Among the most deprived
IMD England
£255,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BH16 5BE
Poole
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BH16 5BE
Coordinates
50.7242, -2.0269
Grid reference
SY981916
Easting
398,195
Northing
91,626
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2VPXFF+M6
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
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.
2571
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2571 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)
England & WalesProperty sales · BH16 5BE
HM Land Registry · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Average price
£255,000
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Median price: £255,000
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Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.2%
Other White4.3%
+ other · 4.5%
Religion
No religion57.4%
Christian36.1%
Not answered5.0%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
50–6420.6%
35–4919.9%
25–3412.2%
10–1511.4%
5–97.9%
+ 5 other age groups · 28.0%
Households
Other17.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.3%
Any member 66+9.6%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent7.5%
+ 9 other households · 40.4%
Administrative Information
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Local Authority
Council AreaPoole E14001429
Constituency
E14001429Dorset
Police Force
England
Ward
Hamworthy
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 EnglandWessex
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 042D E01015430
E01015430MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 042 E02003207
E02003207LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Poole 014D E01015430
E01015430MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Poole 014 E02003207
E02003207Urban: 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
5:53 AM
Sunrise
6:07 PM
Sunset
12 hours 14 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:53 AM
Sunset (today)
6:07 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 14 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BH16 5BE 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: 2571
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015430 and MSOA E02003207 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BH16 5BE 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
Schools near BH16 5BE
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
60%
All-throughIndependentOut of boroughMixed · Ages 2–13FSM 0%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 18%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
47%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 41%
Attainment 8
41.0
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 17%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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