Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)
Travel to Work
Bournemouth
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.
27141
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 27141 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.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,275
White Brit.91.7%
Other White4.1%
+ other · 4.2%
Religion
Total residents: 1,280
Christian53.2%
No religion37.0%
Not answered6.7%
Muslim1.5%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,283
50–6421.6%
35–4919.0%
65–7414.6%
10–159.0%
75–848.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.0%
Households
Total households: 527
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.6%
All members 66+16.1%
Any member 66+15.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.6%
Other9.5%
+ 7 other households · 30.0%
Administrative Information
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Local Authority
Council Area
Christchurch E14001171
Constituency
E14001171
Dorset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Commons
Constituency code
E14001171
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Christchurch
International Territorial Level
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
Wessex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South West
NHS Region
South West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Dorset
Sub ICB Location
NHS Dorset ICB - 11J
Cancer Alliance
Wessex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 014A E01020351
E01020351
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 014 E02004237
E02004237
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Christchurch 002A E01020351
E01020351
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Christchurch 002 E02004237
E02004237
Urban: 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
4:24 AM
Sunrise
7:42 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:24 AM
Sunset (today)
7:42 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BH23 2AY 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: 27141
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01020351 and MSOA E02004237 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BH23 2AY 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
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