Least deprived 10%
IMD England
Low · 2.0 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£335,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 4,752 sales
-1.5%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
South West
Region
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.
33247
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 33247 out of 33,755 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 & WalesProperty sales · BH18 8NL
HM Land Registry · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Average price
£392,097
Median price: £335,000
Median -1.5% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 4,752 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '23 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £472,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£725k£570k£415k
Oct '23Oct '24Mar '25Sep '25May '26
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 BH18 8NL
England & WalesCrime trends · near BH18 8NL
Counts are for Broadstone electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
5
YoY -58%
16115
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
5
YoY -50%
18102
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
950
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
7
YoY —
1692
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.1%
Other White2.7%
White & Asian1.3%
+ other · 5.0%
Religion
Christian56.8%
No religion34.9%
Not answered6.5%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
50–6426.3%
65–7415.1%
35–4914.9%
75–8410.9%
10–157.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.5%
Households
Single family household, all members 66+21.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.7%
One person: aged 66+14.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent9.0%
+ 9 other households · 23.7%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 3.8 km straight lineabout 48 min
Poole Rail Station
Rail
- 4.0 km straight lineabout 50 min
Hamworthy Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
- 4.3 km straight lineabout 54 min
Parkstone (Dorset) Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
Bus stops
- 26 m straight lineabout 1 min
Greenhayes
Bus · N-bound · north
- 30 m straight lineabout 1 min
Greenhayes
Bus · S-bound · south
- 119 m straight lineabout 1 min
Steepleton Road
Bus · W-bound · west
- 119 m straight lineabout 1 min
Steepleton Road
Bus · o/s 3 · east
- 160 m straight lineabout 2 min
Okeford Road
Bus · SE-bound · south-east
Coordinates & Location for BH18 8NL
Poole
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BH18 8NL
Coordinates
50.7537, -1.9854
Grid reference
SZ011949
Easting
401,128
Northing
94,902
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2WQ237+FV
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
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 004B E01015396
E01015396MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 004 E02003196
E02003196LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Poole 003B E01015396
E01015396MSOA 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
7:28 AM
Sunrise
6:19 PM
Sunset
10 hours 51 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:28 AM
Sunset (today)
6:19 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 51 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 8NL 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015396 and MSOA E02003196 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 33247
Present — Active
Postcode BH18 8NL 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
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Schools near BH18 8NL
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 6%
Attainment 8
70.2
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–18FSM 45%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
70%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 7%
Attainment 8
68.5
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–13FSM 18%
RWM expected
55%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–9FSM 11%
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 5–16FSM 61%
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