Among the least deprived
IMD England
Low · 2.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BH18 8DS
Poole
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BH18 8DS
Coordinates
50.7606, -1.9945
Grid reference
SZ004956
Easting
400,481
Northing
95,663
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2WQ264+65
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.
28681
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 28681 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 BH18 8DS
England & WalesCrime trends · near BH18 8DS
This large-user / landmark postcode reports Broadstone 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
14
YoY —
16116
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
6
YoY —
18102
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.5%
Other White2.2%
Chinese1.5%
White & Asian1.0%
+ other · 3.8%
Religion
Christian53.1%
No religion36.8%
Not answered7.1%
+ other · 3.0%
Age groups
50–6422.0%
65–7415.3%
35–4914.0%
75–8413.4%
85 years and over8.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.4%
Households
Any member 66+25.6%
All members 66+19.5%
Other12.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.0%
+ 7 other households · 19.9%
Administrative Information
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Local Authority
Council AreaMid Dorset and North Poole E14001363
Constituency
E14001363Dorset
Police Force
England
Ward
Broadstone
Constituency code
E14001363
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Broadstone
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 004A E01015395
E01015395MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 004 E02003196
E02003196LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Poole 003A E01015395
E01015395MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Poole 003 E02003196
E02003196Urban: 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
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BH18 8DS 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: 28681
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015395 and MSOA E02003196 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BH18 8DS 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 BH18 8DS
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–9FSM 11%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–13FSM 18%
RWM expected
55%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–9FSM 2%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
70%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 6%
Attainment 8
70.2
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 13–18FSM 18%
Attainment 8
46.7
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–18FSM 45%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 7%
Attainment 8
68.5
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–9FSM 7%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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