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BH5 postcode area · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The BH5 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Area Scores range from 12 to 67 across them. Every full BH5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The BH5 district contains both ends of the scale: Southbourne West at 67 out of 100 (#2,240 of 6,856 in England) against Boscombe West at 12, a 55-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £184,000 in Boscombe West to £340,000 in Southbourne West — a 1.8× gap within the BH5 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,125a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime95per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)38
Owner-occupied45%

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 BH5 district

£225,000median home sold over the past year · -9.5% over 5 years · 0.0% over the year · 153 sales
Detached£580,000
Semi-detached—
Terraced£375,000
Flat£203,500
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
Southbourne WestBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,24067 £340,000
Boscombe EastBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 4,20039 £285,000
Hamworthy WestBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 4,59133 £315,000
East CliffBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 5,13225 £220,000
Boscombe WestBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 6,01712 £184,000

People living in BH5 Census 2021

Residents49,015
Median age (est.)38
Density5,200per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above34%
No car or van30%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 16%25–44 31%45–64 23%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 45%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 10%Private rent 45%

Households

One person: 41%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 17%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 41%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 17%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Caring & leisure 13% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Caring & leisure13%
Elementary13%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors11%
Skilled trades10%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 42% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 26%

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 BH5

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BH5 district.

Boscombe Hamworthy

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BH5.

BH2 BH3 BH1 BH4 BH8 BH9 BH7 BH6

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.