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BH9 postcode area · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The BH9 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Area Scores range from 7 to 86 across them. Every full BH9 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the BH9 district: Moordown scores 86 out of 100 (#937 of 6,856 nationally) while West Howe sits at 8 — neighbours on the map, 79 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £250,000 in Charminster to £655,000 in Talbot & Branksome Woods — a 2.6× gap within the BH9 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,890a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime65per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)38
Owner-occupied62%

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 BH9 district

£350,000median home sold over the past year · +14.8% over 5 years · +1.4% over the year · 376 sales
Detached£413,500
Semi-detached£330,000
Terraced£281,250
Flat£186,000
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
MoordownBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 93786 £371,500
Talbot & Branksome WoodsBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 1,23982 £655,000
Queens ParkBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 1,59577 £370,000
Throop & MuscliffeBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,22668 £345,000
CharminsterBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 3,57648 £250,000
WintonBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 3,59748 £331,000
East Howe & Ensbury ParkBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 3,83044 £323,750
Kinson WestBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 4,59133 £319,500
West HoweBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 6,3398 £285,000

People living in BH9 Census 2021

Residents75,370
Median age (est.)38
Density4,153per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above30%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 16%25–44 26%45–64 24%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 26%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 12%Private rent 26%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 11%Other: 20%
One person 27%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 11%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors12%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades11%
Sales & customer service10%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 88%Asian: 5%Black: 1%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 88%Asian 5%Black 1%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 44% · Christian 43% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 16%

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 BH9

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BH9 district.

Kinson

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BH9.

BH10 BH3 BH8 BH2 BH4 BH5 BH1 BH11

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.