Low deprivation
IMD England
Low · 0.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BH24 1FF
Bournemouth
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BH24 1FF
Coordinates
50.8522, -1.7712
Grid reference
SU162058
Easting
416,202
Northing
105,880
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WV62H+VG
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.
25945
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 25945 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near BH24 1FF
England & WalesCrime trends · near BH24 1FF
Counts are for Ringwood North & Ellingham 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
0
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.9%
Other White1.6%
+ other · 2.6%
Religion
No religion47.9%
Christian46.6%
Not answered4.5%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
50–6422.2%
35–4918.4%
65–7411.3%
25–3410.4%
10–158.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.8%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.7%
All members 66+12.2%
Any member 66+11.1%
Other8.5%
+ 8 other households · 37.6%
Administrative Information
New Forest
Local Authority
Council AreaNew Forest West E14001374
Constituency
E14001374Hampshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Ringwood North & Ellingham
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 010C E01023064
E01023064MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
New Forest 010 E02004788
E02004788LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
New Forest 010C E01023064
E01023064MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
New Forest 010 E02004788
E02004788Urban: 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
January 1993
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~33 years
Active Duration
1993 -> PresentJanuary 1993 — Introduced
Postcode BH24 1FF 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: 25945
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023064 and MSOA E02004788 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BH24 1FF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1993
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~33 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BH24 1FF
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–7FSM 20%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 18%
Attainment 8
56.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 19%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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