BH12 1NB

POSTCODE

BH12 1NB is a postcode in Alderney & Bourne Valley.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
50.7278, -1.9205
OS grid SZ057920 (405,705, 92,029)
IMD England
4/10
#11653
Crime · Aug '26
Around average · 6.4 per 1k
MoM -24% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C2WP3HH+4Q
Most deprived 30⁠–⁠40%
IMD England
Around average · 6.4 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
South West
Region

Deprivation Index (IMD)

IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
11653
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11653 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales
See sold prices in BH12

Police Recorded Crime near BH12 1NB

England & Wales
Crime trends · near BH12 1NB

Counts are for Alderney & Bourne Valley electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
29
YoY stable
533720
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
38
YoY +73%
49287
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY —
1580
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
641
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
7
YoY —
16103
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
26
YoY -49%
513417
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

1 of 6 key categories improving · asb rising

107
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,677
White Brit.69.9%
Other White18.6%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.6%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
White & Asian1.0%
+ other · 7.3%

Religion

Total residents: 1,677
Christian45.7%
No religion39.7%
Not answered9.1%
Muslim2.1%
Other religion1.7%
+ other · 1.7%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,678
35–4920.9%
50–6419.9%
25–3416.2%
65–749.4%
5–96.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.2%

Households

Total households: 829
One person: other25.2%
One person: aged 66+16.3%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.4%
+ 9 other households · 32.3%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Branksome Rail Station

    Rail · Entrance

    98 m straight lineabout 1 min
  • Parkstone (Dorset) Rail Station

    Rail

    2.0 km straight lineabout 25 min
  • Bournemouth Rail Station

    Rail · Entrance

    3.9 km straight lineabout 49 min

Bus stops

  • Cromer Road

    Bus · SW-bound · south-west

    24 m straight lineabout 1 min
  • Cromer Road

    Bus · NE-bound · north-east

    62 m straight lineabout 1 min
  • Wroxham Road

    Bus · SW-bound · south-west

    95 m straight lineabout 1 min
  • Branksome Station

    Bus · W-bound · west

    125 m straight lineabout 2 min
  • Wroxham Road

    Bus · NE-bound · north-east

    131 m straight lineabout 2 min

Coordinates & Location for BH12 1NB

England
Country
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Local Authority
Alderney & Bourne Valley
Ward
Bournemouth
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BH12 1NB
Coordinates
50.7278, -1.9205
Grid reference
SZ057920
Easting
405,705
Northing
92,029
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2WP3HH+4Q
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Poole
Travel to Work
Bournemouth
ITL Region
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
National Park
Non-National Park

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

Administrative Information

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Local Authority
Council Area
Bournemouth West E14001116
Constituency
E14001116
Dorset
Police Force
England
Ward
Alderney & Bourne Valley
Constituency code
E14001116
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Poole
International Territorial Level
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Health & NHS

South West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS England
Wessex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South West
NHS Region
South West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Bournemouth and Poole Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS Dorset ICB - 11J
Cancer Alliance
Wessex

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 029A E01015386
E01015386
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 029 E02003202
E02003202
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Poole 009A E01015386
E01015386
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Poole 009 E02003202
E02003202
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1

Sun & Time Information

7:36 AM6:08 PM
7:36 AM
Sunrise
6:08 PM
Sunset
10 hours 32 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:36 AM
Sunset (today)
6:08 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 32 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BH12 1NB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015386 and MSOA E02003202 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 11653
Present — Active
Postcode BH12 1NB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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