BH24 postcode area guide — Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BH24 postcode district in Bournemouth — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BH24
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
87.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
42.6%
Gigabit-capable
42.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
2.6%
Broadband availability in the BH24 postcode district (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 791 postcodes Ofcom measures in BH24, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 87.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 42.6%.
Around 2.6% of premises in BH24 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 BH24
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BH24 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| BH24 1AD | 100% | 0% |
| BH24 1AE | 100% | 0% |
| BH24 1AF | 100% | 88.2% |
| BH24 1AG | 100% | 20.8% |
| BH24 1AH | 100% | 77.8% |
| BH24 1AJ | 100% | 0% |
| BH24 1AL | 100% | 0% |
| BH24 1AN | 95% | 55% |
| BH24 1AP | 100% | 0% |
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Crime in BH24
Police recorded 73 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BH24 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 27 | 37.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 | 15.1% |
| Other theft | 7 | 9.6% |
| Vehicle crime | 6 | 8.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 5 | 6.8% |
| Shoplifting | 5 | 6.8% |
| Public order | 4 | 5.5% |
| Burglary | 3 | 4.1% |
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 BH24
Based on 246 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BH24 is £440,000, down 1.7% on the previous year (£447,500).
Detached
£625,000
128 sales
Semi-detached
£395,000
52 sales
Terraced
£320,000
23 sales
Flat / maisonette
£165,000
26 sales
Latest recorded sales in BH24
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £440,000 | Detached | Horton Road | BH24 2EJ |
| 15 May 2026 | £395,000 | Semi-detached | Manor Road | BH24 1RA |
| 14 May 2026 | £715,000 | Detached | Meadow Close | BH24 1RX |
| 8 May 2026 | £675,000 | Detached | Fairlie Park | BH24 1TU |
| 8 May 2026 | £490,000 | Detached | Birchwood Place | BH24 2DR |
| 7 May 2026 | £435,000 | Semi-detached | Poplar Way | BH24 1UY |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £647,500 | Detached | Pinewood Road | BH24 2PA |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £815,000 | Detached | Evergreens | BH24 2JZ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached | Queensway | BH24 1QB |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £530,000 | Detached | Bickerley Road | BH24 1EF |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Schools in and around BH24
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringwood School Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,592 | BH24 1SE |
| Ringwood Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 353 | BH24 1NH |
| Poulner Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 265 | BH24 3LA |
| Ringwood Waldorf School | Not applicable | 2–19 | 248 | BH24 2NN |
| St Ives Primary & Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 245 | BH24 2LE |
| Ringwood Church of England Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 239 | BH24 1LG |
| Poulner Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 2–7 | 207 | BH24 3LA |
| Moyles Court School | Not applicable | 3–16 | 142 | BH24 3NF |
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 BH24
192 rated food businesses operate in BH24. 150 hold the top rating of 5, 25 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 115 CHILDCARE SERVICES LIMITED, AFC BOURNEMOUTH COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST, AMARONE, ARBORO LOUNGE, AROMA CAFE.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BH24
From a sample of 230 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 BH24 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 45% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
0%
Band B
5%
Band C
40%
Band D
41%
Band E
13%
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.