BH15 postcode area guide — Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BH15 postcode district in Bournemouth — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BH15
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
82.6%
Gigabit-capable
82.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BH15 postcode district (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 812 postcodes Ofcom measures in BH15, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 82.6%.
Around 0% of premises in BH15 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 BH15
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BH15 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| BH15 1AB | 100% | 90.3% |
| BH15 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| BH15 1AE | 100% | 0% |
| BH15 1AF | 100% | 88.9% |
| BH15 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| BH15 1AH | 95% | 90% |
| BH15 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| BH15 1AN | 100% | 95.7% |
| BH15 1AS | 100% | 77.8% |
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Crime in BH15
Police recorded 286 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BH15 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 103 | 36.0% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 74 | 25.9% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 29 | 10.1% |
| Shoplifting | 13 | 4.5% |
| Public order | 12 | 4.2% |
| Burglary | 10 | 3.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 10 | 3.5% |
| Weapons possession | 8 | 2.8% |
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 BH15
Based on 407 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BH15 is £325,000, up 4.0% on the previous year (£312,500).
Detached
£396,000
122 sales
Semi-detached
£332,500
96 sales
Terraced
£305,000
66 sales
Flat / maisonette
£193,500
110 sales
Latest recorded sales in BH15
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £325,000 | Semi-detached | Wimborne Road | BH15 2EG |
| 22 May 2026 | £355,000 | Semi-detached | Hewitt Road | BH15 4QB |
| 22 May 2026 | £285,000 | Semi-detached | Inglesham Way | BH15 4PA |
| 8 May 2026 | £395,000 | Terraced | Labrador Drive | BH15 1UY |
| 5 May 2026 | £375,000 | Detached | Stanley Green Road | BH15 3AD |
| 5 May 2026 | £215,000 | Flat | Stabler Way | BH15 4FJ |
| 1 May 2026 | £375,000 | Semi-detached | Bushell Road | BH15 3HD |
| 1 May 2026 | £317,000 | Terraced | Lander Close | BH15 1UL |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £215,000 | Flat | Perry Gardens | BH15 1QA |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £325,000 | Semi-detached | Preston Road | BH15 3EQ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Schools in and around BH15
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poole High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,891 | BH15 2BW |
| St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,093 | BH15 3HY |
| The Cornerstone Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 645 | BH15 4BQ |
| Longfleet Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 627 | BH15 2HF |
| Hamworthy Park Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 458 | BH15 4DG |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole | Primary | 4–11 | 379 | BH15 3QQ |
| Oakdale Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 376 | BH15 3JR |
| Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 320 | BH15 4AX |
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 BH15
326 rated food businesses operate in BH15. 221 hold the top rating of 5, 23 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Admiral Casino, Aldi Stores Limited, Aldi Stores Limited, American Fried Chicken, Amity Lodge.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BH15
From a sample of 209 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 BH15 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 48% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
5%
Band C
44%
Band D
40%
Band E
10%
Band F
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.