BH12 postcode district

Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole · 748 postcodes

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The average home in Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole sold for £310,094 in the latest House Price Index, down 1.9% on a year earlier. Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, police record 88 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 92.

From the middle of the BH12 district, the nearest primary school is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole, 0.2 mi away, about a 3 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest secondary is St Aldhelm's Academy, 0.4 mi away, about a 9 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is The Rosemary Health Ctr, 0.9 mi away, about a 17 minute walk.

Branksome station is 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk; the nearest park is 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk.

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Schools nearby

Primary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, PoolePrimary · Academy converter · ages 4–11

Ofsted: GoodInspected 18 Oct 2022 · Report

0.2 mi

The Quay SchoolAcademy alternative provision converter · ages 5–18

OfstedInspected 29 Apr 2025 · Report

Quality of educationOutstandingBehaviour and attitudesOutstandingPersonal developmentOutstandingLeadership and managementOutstanding

0.2 mi

Heatherlands Primary SchoolPrimary · Academy converter · ages 4–11 · Ofsted reports

0.4 mi

Manorside AcademyPrimary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3–11

OfstedInspected 8 Jul 2025 · Report

Quality of educationGoodBehaviour and attitudesGoodPersonal developmentGoodLeadership and managementGood

0.6 mi

Livingstone Road Junior SchoolPrimary · Academy sponsor led · ages 7–11

Ofsted report cardInspected 13 Jan 2026 · Safeguarding met · Report

InclusionExpected standardCurriculum and teachingNeeds attentionAchievementNeeds attentionAttendance and behaviourExpected standardPersonal development and wellbeingExpected standardLeadership and governanceExpected standard

0.7 mi

Secondary

The Quay SchoolAcademy alternative provision converter · ages 5–18

OfstedInspected 29 Apr 2025 · Report

Quality of educationOutstandingBehaviour and attitudesOutstandingPersonal developmentOutstandingLeadership and managementOutstanding

0.2 mi

St Aldhelm's AcademySecondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11–16

Ofsted report cardInspected 10 Mar 2026 · Safeguarding met

Nursery, special and other

Kings BournemouthOther independent school · ages 14–25

2.3 mi

Source: Department for Education · Get Information About Schools · Ofsted. Distances are straight-line. Schools teaching both age ranges appear in both lists and in amber on the map. Since November 2025 Ofsted gives report cards with grades for each area instead of one overall grade; from September 2024 there was no overall grade. Independent schools inspected by ISI aren't covered. Living close to a school does not guarantee a place; check admissions with the council.

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Train stations

Branksome

0.8 mi · 16 min walk

Parkstone (Dorset)

1.3 mi

Poole

2.7 mi

Bournemouth

2.9 mi

Source: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Straight-line distances; walking times assume about 5 km/h.

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Parks and green spaces

0.3 mito the nearest park

2parks within a 10 minute walk

36hectares of park within a 10 minute walk

Sports groundunder 0.1 hectares

70 m · 1 min walk

Playing field (3 nearby)nearest 1.3 hectares

80 m · 1 min walk

Play area (2 nearby)nearest 0.2 hectares

100 m · 1 min walk

Park or garden (3 nearby)nearest 0.1 hectares

0.3 mi · 6 min walk

Alder Farm AllotmentsAllotments or community garden · 1.5 hectares

0.3 mi · 6 min walk

Play area (5 nearby)nearest 0.1 hectares

0.3 mi · 6 min walk

Playing field4.6 hectares

0.4 mi · 7 min walk

Rossmore Leisure CentreSports ground · 6.7 hectares

0.4 mi · 9 min walk

Turners NurseryPark or garden · 2.8 hectares

0.5 mi · 11 min walk

Park or garden (2 nearby)nearest 1.0 hectares

0.6 mi · 12 min walk

Sports ground (2 nearby)nearest 0.3 hectares

0.6 mi · 12 min walk

Playing field0.6 hectares

0.6 mi · 12 min walk

Source: OS Open Greenspace (Ordnance Survey). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right. Public parks, playing fields, play areas, allotments and sports grounds within 1 mile, measured in a straight line to the nearest way in. Some sports grounds and allotments are for members only.

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Questions about the BH12 district

What is the crime rate in the BH12 district?

Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, police record 88 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 92. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.

How much do houses cost in the BH12 district?

The average home in Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole sold for £310,094 in the latest House Price Index, down 1.9% on a year earlier. By type: detached £551,316, semi-detached £356,748, terraced £292,369, flats £196,471. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.

What schools are near the BH12 district?

The nearest primary school is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole, 0.2 mi away, about a 3 minute walk (Ofsted: good). The nearest secondary school is St Aldhelm's Academy, 0.4 mi away, about a 9 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.

Where is the nearest train station to the BH12 district?

Branksome is 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk.

What is the average household income in the BH12 district?

The ONS estimates average household income of £44,141 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.

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