High deprivation
IMD England
91
Crime · May '26
£267,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for BH17 8AH
Poole
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BH17 8AH
Coordinates
50.7501, -1.9638
Grid reference
SZ026945
Easting
402,653
Northing
94,502
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2WQ22P+2F
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.
6851
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6851 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 · BH17 8AH
HM Land Registry · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Average price
£258,833
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £267,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '23 – Dec '25Dec '25: 1 sales · avg £305,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£305k£255k£204k
Aug '23Sep '23Mar '24Jun '24Dec '25
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near BH17 8AH
Crime trends · near BH17 8AH
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.88.3%
Other White6.4%
+ other · 5.3%
Religion
No religion52.2%
Christian39.1%
Not answered7.1%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
35–4921.2%
50–6418.6%
25–3413.8%
65–749.5%
10–158.8%
+ 5 other age groups · 28.0%
Households
Other23.8%
Any member 66+12.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.9%
+ 7 other households · 30.0%
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 013D E01015415
E01015415MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 013 E02003197
E02003197LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Poole 004D E01015415
E01015415MSOA 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
4:07 AM
Sunrise
8:19 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:07 AM
Sunset (today)
8:19 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 BH17 8AH 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: 6851
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015415 and MSOA E02003197 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BH17 8AH is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BH17 8AH
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Ad Astra Infant School
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH17 8AP
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7
Magna Academy
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH17 8RE
Good
0.2 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Haymoor Junior School
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH17 8WG
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Poole Grammar School
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH17 9JU
Good
0.8 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18
Longspee Academy
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH17 8PJ
Good
0.8 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–16
Canford Heath Infant School
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH17 8PJ
Outstanding
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7
Canford Heath Junior School
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH17 8PJ
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Montacute School
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH17 9NG
Good
0.8 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–18
St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH15 3HY
Good
0.9 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Parkstone Grammar School
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH17 7EP
Outstanding
1.1 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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