BH14 postcode area guide — Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BH14 postcode district in Bournemouth — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BH14
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
80.4%
Gigabit-capable
80%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BH14 postcode district (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 594 postcodes Ofcom measures in BH14, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 80%.
Around 0% of premises in BH14 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 BH14
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BH14 0AA | 64.4% | 64.4% |
| BH14 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| BH14 0AD | 100% | 93.9% |
| BH14 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| BH14 0AF | 100% | 0% |
| BH14 0AG | 100% | 91.7% |
| BH14 0AJ | 100% | 87.5% |
| BH14 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| BH14 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| BH14 0AP | 83.3% | 83.3% |
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Crime in BH14
Police recorded 178 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BH14 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 57 | 32.0% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 53 | 29.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 19 | 10.7% |
| Shoplifting | 15 | 8.4% |
| Vehicle crime | 10 | 5.6% |
| Other theft | 7 | 3.9% |
| Public order | 5 | 2.8% |
| Drugs | 4 | 2.2% |
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 BH14
Based on 330 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BH14 is £430,000, up 1.2% on the previous year (£425,000).
Detached
£700,000
123 sales
Semi-detached
£460,000
40 sales
Terraced
£380,000
38 sales
Flat / maisonette
£240,000
121 sales
Latest recorded sales in BH14
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £270,000 | Flat | Sandbanks Road | BH14 8HA |
| 19 May 2026 | £105,000 | Flat | Station Road | BH14 8UG |
| 18 May 2026 | £180,000 | Flat | Penn Hill Avenue | BH14 9NB |
| 18 May 2026 | £775,000 | Detached | Lilliput Road | BH14 8JZ |
| 15 May 2026 | £209,000 | Flat | North Road | BH14 0LX |
| 7 May 2026 | £940,000 | Detached | Lagoon Road | BH14 8JT |
| 5 May 2026 | £380,000 | Detached | Ponsonby Road | BH14 9HE |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £700,000 | Detached | Austin Avenue | BH14 8HE |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £220,000 | Flat | Balmoral Road | BH14 8TJ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £885,000 | Detached | Anthonys Avenue | BH14 8JQ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Schools in and around BH14
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 718 | BH14 8UL |
| Courthill Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 354 | BH14 9HL |
| Lilliput Church of England Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 343 | BH14 8JX |
| Ocean Academy Poole | Primary | 7–11 | 325 | BH14 0PZ |
| Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School | Not applicable | 2–11 | 238 | BH14 9JY |
| The Bournemouth and Poole College | 16 plus | 16–99 | — | BH14 0LS |
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 BH14
199 rated food businesses operate in BH14. 141 hold the top rating of 5, 17 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Alex Wok, Alexandra House, Alexandra Park Cafe, Alghero Ristorante, Amberwood.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BH14
From a sample of 357 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 BH14 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 55% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
21%
Band C
33%
Band D
31%
Band E
13%
Band F
1%
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.