BH3 postcode area guide — Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BH3 postcode district in Bournemouth — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BH3
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
96.3%
Gigabit-capable
96.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BH3 postcode district (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 129 postcodes Ofcom measures in BH3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 96.3%.
Around 0% of premises in BH3 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 BH3
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BH3 7AB | 100% | 100% |
| BH3 7AD | 100% | 100% |
| BH3 7AE | 100% | 100% |
| BH3 7AF | 100% | 100% |
| BH3 7AG | 100% | 100% |
| BH3 7AH | 100% | 0% |
| BH3 7AJ | 100% | 100% |
| BH3 7AL | 100% | 100% |
| BH3 7AN | 100% | 100% |
| BH3 7AQ | 100% | 92% |
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Crime in BH3
Police recorded 358 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BH3 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 93 | 26.0% |
| Shoplifting | 86 | 24.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 83 | 23.2% |
| Vehicle crime | 32 | 8.9% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 14 | 3.9% |
| Public order | 14 | 3.9% |
| Drugs | 10 | 2.8% |
| Burglary | 8 | 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 BH3
Based on 63 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BH3 is £460,000, up 13.6% on the previous year (£405,000).
Detached
£750,000
31 sales
Flat / maisonette
£227,000
25 sales
Latest recorded sales in BH3
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £230,000 | Flat | Stokewood Road | BH3 7NA |
| 15 May 2026 | £178,000 | Flat | Talbot Avenue | BH3 7HT |
| 5 May 2026 | £500,000 | Detached | Alington Road | BH3 7JX |
| 1 May 2026 | £460,000 | Detached | Belvedere Road | BH3 7LA |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £940,000 | Detached | Dulsie Road | BH3 7DZ |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £242,500 | Flat | Lonsdale Road | BH3 7LY |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £227,000 | Flat | Talbot Avenue | BH3 7HS |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £134,000 | Flat | Alyth Road | BH3 7DF |
| 26 Mar 2026 | £483,000 | Detached | Kings Road | BH3 7LE |
| 24 Mar 2026 | £250,000 | Flat | Talbot Avenue | BH3 7HS |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Schools in and around BH3
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Martin's School | Not applicable | 3–11 | 70 | BH3 7NA |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Not applicable | — | — | BH12 5HH |
| St Luke's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 392 | BH9 1LG |
| Kings Bournemouth | Not applicable | 14–25 | 65 | BH2 6LD |
| Bournemouth University | Not applicable | — | — | BH12 5BB |
| Linwood School | Not applicable | 2–19 | 437 | BH9 1AJ |
| Winton Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 902 | BH10 4HT |
| Glenmoor Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 902 | BH10 4EX |
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 BH3
14 rated food businesses operate in BH3. 11 hold the top rating of 5, 0 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Acorn Luxury Care, Adamscourt Residential Care Home, Bournemouth Day Nursery Talbot Woods, Delta Lodge, Developing Lives Services (2000) Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BH3
From a sample of 160 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 BH3 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 32% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
4%
Band C
28%
Band D
53%
Band E
13%
Band F
2%
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.