BH15 1ER

POSTCODE

BH15 1ER is a postcode in Poole Town.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
50.7182, -1.9823
OS grid SZ013909 (401,345, 90,958)
IMD England
1/10
#2309
Crime · Aug '26
High · 23.6 per 1k
MoM +1% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C2WP299+73
Most deprived 10%
IMD England
High · 23.6 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
South West
Region
Most deprived 10%
IMD England
High · 23.6 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.
2309
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2309 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 BH15

Police Recorded Crime near BH15 1ER

England & Wales
Crime trends · near BH15 1ER

Counts are for Poole Town 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
67
YoY —
79400
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
109
YoY —
109550
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
34
YoY —
34170
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
8
YoY —
1160
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
17
YoY —
1890
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
41
YoY —
50250
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
23
YoY —
38190
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving

299
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,280
White Brit.77.4%
Other White11.4%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.3%
African1.4%
Other Asian1.2%
+ other · 6.2%

Religion

Total residents: 1,280
No religion47.3%
Christian41.0%
Not answered7.0%
Muslim3.0%
Other religion1.0%
+ other · 0.7%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,278
50–6419.3%
35–4918.5%
25–3417.8%
65–749.6%
20–247.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.1%

Households

Total households: 654
One person: other31.6%
One person: aged 66+15.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.0%
+ 8 other households · 30.7%

Getting around

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

Stations

  • Poole Rail Station

    Rail · Entrance

    150 m straight lineabout 2 min
  • Parkstone (Dorset) Rail Station

    Rail · Entrance

    2.5 km straight lineabout 31 min
  • Hamworthy Rail Station

    Rail · Entrance

    2.7 km straight lineabout 34 min

Bus stops

  • Serpentine Lane

    Bus · NW-bound · north-west

    79 m straight lineabout 1 min
  • Poole Railway Station

    Bus · S-bound · south

    123 m straight lineabout 2 min
  • Poole Railway Station

    Bus · N-bound · north

    134 m straight lineabout 2 min
  • Serpentine Road

    Bus · NE-bound · north-east

    152 m straight lineabout 2 min
  • Poole Railway Station

    Bus · N-bound · north

    171 m straight lineabout 2 min

Coordinates & Location for BH15 1ER

England
Country
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Local Authority
Poole Town
Ward
Poole
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BH15 1ER
Coordinates
50.7182, -1.9823
Grid reference
SZ013909
Easting
401,345
Northing
90,958
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2WP299+73
User Type
Small 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

Administrative Information

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Local Authority
Council Area
Poole E14001429
Constituency
E14001429
Dorset
Police Force
England
Ward
Poole Town
Constituency code
E14001429
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 044C E01032659
E01032659
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 044 E02003208
E02003208
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Poole 015F E01032659
E01032659
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Poole 015 E02003208
E02003208
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

7:31 AM6:14 PM
7:31 AM
Sunrise
6:14 PM
Sunset
10 hours 43 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:31 AM
Sunset (today)
6:14 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 43 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

October 1985
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~41 years
Active Duration
1985 -> Present
October 1985 — Introduced
Postcode BH15 1ER 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 E01032659 and MSOA E02003208 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 2309
Present — Active
Postcode BH15 1ER is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 1985
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~41 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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