Postcode BH8 9QA (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)

Map showing BH8 9QA and nearby postcodes

The postcode BH8 9QA is located in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. BH8 9QA is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

BH8 9QA is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 3.2 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 BH8 9QA as Constrained city dwellers > Challenged diversity > Multi-ethnic hardship.

The closest road name to BH8 9QA is Curlew Road which is centered 89 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Bournemouth School for Girls and is 61 m away. The closest railway station is Bournemouth Rail Station, 2.77 km away.

The closest primary school to BH8 9QA (for ages 11 and under) is Queen's Park Academy. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Outstanding on June 18, 2014. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Bournemouth School for Girls. The last OFSTED inspection on October 11, 2012 rated this school as Outstanding

The local pub for residents of BH8 9QA is The Crown and is 2.8 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on August 10, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Champion Pizza and is 2.61 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on May 4, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 102 Mbps and an average upload speed of 10.2 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% 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 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 BH8 9QA 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 BH8 9QA and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to BH8 9QA, and the approximate distance away.

Curlew Road 89 m
Mallard Road 140 m
Castle Lane West 143 m
Whitsbury Close 256 m
Mill Road (South) 272 m
Copythorne Close 277 m
Tytherley Green 288 m
Castle Gate Close 293 m
Seagull Road 327 m
East Way 338 m
Landford Way 392 m
A3060 602 m
Throop Road 1.35 km
Wessex Way 2.54 km
B3073 4.22 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode BH8 9QA

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 BH8 9QA - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Bournemouth School for Girls Outstanding
(October 11, 2012)
193 m
The Bishop of Winchester Academy Good
(March 29, 2017)
306 m
Bournemouth School Outstanding
(September 14, 2011)
614 m
Queen's Park Academy Outstanding
(June 18, 2014)
661 m
Queen's Park Infant Academy Good
(March 27, 2018)
661 m
St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School Good
(January 16, 2020)
946 m
Muscliff Primary School Good
(October 2, 2018)
1.07 km
Jewell Academy Bournemouth Outstanding
(June 25, 2015)
1.51 km
Park School 1.52 km
The Epiphany School Good
(January 18, 2018)
1.59 km
St Luke's Church of England Primary School Good
(June 5, 2018)
1.79 km
Linwood School Outstanding
(January 11, 2018)
1.84 km
Avonwood Primary School 2.05 km
Avonbourne Boys' Academy 2.06 km
Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School Good
(January 17, 2018)
2.06 km
Avonbourne Girls Academy Good
(June 15, 2017)
2.07 km
Tregonwell Academy Outstanding
(December 12, 2017)
2.16 km
Malmesbury Park Primary School Good
(January 9, 2018)
2.26 km
King's Park Academy Good
(April 25, 2018)
2.3 km
Winton Primary School Good
(June 7, 2018)
2.31 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from BH8 9QA - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Mighty Oaks Day Nursery & Pre-School School/college/university 5
Very Good
August 13, 2019
2.14 km
Redhill News & Convenience Store Retailers - other 4
Good
May 16, 2018
2.35 km
Heronshaw Guest House Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
December 17, 2019
2.51 km
The Dorset Smokery Manufacturers/packers Exempt
February 24, 2021
2.51 km
Hill View Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 1, 2018
2.57 km
Champion Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
May 4, 2021
2.61 km
China Town Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
January 23, 2020
2.61 km
Ensbury Wine Retailers - other Exempt
March 5, 2020
2.61 km
Co-op Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
October 11, 2018
2.62 km
Coffee Cave Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
November 29, 2018
2.62 km
Hill View Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 10, 2020
2.63 km
Redhill Post Office Retailers - other Exempt
September 12, 2018
2.63 km
Rowlands Pharmacy Ltd Retailers - other Exempt
April 21, 2017
2.63 km
Vinnies Fish and Chips Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 24, 2022
2.63 km
Taste of Hong Kong Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
October 19, 2020
2.71 km
Banging Bapz Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 7, 2021
2.74 km
Peter Pan Pre School School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 1, 2017
2.76 km
St Thomas Community Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 28, 2019
2.76 km
Glenmoor And Winton Academy School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 9, 2020
2.78 km
The Crown Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 10, 2021
2.8 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to BH8 9QA - Data from Apr 2022

Bournemouth School for Girls Bus Stop/Station 61 m
East Way Bus Stop/Station 124 m
Mallard Road Bus Stop/Station 212 m
Mill Road Bus Stop/Station 217 m
Bournemouth School For Girls Bus Stop/Station 237 m
Bournemouth Rail Station Rail 2.77 km
Pokesdown Rail Station Rail 2.78 km
Christchurch Rail Station Rail 4.83 km
Tuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing Ferry 4.81 km
Tuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing Ferry 4.81 km
Tea Gardens Ferry Landing Ferry 4.81 km
Bournemouth International Airport Air 3.24 km
Southampton Airport Air 41.04 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to BH8 9QA - Data from Dec 2021

Berry Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.74 km
The Arboretum Woodland Or Forest 1.81 km
Merritown Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.58 km
Vernold's Coppice Woodland Or Forest 2.69 km
Mill Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.84 km
Quomp Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.87 km
Grove Copse Woodland Or Forest 3.19 km
Ramsdown Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.23 km
Meyrick Park Woodland Or Forest 3.27 km
Horseshoe Common Woodland Or Forest 3.34 km
Honeycombe Chine Valley 3.37 km
Blackwater Firs Woodland Or Forest 3.4 km
Blackwater Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.42 km
Troublefield Copse Woodland Or Forest 3.57 km
Sopley Common Woodland Or Forest 3.81 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for BH8 9QA - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 102 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 10.2 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 7.5 0.8
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 11.8 0.5
30-300 Mbps 0% 149 14.7
300+ Mbps 100% 331 36

Gas Consumption

28 meters consuming 182,558 kWh - mean 6,520 kWh : median 5,404 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

34 meters consuming 119,891 kWh - mean 3,526 kWh : median 2,720 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for BH8 9QA - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 50.75036500
Longitude -1.85019100
OS Easting 410665
OS Northing 0094540
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
12378
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Dorset

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Bournemouth East
Electoral Ward Muscliff & Strouden Park
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: Constrained city dwellers
Group: Challenged diversity
Subgroup: Multi-ethnic hardship
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Bournemouth/Poole BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Bournemouth BUASD
Workplace Zone E33048093
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Bournemouth 008
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Bournemouth 008B
Output Area / Small Area 7A3