BH23 8DZ

POSTCODE

BH23 8DZ is a postcode in Bransgore, Burley, Sopley & Ringwood East.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
50.7990, -1.7152
OS grid SZ201999 (420,164, 99,973)
IMD England
5/10
#14897
Crime · Aug '26
Low · 2.8 per 1k
MoM -39% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C2WQ7XM+HW
Most deprived 40⁠–⁠50%
IMD England
Low · 2.8 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£385,000
Median property price · Sep 2025⁠–⁠Aug 2026 · 2,167 sales
+1.3%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
South East
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.
14897
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14897 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 & Wales
Property sales · BH23 8DZ
HM Land Registry · New Forest
Average price
£458,704
Median price: £385,000
Median +1.3% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,167 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Dec '24 – Jan '26Jan '26: 1 sales · avg £760,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£760k£618k£475k
Dec '24Jan '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 BH23 8DZ

England & Wales
Crime trends · near BH23 8DZ

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 year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
3
YoY -85%
20123
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
2
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
840
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
10
YoY —
1581
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

1 of 6 key categories improving

19
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,187
White Brit.92.7%
Other White3.2%
Gypsy / Trav.1.9%
+ other · 2.3%

Religion

Total residents: 1,187
Christian53.7%
No religion37.5%
Not answered7.7%
+ other · 1.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,188
50–6426.6%
65–7416.9%
35–4915.3%
75–848.6%
25–346.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.3%

Households

Total households: 512
Married or civil partnership couple: No children17.2%
Single family household, all members 66+16.4%
One person: aged 66+14.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.5%
One person: other9.6%
+ 9 other households · 30.5%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Hinton Admiral Rail Station

    Rail · Entrance

    5.2 km straight lineabout 64 min
  • New Milton Rail Station

    Rail · Entrance

    6.3 km straight lineabout 78 min
  • Sway Rail Station

    Rail · Entrance

    7.6 km straight lineabout 95 min

Bus stops

  • School Road

    Bus · NW-bound · north-west

    56 m straight lineabout 1 min
  • School Road

    Bus · SE-bound · south-east

    59 m straight lineabout 1 min
  • Thorney Hill Crossroads

    Bus · adj · south-east

    201 m straight lineabout 3 min
  • Thorney Hill Crossroads

    Bus · nr · south-west

    218 m straight lineabout 3 min
  • Thorney Hill Crossroads

    Bus · NE-bound · north-east

    231 m straight lineabout 3 min

Coordinates & Location for BH23 8DZ

England
Country
New Forest
Local Authority
Hampshire
Bransgore, Burley, Sopley & Ringwood East
Ward
Bournemouth
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BH23 8DZ
Coordinates
50.7990, -1.7152
Grid reference
SZ201999
Easting
420,164
Northing
99,973
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WQ7XM+HW
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Thorney Hill
Travel to Work
Bournemouth
ITL Region
New Forest
National Park
New Forest

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

Administrative Information

New Forest
Local Authority
Council Area
New Forest West E14001374
Constituency
E14001374
Hampshire
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 England
Wessex
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
E01022996
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
New Forest 016 E02004794
E02004794
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
New Forest 016C E01022996
E01022996
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
New Forest 016 E02004794
E02004794
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1

Sun & Time Information

7:37 AM6:05 PM
7:37 AM
Sunrise
6:05 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:37 AM
Sunset (today)
6:05 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 8DZ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01022996 and MSOA E02004794 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 14897
Present — Active
Postcode BH23 8DZ 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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