Among the least deprived
IMD England
27
Crime · May '26
£242,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for BH6 3LJ
Bournemouth
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
BH6 3LJ
Coordinates
50.7257, -1.8093
Grid reference
SZ135918
Easting
413,553
Northing
91,808
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2WP5GR+77
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Bournemouth
Travel to Work
Bournemouth
ITL Region
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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.
26726
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 26726 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)
Property sales · BH6 3LJ
HM Land Registry · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Average price
£242,500
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £242,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jan '25 – Apr '25Apr '25: 1 sales · avg £215,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£270k£243k£215k
Jan '25Apr '25
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Police Recorded Crime near BH6 3LJ
Crime trends · near BH6 3LJ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
18126
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY -50%
ASB
19112
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY +10%
Vehicle Crime
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -60%
Burglary
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY stable
Criminal damage
431
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -75%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.6%
Other White5.6%
+ other · 4.8%
Religion
Christian55.5%
No religion36.7%
Not answered6.3%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
35–4920.9%
50–6420.6%
65–7415.3%
25–347.6%
75–847.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.6%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.7%
Any member 66+16.5%
All members 66+13.9%
Other9.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.8%
+ 7 other households · 30.2%
Administrative Information
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Local Authority
Council AreaBournemouth East E14001115
Constituency
E14001115Dorset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
West Southbourne
Constituency code
E14001115
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandWessex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South West
NHS Region
South West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Bournemouth and Poole Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS Dorset ICB - 11J
Cancer Alliance
Wessex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 036C E01015364
E01015364MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 036 E02003189
E02003189LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bournemouth 018C E01015364
E01015364MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bournemouth 018 E02003189
E02003189Urban: 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
4:06 AM
Sunrise
8:18 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:06 AM
Sunset (today)
8:18 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 BH6 3LJ 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: 26726
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015364 and MSOA E02003189 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BH6 3LJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BH6 3LJ
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Pokesdown Community Primary School
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH5 2AS
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Stourfield Infant School
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH6 5JS
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7
Stourfield Junior School
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH6 5JG
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Bournemouth Collegiate School
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH5 2DY
0.7 mi
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 11–19
St James' Church of England Primary Academy
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH7 6DW
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH6 4AH
Good
0.8 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–18
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH5 2BX
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Avonbourne Girls Academy
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH7 6NY
Not judged
1.2 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19
Avonwood Primary School
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH7 6NB
Outstanding
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Tregonwell Academy
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH7 6QP
Outstanding
1.2 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–16
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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