BH23 6BU
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Property report — BH23 6BU
Open-data due diligence for BH23 6BU and the area around it.
BH23 6BU in brief: medium flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BH23 6BU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BH23 6 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£741,500
Population
4,030
Crimes recorded
11
Schools
2
Flood risk
Medium
Gigabit broadband
31%
Sold-price trend (1995–2025)
Annual sold price in BH23 6, 1995–2025 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2025 is a part year (3 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
No sales recorded on BH23 6BU in the data period. Sold-price history covers HM Land Registry Price Paid; a postcode this size may go several years between sales.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Epiphany School | 1.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Parley First School | 2.0 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Muscliff Primary School | 2.1 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Ferndown First School | 2.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| West Moors Middle School | 2.4 mi | Middle deemed secondary | Good (2022) |
| Ferndown Middle School | 2.4 mi | Middle deemed secondary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: THE BARCELLOS FAMILY PRACTICE (1.7 mi) · JAMES FISHER MEDICAL CENTRE (2.0 mi) · ORCHID HOUSE SURGERY (2.2 mi)
Nearest hospitals: ST LEONARDS HOSPITAL (2.0 mi) · BOURNEMOUTH HOSPITAL CAP (3.1 mi) · ROYAL BOURNEMOUTH HOSPITAL (3.1 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CHURCH OF ST BARNABAS (Grade II) (0.6 mi) · FARMHOUSE AT FIR GROVE FARM (Grade II) (0.8 mi) · MERRITOWN FARM HOUSE (Grade II) (1.0 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: PARLEY CROSS PHARMACY (1.6 mi) · BOOTS (2.0 mi) · ROWLANDS PHARMACY (2.1 mi)
Nearest stations: Pokesdown (4.1 mi) · Bournemouth (4.3 mi) · Christchurch (4.5 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Lidl (1.5 mi) · Lidl (1.9 mi) · Sainsbury's (2.0 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 54
- One-person households
- 29%
- Households with children
- 21%
- Households
- 1,772
Owned 79% · Social rent 6% · Private rent 13%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BH23 6.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BH23 6 (May 24–Apr 26, average 6/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictBH23 | SectorBH23 6 | PostcodeBH23 6BU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £510,205 | £741,500 | — |
| Population | 60,532 | 4,030 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 191 | 11 | — |
| Schools | 21 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Medium |
| Gigabit broadband | 81% | 31% | 0% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 79% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BH23 6); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.