Around average
IMD England
91
Crime · May '26
£320,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for BH17 8BS
Poole
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BH17 8BS
Coordinates
50.7500, -1.9530
Grid reference
SZ034944
Easting
403,410
Northing
94,490
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2WP2XW+XQ
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.
16820
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16820 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 8BS
HM Land Registry · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Average price
£312,333
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £320,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Apr '24 – Jan '26Jan '26: 2 sales · avg £286,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£365k£326k£286k
Apr '24Jan '26
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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 8BS
Crime trends · near BH17 8BS
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.89.4%
Other White6.2%
+ other · 4.4%
Religion
No religion52.3%
Christian38.2%
Not answered7.5%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
50–6422.2%
35–4921.8%
25–3416.0%
65–748.4%
20–246.3%
+ 5 other age groups · 25.4%
Households
Other22.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.6%
Any member 66+8.3%
+ 7 other households · 34.0%
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 016D E01015410
E01015410MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 016 E02003198
E02003198LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Poole 005D E01015410
E01015410MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Poole 005 E02003198
E02003198Urban: 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
8:18 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:07 AM
Sunset (today)
8:18 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
April 1986
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~40 years
Active Duration
1986 -> PresentApril 1986 — Introduced
Postcode BH17 8BS 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: 16820
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015410 and MSOA E02003198 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BH17 8BS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 1986
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~40 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BH17 8BS
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Ad Astra Infant School
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH17 8AP
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7
Magna Academy
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH17 8RE
Good
0.6 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Haymoor Junior School
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH17 8WG
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Winchelsea School
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH12 4LL
Good
0.8 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–19
St Aldhelm's Academy
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH12 4HS
Good
1.0 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH15 3HY
Good
1.0 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Livingstone Road Junior School
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH12 3DX
Good
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Manorside Academy
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH12 4JG
Outstanding
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Longspee Academy
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH17 8PJ
Good
1.1 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–16
Canford Heath Infant School
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH17 8PJ
Outstanding
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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