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South West
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Status
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Coordinates & Location for BH17 7BD
Poole
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BH17 7BD
Coordinates
50.7415, -1.9930
Grid reference
SZ005935
Easting
400,592
Northing
93,546
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2WP2R4+JR
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.
12827
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12827 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 & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.5%
Other White4.8%
+ other · 5.6%
Religion
Christian52.7%
No religion37.7%
Not answered6.3%
Muslim1.1%
Hindu1.1%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
50–6421.0%
35–4915.3%
65–7413.4%
75–849.5%
25–349.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.3%
Households
Any member 66+18.6%
All members 66+16.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.1%
Other8.6%
+ 9 other households · 32.2%
Administrative Information
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Local Authority
Council AreaPoole E14001429
Constituency
E14001429Dorset
Police Force
England
Ward
Creekmoor
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 021E E01015421
E01015421MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 021 E02003199
E02003199LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Poole 006E E01015421
E01015421MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Poole 006 E02003199
E02003199Urban: 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
5:52 AM
Sunrise
6:10 PM
Sunset
12 hours 18 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:52 AM
Sunset (today)
6:10 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 18 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 2001
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~25 years
Active Duration
2001 -> PresentJune 2001 — Introduced
Postcode BH17 7BD introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 12827
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015421 and MSOA E02003199 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BH17 7BD is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2001
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~25 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BH17 7BD
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 7%
Attainment 8
68.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–7FSM 21%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–18FSM 45%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–16FSM 61%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 11%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
54%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 6%
Attainment 8
70.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
64%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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