenure

Own outright: 49%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 49%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 8%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 7%Other: 23%
One person 27%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 7%Other 23%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service7%
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 53% · No religion 39% · 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.

Towns & places in BH24

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BH24 district.

Ringwood

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BH24.

BH23 BH22 BH31 BH8 BH7 BH9 BH6 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.