Around average
IMD England
91
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for BH12 4QA
Poole
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BH12 4QA
Coordinates
50.7408, -1.9575
Grid reference
SZ030934
Easting
403,092
Northing
93,464
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2WP2RR+8X
User Type
Large user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Poole
Travel to Work
Poole
ITL Region
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
National Park
Non-National Park
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.
18622
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 18622 out of 32,844 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)
Property sales · BH12 4QA
HM Land Registry · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Average price
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Police Recorded Crime near BH12 4QA
Crime trends · near BH12 4QA
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
393020
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
33
YoY +18%
ASB
613712
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
24
YoY -48%
Vehicle Crime
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +300%
Burglary
1260
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +400%
Criminal damage
1481
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY +60%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.85.2%
Other White7.5%
Indian2.0%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.5%
+ other · 3.9%
Religion
Christian48.6%
No religion42.2%
Not answered5.9%
+ other · 3.3%
Age groups
35–4920.7%
50–6420.1%
25–3414.5%
65–748.8%
10–157.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.7%
Households
Other16.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.4%
Any member 66+11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.1%
All members 66+8.9%
+ 7 other households · 38.0%
Administrative Information
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Local Authority
Council AreaMid Dorset and North Poole E14001363
Constituency
E14001363Dorset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Canford Heath
Constituency code
E14001363
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandWessex
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 030A E01015440
E01015440MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 030 E02003204
E02003204LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Poole 011A E01015440
E01015440MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Poole 011 E02003204
E02003204Urban: 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
4:07 AM
Sunrise
8:18 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:07 AM
Sunset (today)
8:18 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1996
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~30 years
Active Duration
1996 -> PresentDecember 1996 — Introduced
Postcode BH12 4QA 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. IMD England rank: 18622
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015440 and MSOA E02003204 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BH12 4QA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1996
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~30 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BH12 4QA
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH15 3HY
Good
0.4 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Haymoor Junior School
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH17 8WG
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Livingstone Road Junior School
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH12 3DX
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Ad Astra Infant School
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH17 8AP
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7
Longspee Academy
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH17 8PJ
Good
0.7 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–16
Canford Heath Infant School
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH17 8PJ
Outstanding
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7
Canford Heath Junior School
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH17 8PJ
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Magna Academy
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH17 8RE
Good
0.7 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Livingstone Road Infant School
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH12 3DT
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–7
Ocean Academy Poole
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH14 0PZ
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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