BH5 postcode area guide — Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BH5 postcode district in Bournemouth — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BH5
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
97.6%
Gigabit-capable
95.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BH5 postcode district (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 246 postcodes Ofcom measures in BH5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 95.8%.
Around 0% of premises in BH5 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 BH5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BH5 1AA | 100% | 93.8% |
| BH5 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| BH5 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| BH5 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| BH5 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| BH5 1AH | 100% | 91.7% |
| BH5 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| BH5 1AL | 100% | 0% |
| BH5 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| BH5 1AP | 100% | 100% |
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Crime in BH5
Police recorded 333 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BH5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 106 | 31.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 82 | 24.6% |
| Vehicle crime | 28 | 8.4% |
| Shoplifting | 21 | 6.3% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 19 | 5.7% |
| Drugs | 15 | 4.5% |
| Other theft | 15 | 4.5% |
| Burglary | 14 | 4.2% |
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 BH5
Based on 140 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BH5 is £225,000, down 4.3% on the previous year (£235,000).
Detached
£500,000
31 sales
Terraced
£360,000
4 sales
Flat / maisonette
£181,000
96 sales
Latest recorded sales in BH5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2026 | £716,600 | Detached | Browning Avenue | BH5 1NR |
| 1 May 2026 | £144,000 | Flat | Sea Road | BH5 1DL |
| 1 May 2026 | £190,000 | Flat | Florence Road | BH5 1HH |
| 1 May 2026 | £195,000 | Flat | Crabton Close Road | BH5 1HN |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £180,000 | Flat | Florence Road | BH5 1HH |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £105,000 | Flat | Cecil Road | BH5 1DU |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £475,000 | Detached | Parkwood Road | BH5 2BH |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £540,000 | Detached | Ashbourne Road | BH5 2JS |
| 9 Apr 2026 | £117,100 | Other | Livingstone Road | BH5 2AS |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £285,000 | Flat | Percy Road | BH5 1JG |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Schools in and around BH5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 459 | BH5 2BX |
| Pokesdown Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 417 | BH5 2AS |
| Bournemouth Collegiate School | Not applicable | 11–19 | 353 | BH5 2DY |
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 BH5
83 rated food businesses operate in BH5. 63 hold the top rating of 5, 7 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aperitivo, Bakehouse24 Ltd, Boscombe Spa Hotel, Bournemouth Collegiate School, Cafe Riva.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BH5
From a sample of 163 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 BH5 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 59% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
10%
Band C
48%
Band D
27%
Band E
11%
Band F
3%
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.