BH10 postcode area guide — Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BH10 postcode district in Bournemouth — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BH10
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
93.3%
Gigabit-capable
93.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BH10 postcode district (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 511 postcodes Ofcom measures in BH10, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 93.3%.
Around 0% of premises in BH10 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in BH10
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BH10 4AA | 100% | 100% |
| BH10 4AB | 100% | 100% |
| BH10 4AD | 100% | 100% |
| BH10 4AE | 100% | 100% |
| BH10 4AF | 100% | 100% |
| BH10 4AG | 100% | 100% |
| BH10 4AH | 100% | 100% |
| BH10 4AJ | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| BH10 4AL | 100% | 100% |
| BH10 4AN | 100% | 100% |
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Crime in BH10
Police recorded 233 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BH10 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 70 | 30.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 59 | 25.3% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 24 | 10.3% |
| Public order | 20 | 8.6% |
| Shoplifting | 20 | 8.6% |
| Burglary | 10 | 4.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 10 | 4.3% |
| Drugs | 7 | 3.0% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in BH10
Based on 208 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BH10 is £350,000, up 5.3% on the previous year (£332,500).
Detached
£390,000
132 sales
Semi-detached
£330,000
30 sales
Terraced
£295,000
13 sales
Flat / maisonette
£190,000
24 sales
Latest recorded sales in BH10
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | £165,000 | Flat | Coombe Avenue | BH10 5AB |
| 19 May 2026 | £380,000 | Detached | Charles Gardens | BH10 5EH |
| 15 May 2026 | £430,000 | Detached | Romney Road | BH10 6JR |
| 11 May 2026 | £285,000 | Detached | Columbia Road | BH10 4EG |
| 8 May 2026 | £220,000 | Flat | Wimborne Road | BH10 7AQ |
| 6 May 2026 | £450,000 | Detached | Headswell Avenue | BH10 6JX |
| 6 May 2026 | £398,000 | Semi-detached | Deanscroft Road | BH10 6JP |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £300,000 | Detached | Timothy Close | BH10 5PB |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £347,000 | Detached | Brierley Road | BH10 6EB |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £228,000 | Flat | Alton Road | BH10 4AF |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Schools in and around BH10
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bourne Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 958 | BH10 5HS |
| Winton Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 902 | BH10 4HT |
| Glenmoor Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 902 | BH10 4EX |
| Kingsleigh Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 779 | BH10 5HT |
| Hill View Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 601 | BH10 5BD |
| St Mark's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 418 | BH10 4JA |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in BH10
85 rated food businesses operate in BH10. 64 hold the top rating of 5, 8 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aldi Stores Limited, Blue Jade Chinese Takeaway, BL_NK Coffee, China Town, Chips Ahoy.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BH10
From a sample of 121 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 BH10 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 29% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
27%
Band D
49%
Band E
18%
Band F
4%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.