BH17 postcode area guide — Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BH17 postcode district in Bournemouth — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BH17
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
94.8%
Gigabit-capable
94.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the BH17 postcode district (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 439 postcodes Ofcom measures in BH17, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 94.8%.
Around 0.1% of premises in BH17 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 BH17
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BH17 0AA | 100% | 0% |
| BH17 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| BH17 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| BH17 0BD | 100% | 100% |
| BH17 0GA | 100% | 100% |
| BH17 0GB | 100% | 96.2% |
| BH17 0GD | 100% | 96.3% |
| BH17 0GE | 100% | 80% |
| BH17 0GF | 100% | 73.1% |
| BH17 0GG | 100% | 85% |
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Crime in BH17
Police recorded 128 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BH17 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 46 | 35.9% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 27 | 21.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 11 | 8.6% |
| Shoplifting | 9 | 7.0% |
| Burglary | 7 | 5.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 7 | 5.5% |
| Other theft | 6 | 4.7% |
| Public order | 5 | 3.9% |
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 BH17
Based on 261 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BH17 is £308,000, down 3.8% on the previous year (£320,000).
Detached
£395,000
83 sales
Semi-detached
£320,000
70 sales
Terraced
£267,000
80 sales
Flat / maisonette
£180,000
21 sales
Latest recorded sales in BH17
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced | Esmonde Way | BH17 8QT |
| 21 May 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached | Twyford Way | BH17 8SX |
| 19 May 2026 | £315,000 | Terraced | Mannock Way | BH17 8AA |
| 18 May 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached | Plumer Road | BH17 7HD |
| 8 May 2026 | £325,000 | Semi-detached | Clover Drive | BH17 7US |
| 6 May 2026 | £370,000 | Semi-detached | Petersham Road | BH17 7DN |
| 1 May 2026 | £310,000 | Semi-detached | Petersham Road | BH17 7DP |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £267,000 | Terraced | Sycamore Close | BH17 7YH |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £345,000 | Semi-detached | Hatch Pond Road | BH17 7LQ |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced | Chetnole Close | BH17 8BE |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Schools in and around BH17
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkstone Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,241 | BH17 7EP |
| Poole Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,224 | BH17 9JU |
| Magna Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 938 | BH17 8RE |
| Canford Heath Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 489 | BH17 8PJ |
| Canford Heath Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 367 | BH17 8PJ |
| Haymoor Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 349 | BH17 8WG |
| Ad Astra Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 257 | BH17 8AP |
| Hillbourne Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 204 | BH17 7HX |
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 BH17
99 rated food businesses operate in BH17. 83 hold the top rating of 5, 3 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Adastral Fish and Chips, Asda Stores Ltd, BaxterStorey - Yunex, BH17 Community Club, Buddy Club.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BH17
From a sample of 170 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 BH17 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 51% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
9%
Band C
41%
Band D
44%
Band E
5%
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.