BH21 postcode area guide — Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BH21 postcode district in Bournemouth — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BH21
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
91.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
72.4%
Gigabit-capable
72.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.7%
Broadband availability in the BH21 postcode district (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,417 postcodes Ofcom measures in BH21, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 91.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 72.4%.
Around 0.7% of premises in BH21 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 BH21
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BH21 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| BH21 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| BH21 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| BH21 1AE | 100% | 56.3% |
| BH21 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| BH21 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| BH21 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| BH21 1AL | 100% | 70% |
| BH21 1AN | 100% | 33.3% |
| BH21 1AP | 100% | 100% |
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Crime in BH21
Police recorded 25 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BH21 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 12 | 48.0% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 8 | 32.0% |
| Other theft | 1 | 4.0% |
| Public order | 1 | 4.0% |
| Shoplifting | 1 | 4.0% |
| Vehicle crime | 1 | 4.0% |
| Other crime | 1 | 4.0% |
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 BH21
Based on 441 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BH21 is £410,000, up 0.9% on the previous year (£406,500).
Detached
£515,000
211 sales
Semi-detached
£372,500
106 sales
Terraced
£320,000
64 sales
Flat / maisonette
£200,000
45 sales
Latest recorded sales in BH21
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £322,000 | Semi-detached | Bridle Way | BH21 2US |
| 12 May 2026 | £741,500 | Detached | Ivy Road | BH21 1RT |
| 8 May 2026 | £395,000 | Terraced | Henbury House Gardens | BH21 3TZ |
| 8 May 2026 | £395,000 | Semi-detached | Foxcroft Drive | BH21 2LA |
| 6 May 2026 | £245,000 | Flat | Rodway | BH21 1GN |
| 6 May 2026 | £225,000 | Flat | Towers Way | BH21 3UA |
| 6 May 2026 | £475,000 | Detached | Delph Road | BH21 1RS |
| 6 May 2026 | £685,000 | Detached | Middlehill Road | BH21 2HG |
| 1 May 2026 | £330,000 | Semi-detached | King Gardens | BH21 2GH |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £712,500 | Terraced | Moortown Drive | BH21 3AR |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Schools in and around BH21
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth's School | Secondary | 13–18 | 1,375 | BH21 4DT |
| Canford School | Not applicable | 13–18 | 650 | BH21 3AD |
| St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 563 | BH21 7AB |
| Allenbourn Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 499 | BH21 1PL |
| Lockyer's Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 436 | BH21 3HQ |
| Wimborne First School and Nursery | Primary | 2–9 | 400 | BH21 4FW |
| Dumpton School | Not applicable | 2–13 | 338 | BH21 7AF |
| Rushcombe First School | Primary | 4–9 | 313 | BH21 3PX |
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 BH21
304 rated food businesses operate in BH21. 257 hold the top rating of 5, 16 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A Taste of Rasa Sayang, Active Root Nutrition, AFC Bournemouth Training Complex, All Hallows Farmhouse Cookery School, Ancient Technology Centre.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BH21
From a sample of 158 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 BH21 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 37% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
14%
Band C
23%
Band D
45%
Band E
11%
Band F
5%
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.