Around average
IMD England
Low · 3.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Coordinates & Location for BH23 7EB
Bournemouth
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BH23 7EB
Coordinates
50.7659, -1.6880
Grid reference
SZ220963
Easting
422,098
Northing
96,301
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WQ886+8Q
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Bournemouth
ITL Region
New Forest
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.
14897
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14897 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 7EB
England & WalesCrime trends · near BH23 7EB
Counts are for Bransgore, Burley, Sopley & Ringwood East 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
8
YoY —
22133
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
2
YoY —
641
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
951
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
8
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.7%
Other White3.2%
Gypsy / Trav.1.9%
+ other · 2.3%
Religion
Christian53.7%
No religion37.5%
Not answered7.7%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
50–6426.6%
65–7416.8%
35–4915.3%
75–848.6%
25–346.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.4%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children17.1%
All members 66+16.5%
Any member 66+14.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.3%
Other9.5%
+ 7 other households · 30.7%
Administrative Information
New Forest
Local Authority
Council AreaNew Forest West E14001374
Constituency
E14001374Hampshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Bransgore, Burley, Sopley & Ringwood East
Constituency code
E14001374
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Bransgore
International Territorial Level
New Forest
Health & NHS
South Central
Health Authority
Serving Hampshire
NHS EnglandWessex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South Central
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Hampshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB - D9Y0V
Cancer Alliance
Wessex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
New Forest 016C E01022996
E01022996MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
New Forest 016 E02004794
E02004794LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
New Forest 016C E01022996
E01022996MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
New Forest 016 E02004794
E02004794Smaller 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 7EB 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: 14897
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01022996 and MSOA E02004794 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BH23 7EB 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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