Postcode BH23 3DW (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)

Map showing BH23 3DW and nearby postcodes

The postcode BH23 3DW is located in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. BH23 3DW is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

BH23 3DW is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.3 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 BH23 3DW as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Young hard-pressed families.

The closest road name to BH23 3DW is Druitt Road which is centered 34 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Hunt Road Shop and is 151 m away. The closest railway station is Christchurch Rail Station, 2.31 km away.

The closest primary school to BH23 3DW (for ages 11 and under) is Somerford Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 17, 2021.

The local pub for residents of BH23 3DW is The Pantry and is 453 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on June 19, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from McDonalds and is 343 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on July 10, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 87.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 10.4 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 92.3% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 92.3% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 7.7% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.6 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for BH23 3DW is covered by the Dorset police force association and Dorset is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to BH23 3DW and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to BH23 3DW, and the approximate distance away.

Druitt Road 34 m
Southey Road 162 m
St Marys Close 172 m
Hunt Road 175 m
Priors Mews 179 m
Amethyst Road 223 m
Scott's Green 226 m
Somerford Road 247 m
Jade Close 248 m
Marmion Green 259 m
Charles Road 296 m
Everest Road 313 m
Edward Road 340 m
Dorset Road 352 m
Pennant Way 358 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode BH23 3DW

Introduction January 1980
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 BH23 3DW - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
The Grange School Good
(December 1, 2021)
261 m
Somerford Primary School Good
(November 17, 2021)
324 m
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch Good
(September 12, 2018)
551 m
Mudeford Junior School Outstanding
(October 9, 2008)
820 m
Mudeford Community Infants' School Good
(September 20, 2018)
904 m
The Priory Church of England Primary School Good
(February 3, 2022)
2.07 km
Highcliffe School Good
(November 1, 2017)
2.18 km
Burton Church of England Primary School Good
(February 25, 2016)
2.23 km
Twynham School Outstanding
(April 26, 2013)
2.29 km
Christchurch Junior School 2.31 km
Christchurch Infant School Outstanding
(May 9, 2014)
2.35 km
Twynham Primary School Good
(May 1, 2019)
2.59 km
St Katharine's Church of England Primary School Good
(June 20, 2017)
2.79 km
Highcliffe St Mark Primary School Good
(July 18, 2018)
3.38 km
The Stable School Good
(March 12, 2020)
3.38 km
St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School Good
(September 14, 2017)
3.48 km
Connie Rothman Learning Centre Requires improvement
(October 21, 2021)
3.96 km
Stourfield Infant School Requires improvement
(October 21, 2021)
4.01 km
Stourfield Junior School Good
(January 9, 2020)
4.12 km
Bransgore Church of England Primary School 4.36 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from BH23 3DW - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Somerford A R C Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 8, 2020
108 m
Full of Beans Other catering premises 5
Very Good
September 1, 2017
184 m
One Stop Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 25, 2018
213 m
Tom Thumbs Daycare Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 16, 2018
233 m
The Grange Comprehensive School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 11, 2020
261 m
High Cross Church Other catering premises Exempt
December 5, 2019
264 m
Christchurch Soup Kitchen Other catering premises 5
Very Good
April 17, 2018
301 m
Somerford Primary Community School & Nursery School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 2, 2018
324 m
McDonalds Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
July 10, 2019
343 m
TK Maxx Retailers - other Exempt
May 8, 2017
384 m
20th Christchurch (Somerford) Scout Group Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
September 8, 2019
413 m
Christchurch SF Connect - BP Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 12, 2017
417 m
Domino's Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 15, 2019
417 m
Lidl Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 4, 2019
417 m
CAYP Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 5, 2020
453 m
Sara's Homemade Treats Retailers - other Awaiting Inspection
453 m
The Pantry Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
June 19, 2018
453 m
The People's Pantry Distributors/Transporters 5
Very Good
March 5, 2020
453 m
Browns Fish & Chips (Mobile) Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
October 22, 2020
506 m
Browns Fish and Chips Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 8, 2020
506 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to BH23 3DW - Data from Apr 2022

Hunt Road Shop Bus Stop/Station 151 m
Hunt Road Shop Bus Stop/Station 168 m
Hilliary Road Bus Stop/Station 277 m
Airfield Way Bus Stop/Station 291 m
Airfield Way Bus Stop/Station 304 m
Christchurch Rail Station Rail 2.31 km
Hinton Admiral Rail Station Rail 2.96 km
Mudeford Quay Ferry Landing Ferry 2.05 km
Mudeford Quay Ferry Landing Ferry 2.05 km
Mudeford Quay Ferry Landing Ferry 2.07 km
Bournemouth International Airport Air 7.01 km
Southampton Airport Air 36.08 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to BH23 3DW - Data from Dec 2021

Mudeford Wood Woodland Or Forest 808 m
Shelley Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.77 km
Grimbury Marsh Wetland 1.79 km
Roeshot Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.92 km
Blackberry Point Island 1.99 km
Burton Rough Woodland Or Forest 2.01 km
Roeshot Belt Woodland Or Forest 2.23 km
Steamer Point Woodland Woodland Or Forest 2.24 km
Donkey Bottom Valley 2.37 km
Lily Pond Inland Water 2.8 km
Warren Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.89 km
Coward's Marsh Wetland 2.93 km
Lower Allensworth Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.07 km
Allensworth Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.18 km
Cat Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.44 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for BH23 3DW - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 78.1 Mbps 87.3 Mbps 460 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 10.4 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 5.8 0.8
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 7.7% 14.4 2.9
30-300 Mbps 0% 117.2 14.6
300+ Mbps 92.3% 460 36

Gas Consumption

38 meters consuming 394,661 kWh - mean 10,386 kWh : median 9,590 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

40 meters consuming 138,434 kWh - mean 3,461 kWh : median 2,862 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for BH23 3DW - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 50.74113300
Longitude -1.75197900
OS Easting 417597
OS Northing 0093532
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
4989
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Dorset

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Christchurch
Electoral Ward Burton & Grange
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 Bournemouth

NHS

NHS England Region South West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Dorset
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: Migration and churn
Subgroup: Young hard-pressed families
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Bournemouth/Poole BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Christchurch BUASD
Workplace Zone E33049362
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Christchurch 005
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Christchurch 005C
Output Area / Small Area 8D1