Postcode BH15 2LJ (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)

Map showing BH15 2LJ and nearby postcodes

The postcode BH15 2LJ is located in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole It was introduced in April 1986 and is an active postcode. BH15 2LJ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

BH15 2LJ is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 5.8 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of BH15 2LJ as Urbanites > Ageing urban living > Self-sufficient retirement.

The closest road name to BH15 2LJ is Houlton Road which is centered 120 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Harbour Hill Road and is 134 m away. The closest railway station is Poole Rail Station, 1.13 km away.

The closest primary school to BH15 2LJ (for ages 11 and under) is Longfleet Church of England Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on March 28, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Poole High School. The last OFSTED inspection on November 24, 2016 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of BH15 2LJ is Shah Of Persia and is 184 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on December 4, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from The Fern Sandwich Bar Ltd and is 0 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on November 5, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 173.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 16.7 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 96.3% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.2 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for BH15 2LJ is covered by the Dorset police force association and Bournemouth and Poole Teaching is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to BH15 2LJ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to BH15 2LJ, and the approximate distance away.

Houlton Road 120 m
Brailswood Road 135 m
Fernside Road 148 m
Denby Road 158 m
St Mary's Road 237 m
Bracken Glen 238 m
Jolliffe Avenue 240 m
Jolliffe Road 253 m
Harbour Hill Crescent 261 m
Garland Road 270 m
Linthorpe Road 286 m
Devon Road 288 m
Churchfield Crescent 294 m
Kingston Road 332 m
Longfleet Road 354 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode BH15 2LJ

Introduction April 1986
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from BH15 2LJ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Longfleet Church of England Primary School Good
(March 28, 2019)
230 m
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole Good
(January 31, 2019)
299 m
Ocean Academy Poole Good
(May 23, 2018)
555 m
The Bournemouth and Poole College Good
(January 14, 2022)
642 m
Poole High School Good
(November 24, 2016)
922 m
Oakdale Junior School Good
(May 15, 2019)
976 m
Stanley Green Infant Academy Good
(November 15, 2016)
1.27 km
St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole Good
(May 3, 2017)
1.33 km
Old Town Infant School and Nursery Good
(May 21, 2019)
1.39 km
Longspee Academy Outstanding
(February 6, 2020)
1.59 km
Canford Heath Infant School 1.59 km
Canford Heath Junior School Good
(December 7, 2017)
1.59 km
Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School Good
(June 11, 2019)
1.61 km
Livingstone Road Junior School Good
(October 20, 2021)
2.07 km
Livingstone Road Infant School Good
(November 17, 2021)
2.22 km
Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School 2.44 km
Haymoor Junior School Good
(April 24, 2018)
2.44 km
Courthill Infant School Good
(April 25, 2019)
2.48 km
Parkstone Grammar School Outstanding
(October 12, 2017)
2.52 km
The Cornerstone Academy Good
(January 19, 2017)
2.56 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from BH15 2LJ - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
The Fern Sandwich Bar Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
November 5, 2020
0 m
Little Beans Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
February 12, 2019
166 m
CasperCakes Other catering premises Exempt
April 21, 2020
182 m
Fleetwater Guest House Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house Exempt
March 28, 2019
184 m
Shah Of Persia Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
December 4, 2018
184 m
Longfleet CofE VC Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 11, 2019
230 m
Birds Hill Nursing Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 2, 2020
278 m
Colin's Nest Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 20, 2019
278 m
Moose International Other catering premises Exempt
January 21, 2019
284 m
Maple Convenience Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 16, 2019
297 m
St Mary's Catholic Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 20, 2019
299 m
Landmark Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Exempt
March 12, 2020
308 m
Longfleet United Reformed Other catering premises Exempt
December 5, 2019
308 m
St Mary's Church Hall Other catering premises Exempt
April 25, 2012
308 m
Little Beans Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 15, 2020
349 m
Longfleet Service Station BP Retailers - other 4
Good
November 26, 2019
433 m
Bargain Booze Retailers - other 5
Very Good
December 13, 2019
435 m
Cafe on the Crescent Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 11, 2019
435 m
Delicious Pizza & Kebab Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
February 4, 2020
435 m
Tatnam Fish and Chips Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
April 7, 2022
435 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to BH15 2LJ - Data from Apr 2022

Harbour Hill Road Bus Stop/Station 134 m
Harbour Hill Road Bus Stop/Station 146 m
Garland Road Bus Stop/Station 208 m
Shah of Persia Bus Stop/Station 220 m
Shah of Persia Bus Stop/Station 234 m
Poole Rail Station Rail 1.13 km
Parkstone (Dorset) Rail Station Rail 1.63 km
Hamworthy Rail Station Rail 3.42 km
Poole Quay Ferry Landing Ferry 1.84 km
Poole Quay Ferry Landing Ferry 1.84 km
Poole Quay Ferry Landing Ferry 1.84 km
Bournemouth International Airport Air 11.28 km
Southampton Airport Air 49.74 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to BH15 2LJ - Data from Dec 2021

Constitution Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.29 km
Parr's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.45 km
Parkstone Bay Bay 1.46 km
Weston's Point Wetland 1.66 km
Holes Bay Bay 1.94 km
Parkstone Lake Sea 2.05 km
Blue Lagoon Wetland 2.29 km
Pergins Island Island 2.31 km
Blake Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.39 km
Ham Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.76 km
Boat House Clump Woodland Or Forest 2.95 km
Vineyard Copse Woodland Or Forest 3.05 km
Evening Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.16 km
Seymer's Marsh Wetland 3.21 km
The Grove Woodland Or Forest 3.24 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for BH15 2LJ - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 173.4 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 16.7 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 14.7 1.3
30-300 Mbps 3.7% 114.6 14.2
300+ Mbps 96.3% 527.5 38.3

Gas Consumption

24 meters consuming 338,485 kWh - mean 14,104 kWh : median 14,041 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for BH15 2LJ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 50.72563800
Longitude -1.97086200
OS Easting 402153
OS Northing 0091780
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
22274
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Dorset

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Poole
Electoral Ward Poole Town
Local Authority District Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region / Government Office Region South West
European Electoral Region South West
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Dorset
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E06000058
Travel To Work Area Poole

NHS

NHS England Region South West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Bournemouth and Poole Teaching
Cancer Alliance Wessex
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
South West
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Dorset
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Dorset CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Urbanites
Group: Ageing urban living
Subgroup: Self-sufficient retirement
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Bournemouth/Poole BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Poole BUASD
Workplace Zone E33048233
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Poole 015
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Poole 015B
Output Area / Small Area 5B3