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BH7 postcode area · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The BH7 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Area Scores range from 12 to 94 across them. Every full BH7 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the BH7 district: Littledown scores 94 out of 100 (#389 of 6,856 nationally) while Boscombe West sits at 12 — neighbours on the map, 82 points apart on the index. 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 £570,000 in Littledown — a 3.1× gap within the BH7 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,447a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime88per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)37
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 BH7 district

£425,000median home sold over the past year · +14.9% over 5 years · +7.6% over the year · 152 sales
Detached£605,000
Semi-detached£375,000
Terraced£300,000
Flat£206,000
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
LittledownBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 38994 £570,000
IfordBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,56962 £413,000
Boscombe EastBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 4,20039 £285,000
Springbourne & Queen's ParkBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 4,85829 £275,000
East CliffBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 5,13225 £220,000
Boscombe WestBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 6,01712 £184,000

People living in BH7 Census 2021

Residents56,694
Median age (est.)37
Density5,214per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above35%
No car or van28%

Age

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

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 43%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 9%Private rent 43%

Households

One person: 37%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 37%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Caring & leisure 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Caring & leisure13%
Associate professional12%
Elementary12%
Managers & directors11%
Skilled trades10%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 5%Black: 2%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 86%Asian 5%Black 2%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 41% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 27%

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 BH7

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BH7 district.

Boscombe

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BH7.

BH6 BH8 BH1 BH5 BH2 BH3 BH9 BH4

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.