BH11 postcode area guide — Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BH11 postcode district in Bournemouth — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BH11
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
94.9%
Gigabit-capable
94.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BH11 postcode district (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 493 postcodes Ofcom measures in BH11, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 94.9%.
Around 0% of premises in BH11 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 BH11
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BH11 8AA | 100% | 100% |
| BH11 8AB | 100% | 100% |
| BH11 8AD | 100% | 100% |
| BH11 8AE | 100% | 100% |
| BH11 8AF | 100% | 100% |
| BH11 8AG | 100% | 100% |
| BH11 8AH | 100% | 100% |
| BH11 8AJ | 100% | 100% |
| BH11 8AL | 100% | 100% |
| BH11 8AN | 100% | 100% |
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Crime in BH11
Police recorded 189 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BH11 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 62 | 32.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 55 | 29.1% |
| Public order | 16 | 8.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 15 | 7.9% |
| Other theft | 9 | 4.8% |
| Shoplifting | 9 | 4.8% |
| Burglary | 8 | 4.2% |
| Vehicle crime | 6 | 3.2% |
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 BH11
Based on 211 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BH11 is £310,000, down 3.1% on the previous year (£320,000).
Detached
£370,000
91 sales
Semi-detached
£307,000
46 sales
Terraced
£278,000
50 sales
Flat / maisonette
£172,000
19 sales
Latest recorded sales in BH11
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2026 | £370,000 | Detached | Poole Lane | BH11 9DR |
| 15 May 2026 | £293,750 | Detached | King John Avenue | BH11 9RW |
| 15 May 2026 | £480,000 | Detached | Wheelers Lane | BH11 9QQ |
| 15 May 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced | King John Avenue | BH11 9TF |
| 13 May 2026 | £265,000 | Terraced | Englands Way | BH11 8NG |
| 8 May 2026 | £290,000 | Detached | Mount Road | BH11 8BH |
| 1 May 2026 | £247,500 | Terraced | Viscount Walk | BH11 9TJ |
| 1 May 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached | Viscount Walk | BH11 9TU |
| 1 May 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | Garsdale Close | BH11 9DL |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £160,000 | Flat | Mandale Road | BH11 8HZ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Schools in and around BH11
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 647 | BH11 9JJ |
| LeAF Studio | Secondary | 13–19 | 458 | BH11 9JW |
| Elm Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 364 | BH11 9JN |
| Christ The King Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 302 | BH11 9EH |
| Bearwood Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 253 | BH11 9UN |
| Kinson Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 179 | BH11 9DG |
| Heathlands Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 164 | BH11 8HB |
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 BH11
80 rated food businesses operate in BH11. 62 hold the top rating of 5, 5 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: April Court, Bear Cross Service Station Texaco, Bearwood Preschool, Bearwood Primary and Nursery School, Cafe 25.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BH11
From a sample of 178 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 BH11 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 39% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
2%
Band C
36%
Band D
47%
Band E
10%
Band F
3%
Band G
1%
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.