Around average
IMD England
Low · 3.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Coordinates & Location for BH24 1EA
Postcode
BH24 1EA
Coordinates
50.8459, -1.7975
Grid reference
SU143051
Easting
414,355
Northing
105,174
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WR6W3+92
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Ringwood
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.
16917
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16917 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 BH24 1EA
England & WalesCrime trends · near BH24 1EA
Counts are for Ringwood South 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
14
YoY stable
41234
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
10
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.5%
Other White3.6%
+ other · 6.0%
Religion
Christian49.1%
No religion39.4%
Not answered8.3%
Muslim1.6%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
50–6417.9%
35–4916.0%
65–7412.2%
75–8411.6%
25–3411.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.3%
Households
Any member 66+30.4%
Other20.8%
All members 66+9.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children6.1%
+ 7 other households · 26.1%
Administrative Information
New Forest
Local Authority
Council AreaNew Forest West E14001374
Constituency
E14001374Hampshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Ringwood South
Constituency code
E14001374
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Ringwood
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 012D E01023070
E01023070MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
New Forest 012 E02004790
E02004790LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
New Forest 012D E01023070
E01023070MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
New Forest 012 E02004790
E02004790Urban: 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
5:46 AM
Sunrise
6:16 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:46 AM
Sunset (today)
6:16 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 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 BH24 1EA 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: 16917
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023070 and MSOA E02004790 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BH24 1EA 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 BH24 1EA
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 19%
All-throughIndependentOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
6.6
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 18%
Attainment 8
56.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
62%
All-throughStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 5–19FSM 0%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 7%
RWM expected
90%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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