Low deprivation
IMD England
Low · 3.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£182,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BH24 1FA
Postcode
BH24 1FA
Coordinates
50.8421, -1.7830
Grid reference
SU153047
Easting
415,378
Northing
104,755
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WR6R8+RR
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.
26086
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 26086 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 & WalesProperty sales · BH24 1FA
HM Land Registry · New Forest
Average price
£209,400
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £182,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jan '25 – Jun '26Jun '26: 1 sales · avg £176,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£323k£250k£177k
Jan '25Mar '25Apr '25Aug '25Jun '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 BH24 1FA
England & WalesCrime trends · near BH24 1FA
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.92.7%
Other White2.4%
+ other · 4.9%
Religion
Christian51.6%
No religion40.7%
Not answered6.9%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
35–4918.5%
50–6416.2%
25–3414.1%
65–7411.2%
75–849.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.6%
Households
Any member 66+18.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.0%
All members 66+12.4%
Other11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.3%
+ 7 other households · 34.0%
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 012C E01023069
E01023069MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
New Forest 012 E02004790
E02004790LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
New Forest 012C E01023069
E01023069MSOA 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
6:03 AM
Sunrise
5:51 PM
Sunset
11 hours 48 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:03 AM
Sunset (today)
5:51 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 48 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 1991
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~35 years
Active Duration
1991 -> PresentSeptember 1991 — Introduced
Postcode BH24 1FA 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: 26086
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023069 and MSOA E02004790 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BH24 1FA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 1991
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~35 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BH24 1FA
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 19%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 18%
Attainment 8
56.2
All-throughIndependentOut of boroughMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
6.6
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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