Postcode BH23 3ED (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)

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

BH23 3ED 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 3ED as Hard-pressed living > Hard pressed ageing workers > Renting hard-pressed workers.

The closest road name to BH23 3ED is Somerford Road which is centered 62 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Airfield Way and is 133 m away. The closest railway station is Christchurch Rail Station, 2.34 km away.

The closest primary school to BH23 3ED (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 3ED is The Pantry and is 375 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 159 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on July 10, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 95.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 11.2 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 86% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 95.3% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 4.7% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.5 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 3ED 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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