BH7 postcode area guide — Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BH7 postcode district in Bournemouth — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BH7
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
92.3%
Gigabit-capable
91.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BH7 postcode district (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 290 postcodes Ofcom measures in BH7, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 91.1%.
Around 0% of premises in BH7 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 BH7
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BH7 6AA | 98.1% | 98.1% |
| BH7 6AF | 100% | 100% |
| BH7 6AH | 100% | 100% |
| BH7 6AJ | 100% | 100% |
| BH7 6AL | 100% | 100% |
| BH7 6AN | 100% | 95.2% |
| BH7 6AP | 100% | 97.3% |
| BH7 6AQ | 100% | 100% |
| BH7 6AR | 97.8% | 97.8% |
| BH7 6AS | 100% | 100% |
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Crime in BH7
Police recorded 270 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BH7 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 81 | 30.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 63 | 23.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 25 | 9.3% |
| Shoplifting | 22 | 8.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 20 | 7.4% |
| Public order | 16 | 5.9% |
| Burglary | 15 | 5.6% |
| Other theft | 12 | 4.4% |
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 BH7
Based on 137 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BH7 is £442,000, up 19.9% on the previous year (£368,500).
Detached
£597,500
79 sales
Semi-detached
£370,000
26 sales
Terraced
£252,000
5 sales
Flat / maisonette
£205,000
22 sales
Latest recorded sales in BH7
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £320,500 | Semi-detached | Leaphill Road | BH7 6LS |
| 22 May 2026 | £597,500 | Detached | Ovington Avenue | BH7 6SB |
| 8 May 2026 | £500,000 | Detached | Hartsbourne Drive | BH7 7JB |
| 8 May 2026 | £627,500 | Detached | William Road | BH7 7BB |
| 1 May 2026 | £252,000 | Terraced | Wheaton Road | BH7 6LJ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £230,000 | Flat | Wheaton Road | BH7 6LH |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £230,000 | Flat | Thistlebarrow Road | BH7 7AL |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £660,000 | Detached | Hambledon Road | BH7 6PQ |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £440,000 | Detached | Gladstone Road | BH7 6HD |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached | Wolverton Road | BH7 6HX |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Schools in and around BH7
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avonbourne Girls Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,160 | BH7 6NY |
| Avonbourne Boys' Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 846 | BH7 6NZ |
| Avonwood Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 456 | BH7 6NB |
| St James' Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 404 | BH7 6DW |
| Tregonwell Academy | Not applicable | 5–16 | 136 | BH7 6QP |
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 BH7
109 rated food businesses operate in BH7. 83 hold the top rating of 5, 13 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 115 Club @ St James CE Primary School, 2 Care UK Ltd, 3rd Space, AFC Bournemouth, Aramark Ltd @ J P Morgan.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BH7
From a sample of 190 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 BH7 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 25% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
4%
Band C
21%
Band D
54%
Band E
16%
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.