Postcode BH7 6AR (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)

Map showing BH7 6AR and nearby postcodes

The postcode BH7 6AR is located in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. BH7 6AR is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

BH7 6AR is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.6 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 BH7 6AR as Cosmopolitans > Comfortable cosmopolitan > Migrant commuters.

The closest road name to BH7 6AR is Colville Road which is centered 58 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Parkwood Road and is 71 m away. The closest railway station is Pokesdown Rail Station, 297 m away.

The closest primary school to BH7 6AR (for ages 11 and under) is Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 6, 2018. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Bournemouth Collegiate School.

The local pub for residents of BH7 6AR is Stourvale Inn and is 2.48 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on May 14, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from KFC and is 2.56 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on May 21, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 51.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 8.8 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 84.4% 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 1.4 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 BH7 6AR 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 BH7 6AR and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to BH7 6AR, and the approximate distance away.

Colville Road 58 m
Warwick Place 60 m
Queensland Road 71 m
Colville Close 83 m
Colonnade Road 125 m
Warwick Road 131 m
Hannington Road 141 m
Rosebery Road 142 m
Wickham Road 143 m
Colonnade Road West 152 m
Harvey Road 159 m
St James's Square 168 m
Pauncefote Road 194 m
York Place 198 m
Somerset Road 220 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode BH7 6AR

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 BH7 6AR - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Good
(November 6, 2018)
198 m
St James' Church of England Primary Academy Good
(June 27, 2017)
449 m
Pokesdown Community Primary School 497 m
Bournemouth Collegiate School 653 m
King's Park Academy Good
(April 25, 2018)
710 m
Avonwood Primary School 942 m
Avonbourne Girls Academy Good
(June 15, 2017)
1.02 km
Avonbourne Boys' Academy 1.07 km
Tregonwell Academy Outstanding
(December 12, 2017)
1.27 km
St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School Good
(November 29, 2017)
1.39 km
Stourfield Junior School Good
(January 9, 2020)
1.46 km
Park School 1.51 km
Stourfield Infant School Requires improvement
(October 21, 2021)
1.56 km
Bethany Church of England Junior School Requires improvement
(June 7, 2018)
1.59 km
Connie Rothman Learning Centre Requires improvement
(October 21, 2021)
2.27 km
Malmesbury Park Primary School Good
(January 9, 2018)
2.36 km
Jewell Academy Bournemouth Outstanding
(June 25, 2015)
2.5 km
The Bishop of Winchester Academy Good
(March 29, 2017)
2.52 km
St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School Good
(September 14, 2017)
2.62 km
Linwood School Outstanding
(January 11, 2018)
2.81 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from BH7 6AR - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Stourvale Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 14, 2019
2.48 km
Tesco Petrol Barrack Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
November 20, 2018
2.48 km
Brunch Bar Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
May 9, 2018
2.49 km
Brunchie Bar Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
March 16, 2022
2.49 km
Touchwood Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
November 13, 2019
2.49 km
Fairmile Grange Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 13, 2019
2.52 km
Brook House Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
August 29, 2017
2.54 km
Brook House Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
August 29, 2017
2.54 km
Dragon Palace Farmers/growers 5
Very Good
February 19, 2020
2.54 km
Christchurch Spiritualist Church Other catering premises 4
Good
March 10, 2020
2.56 km
KFC Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
May 21, 2018
2.56 km
The Laurels Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 2
Needs Improvement
March 1, 2022
2.62 km
Grove Mini Market Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
August 21, 2019
2.63 km
Grove News Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 23, 2019
2.63 km
Pizza Baracca Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 4, 2020
2.63 km
The Pantry Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 14, 2021
2.63 km
Papa John's Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 25, 2021
2.64 km
Adrianos Gelato Mobile caterer Awaiting Inspection
2.68 km
Homelands Lunch Club Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 16, 2018
2.7 km
Charcoal Chicken Company Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
October 31, 2019
2.7 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to BH7 6AR - Data from Apr 2022

Parkwood Road Bus Stop/Station 71 m
Hannington Road Bus Stop/Station 124 m
Hannington Road Bus Stop/Station 124 m
Parkwood Road Bus Stop/Station 215 m
Pokesdown Station Bus Stop/Station 254 m
Pokesdown Rail Station Rail 297 m
Bournemouth Rail Station Rail 2.56 km
Christchurch Rail Station Rail 3.26 km
Tuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing Ferry 2.69 km
Tea Gardens Ferry Landing Ferry 2.69 km
Tuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing Ferry 2.69 km
Bournemouth International Airport Air 5.35 km
Southampton Airport Air 41.12 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to BH7 6AR - Data from Dec 2021

Honeycombe Chine Valley 1.23 km
Grove Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.87 km
Horseshoe Common Woodland Or Forest 3.27 km
Meyrick Park Woodland Or Forest 3.88 km
Blackwater Firs Woodland Or Forest 4.07 km
Quomp Copse Woodland Or Forest 4.15 km
St Catherine's Hill Hill Or Mountain 4.19 km
Blackwater Hill Hill Or Mountain 4.19 km
Coward's Marsh Wetland 4.3 km
Berry Hill Hill Or Mountain 4.37 km
Ramsdown Plantation Woodland Or Forest 4.42 km
Mill Copse Woodland Or Forest 4.55 km
Grimbury Marsh Wetland 4.56 km
The Arboretum Woodland Or Forest 4.59 km
Durley Chine Valley 4.67 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for BH7 6AR - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 40.5 Mbps 51.2 Mbps 107 Mbps
Upload 9.9 Mbps 8.8 Mbps 20 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% 17 1.2
30-300 Mbps 15.6% 66.8 12.3
300+ Mbps 84.4% - -

Gas Consumption

22 meters consuming 206,839 kWh - mean 9,402 kWh : median 6,086 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

32 meters consuming 124,351 kWh - mean 3,886 kWh : median 2,882 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for BH7 6AR - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 50.72940800
Longitude -1.82838800
OS Easting 412208
OS Northing 0092214
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
6147
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Dorset

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Bournemouth East
Electoral Ward Boscombe East & Pokesdown
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)
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: Cosmopolitans
Group: Comfortable cosmopolitan
Subgroup: Migrant commuters
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Bournemouth/Poole BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Bournemouth BUASD
Workplace Zone E33048132
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Bournemouth 016
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Bournemouth 016B
Output Area / Small Area 2C2