Around average
IMD England
Around average · 7.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BH23 7AF
Bournemouth
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BH23 7AF
Coordinates
50.7696, -1.7521
Grid reference
SZ175966
Easting
417,576
Northing
96,696
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2WQ69X+R5
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
18154
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 18154 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 BH23 7AF
England & WalesCrime trends · near BH23 7AF
Counts are for Burton & Grange electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
19
YoY +46%
30198
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
17
YoY +70%
20111
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
1370
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.7%
Other White2.9%
+ other · 3.5%
Religion
Christian58.2%
No religion31.2%
Not answered9.0%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
50–6421.6%
65–7417.3%
75–8413.3%
35–4913.1%
85 years and over8.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.2%
Households
Any member 66+20.4%
All members 66+18.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.0%
Other10.1%
+ 6 other households · 24.7%
Administrative Information
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Local Authority
Council AreaChristchurch E14001171
Constituency
E14001171Dorset
Police Force
England
Ward
Burton & Grange
Constituency code
E14001171
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Burton and Winkton
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
Dorset
Sub ICB Location
NHS Dorset ICB - 11J
Cancer Alliance
Wessex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 002C E01020345
E01020345MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 002 E02004236
E02004236LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Christchurch 001C E01020345
E01020345MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Christchurch 001 E02004236
E02004236Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
5:46 AM
Sunrise
6:15 PM
Sunset
12 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:46 AM
Sunset (today)
6:15 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 29 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 BH23 7AF introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 18154
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01020345 and MSOA E02004236 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BH23 7AF 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 BH23 7AF
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
53%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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