Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 4.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BH17 0SA
Poole
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BH17 0SA
Coordinates
50.7410, -1.9757
Grid reference
SZ018934
Easting
401,813
Northing
93,490
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2WP2RF+CP
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.
25659
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 25659 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near BH17 0SA
England & WalesCrime trends · near BH17 0SA
This large-user / landmark postcode reports Canford Heath electoral ward, not a 1-mile street dump of nearby crimes.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
32
YoY stable
393020
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
34
YoY stable
613712
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
1260
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
1481
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.1%
Other White4.5%
Chinese1.9%
Other Asian1.1%
+ other · 2.5%
Religion
No religion46.4%
Christian46.0%
Not answered6.2%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
50–6421.4%
35–4919.6%
25–3411.2%
65–7411.1%
10–157.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.0%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.2%
Any member 66+14.7%
Other12.2%
All members 66+10.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.9%
+ 7 other households · 33.0%
Administrative Information
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Local Authority
Council AreaMid Dorset and North Poole E14001363
Constituency
E14001363Dorset
Police Force
England
Ward
Canford Heath
Constituency code
E14001363
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 013E E01015416
E01015416MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 013 E02003197
E02003197LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Poole 004E E01015416
E01015416MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Poole 004 E02003197
E02003197Urban: 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
5:50 AM
Sunrise
6:12 PM
Sunset
12 hours 22 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:50 AM
Sunset (today)
6:12 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 22 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 1995
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~31 years
Active Duration
1995 -> PresentJuly 1995 — Introduced
Postcode BH17 0SA 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: 25659
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015416 and MSOA E02003197 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BH17 0SA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 1995
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~31 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BH17 0SA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–16FSM 61%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 11%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–7FSM 21%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 14%
Attainment 8
46.4
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 7%
Attainment 8
68.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
64%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 25%
Attainment 8
44.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 21%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–18FSM 45%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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