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BH4 postcode area · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The BH4 postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Area Scores range from 42 to 81 across them. Every full BH4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the BH4 district's neighbourhoods is Talbot & Branksome Woods (82 out of 100, #1,239 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest West Cliff (42). 2 of the 4 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 £226,500 in Westbourne to £655,000 in Talbot & Branksome Woods — a 2.9× gap within the BH4 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£40,161a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime65per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied54%

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 BH4 district

£264,500median home sold over the past year · +2.9% over 5 years · -6.0% over the year · 174 sales
Detached£805,000
Semi-detached—
Terraced—
Flat£255,000
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
Branksome EastBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,01371 £349,000
WestbourneBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 3,51549 £226,500
West CliffBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 3,94042 £265,000

People living in BH4 Census 2021

Residents26,637
Median age (est.)42
Density3,339per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above41%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 11%15–24 13%25–44 29%45–64 24%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 38%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 7%Private rent 38%

Households

One person: 40%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 16%Lone parent: 6%Other: 19%
One person 40%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 16%Lone parent 6%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional14%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Skilled trades8%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 88%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 88%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 40% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 24%

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 BH4

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BH4 district.

Branksome

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BH4.

BH2 BH3 BH5 BH1 BH9 BH10 BH8 BH14

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.