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BH3 postcode area · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The BH3 postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Area Scores range from 25 to 81 across them. Every full BH3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the BH3 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 — 2 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 £220,000 in East Cliff to £655,000 in Talbot & Branksome Woods — a 3.0× gap within the BH3 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,822a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime90per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)35
Owner-occupied48%

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 BH3 district

£635,000median home sold over the past year · +69.3% over 5 years · +38.0% over the year · 61 sales
Detached£842,500
Semi-detached—
Terraced—
Flat£237,500
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
Branksome EastBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,01371 £349,000
CharminsterBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 3,57648 £250,000
East CliffBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 5,13225 £220,000

People living in BH3 Census 2021

Residents34,744
Median age (est.)35
Density4,045per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above37%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 23%25–44 29%45–64 20%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 43%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 8%Private rent 43%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 18%Lone parent: 8%Other: 21%
One person 35%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 18%Lone parent 8%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Managers & directors 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional12%
Elementary12%
Caring & leisure11%
Sales & customer service10%
Skilled trades9%
Administrative8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 83%Asian: 7%Black: 2%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 83%Asian 7%Black 2%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

No religion 42% · Christian 41% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 28%

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 BH3

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BH3 district.

Branksome

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BH3.

BH2 BH5 BH4 BH1 BH9 BH8 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.