Postcode BH17 8DB (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)

Map showing BH17 8DB and nearby postcodes

The postcode BH17 8DB is located in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole It was introduced in February 1990 and is an active postcode. BH17 8DB is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

BH17 8DB is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 2.7 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 BH17 8DB as Hard-pressed living > Industrious communities > Industrious transitions.

The closest road name to BH17 8DB is Chaldon Road which is centered 40 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Dewlish Close and is 145 m away. The closest railway station is Parkstone (Dorset) Rail Station, 3.41 km away.

The closest primary school to BH17 8DB (for ages 11 and under) is Haymoor Junior School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on April 24, 2018. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Magna Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on December 13, 2018 rated this school as Outstanding

The local pub for residents of BH17 8DB is The Haymoor and is 473 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on January 14, 2022. The nearest takeaway food is available from Kingfishers Fish and Chips and is 473 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on October 25, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 111.6 Mbps and an average upload speed of 16.8 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 95.1% 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 1.7 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for BH17 8DB 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 BH17 8DB and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to BH17 8DB, and the approximate distance away.

Chaldon Road 40 m
Radipole Road 167 m
Dewlish Close 208 m
Mapperton Close 238 m
Knowlton Road 260 m
Warmwell Close 261 m
Totmel Road 274 m
Puddletown Crescent 292 m
Sherborn Crescent 297 m
Henbury Close 308 m
Yeatminster Road 321 m
Culliford Crescent 359 m
Canford Heath Road 467 m
Yarrow Road 864 m
Dorset Way 1.57 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode BH17 8DB

Introduction February 1990
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 BH17 8DB - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Ad Astra Infant School Good
(January 18, 2018)
535 m
Magna Academy Outstanding
(December 13, 2018)
639 m
Haymoor Junior School Good
(April 24, 2018)
792 m
Poole Grammar School Good
(January 24, 2018)
1.43 km
Montacute School Good
(April 28, 2017)
1.59 km
Longspee Academy Outstanding
(February 6, 2020)
1.68 km
Canford Heath Infant School 1.68 km
Canford Heath Junior School Good
(December 7, 2017)
1.68 km
St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole Good
(May 3, 2017)
1.78 km
Winchelsea School Good
(October 2, 2019)
1.89 km
Parkstone Grammar School Outstanding
(October 12, 2017)
2.03 km
St Aldhelm's Academy Good
(November 4, 2021)
2.18 km
Livingstone Road Junior School Good
(October 20, 2021)
2.19 km
Broadstone Middle School Good
(December 5, 2019)
2.23 km
Manorside Academy Outstanding
(February 22, 2018)
2.3 km
Hillbourne Primary School 2.31 km
The Lion Works School 2.35 km
Livingstone Road Infant School Good
(November 17, 2021)
2.39 km
Stanley Green Infant Academy Good
(November 15, 2016)
2.48 km
Bearwood Primary and Nursery School Good
(September 18, 2019)
2.56 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from BH17 8DB - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Dorset Funky Fudge Other catering premises Exempt
June 11, 2020
244 m
Canford Cakes Other catering premises Exempt
March 16, 2020
268 m
Arrowedge Limited Retailers - other Exempt
November 13, 2019
473 m
Asda Petrol Station Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
July 5, 2018
473 m
Asda Stores Ltd Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
July 5, 2018
473 m
Cake me Crazy Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 4, 2021
473 m
Canford Heath Children's Centre School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 26, 2019
473 m
Jumping Jellybeans Pre-school Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 5, 2019
473 m
Kingfishers Fish and Chips Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
October 25, 2019
473 m
Martins Retailers - other Exempt
January 21, 2020
473 m
St Pauls Church Hall Other catering premises 5
Very Good
December 16, 2020
473 m
Sue Ryder Retailers - other Exempt
November 21, 2019
473 m
The Haymoor Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 14, 2022
473 m
Ad Astra Infant School School/college/university Exempt
December 3, 2019
535 m
Tiny Explorers Pre-School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 11, 2019
535 m
Dorset Deer Management Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 29, 2022
551 m
Warren's Best Cake and Design Other catering premises Exempt
March 12, 2018
551 m
Magna Academy Kitchen School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 30, 2020
639 m
Littlechocpot Other catering premises Exempt
January 22, 2020
786 m
Buddy Club School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 9, 2020
792 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to BH17 8DB - Data from Apr 2022

Dewlish Close Bus Stop/Station 145 m
Knowlton Road Bus Stop/Station 167 m
Dewlish Close Bus Stop/Station 192 m
Knowlton Road Bus Stop/Station 255 m
Warmwell Close Bus Stop/Station 309 m
Parkstone (Dorset) Rail Station Rail 3.41 km
Branksome Rail Station Rail 4.03 km
Poole Rail Station Rail 4.05 km
Poole Quay Ferry Landing Ferry 4.88 km
Poole Quay Ferry Landing Ferry 4.88 km
Poole Quay Ferry Landing Ferry 4.88 km
Bournemouth International Airport Air 9.36 km
Southampton Airport Air 47.62 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to BH17 8DB - Data from Dec 2021

Lodge Hill Hill Or Mountain 403 m
Parr's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.66 km
Long Coppice Woodland Or Forest 2.16 km
Arrowsmith Coppice Woodland Or Forest 2.26 km
New Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.34 km
Dunyeat's Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.4 km
Hillbourne Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.49 km
Constitution Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.58 km
Pennington Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.62 km
Stoat's Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.64 km
Big Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.65 km
Gravel Hill Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.7 km
Gravel Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.04 km
Butcher's Coppice Woodland Or Forest 3.09 km
Bourne Bottom Valley 3.17 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for BH17 8DB - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 74.5 Mbps 111.6 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 16.8 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 4.8 0.8
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 15 1
30-300 Mbps 4.9% 92.6 16.5
300+ Mbps 95.1% 409.2 36.6

Gas Consumption

60 meters consuming 684,210 kWh - mean 11,404 kWh : median 10,666 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

61 meters consuming 286,430 kWh - mean 4,696 kWh : median 4,189 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for BH17 8DB - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 50.75269400
Longitude -1.96015700
OS Easting 402907
OS Northing 0094789
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
10213
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Dorset

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Electoral Ward Canford Heath
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: Hard-pressed living
Group: Industrious communities
Subgroup: Industrious transitions
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Bournemouth/Poole BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Poole BUASD
Workplace Zone E33048191
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Poole 005
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Poole 005C
Output Area / Small Area 8A1