BH3 postcode area

The BH3 postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Area Scores range from 25 to 81 across them.

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.

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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

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BH3.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.