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BH11 8 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area · BH11 8 postcode sector

Explore recorded housing and local services for postcode sector BH11 8 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Check the data sources, coverage and nearby sectors.

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Area guideBH11 8 · BH11 district6 of 6 evidence categories available

A first look at BH11 8

Start with the home, then the everyday details. These records describe a postcode sector; check the address before deciding.

Compare with other places
Recorded sale median
£292,00096 sales · 2025
Nearest recorded station
3.3 kmUndated · straight line from the approximate centre
Evidence available
6 / 6Data categories, not an area rating

The nearest mapped supermarket is 0.5 km from the BH11 8 sector centre, while the nearest station is 3.3 km away. Both are straight-line distances; actual routes may differ.

What stands out in the records

  • Houses and flats in recorded sales

    The house median is £295,000 from 86 sales; the flat median is £195,000 from 10 sales in BH11 8. These are different property groups, and the transactions are from 2025. Different property mixes can change the medians.

  • Broadband availability

    Gigabit availability averages 97.3% across 194 residential postcode records in BH11 8, using Ofcom's January 2026 snapshot. This gives each postcode equal weight, not each home. Check the exact address for service.

  • Mapped parks nearby

    The nearest mapped park is 0.4 km from the BH11 8 sector centre, with 16 mapped parks within 1 km. These are map counts and straight-line distances, not a measure of park quality or access routes.

Streets and surroundings

See streets and nearby places within about 1 km of the approximate postcode sector centre. The marker does not show a specific address or the sector boundary.

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Housing

What homes have sold for

These are recorded sale medians for BH11 8. They are not current asking prices or valuations.

Hover or tap a bar to see the sales sample.

96 sales in sample
86 sales in sample
24 sales in sample
27 sales in sample
35 sales in sample
10 sales in sample
Land Registry source

Transfers dated 2025. A small sample can move the median sharply.

The dated rent series below covers a wider local authority, not this postcode sector. Use live rental searches below to check current asking rents.

How prices have changed nearby

ONS monthly averages for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole local authority. This is a wider area than the postcode sector above, whose recorded sale figures are medians for 2025.

Why this council area is shown

ONS boundaries dated December 2025 put the largest share of the mapped sector overlap in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, about 100%. This compares land area, not homes or addresses.

The boundaries cover about 100% of the stored sector shape. Coastlines, simplified boundaries and source dates can leave gaps or small overlaps. ONS boundary source, Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025.

Average monthly private rent

£1,398Latest observed month · Aug 2026

Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026Monthly values from £996 to £1,404. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£1.4k£1.2k£996202020232026
Aug 2026£1,398

Sept 2020 to Aug 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking rent.

How to read these figures

The ONS rent measure includes new and existing tenancies. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026
MonthAverage
Aug 2026£1,398
Jul 2026£1,399
Jun 2026£1,402
May 2026£1,404
Apr 2026£1,402
Mar 2026£1,397
Feb 2026£1,393
Jan 2026£1,392
Dec 2025£1,391
Nov 2025£1,389
Oct 2025£1,380
Sept 2025£1,369
Aug 2025£1,360
Jul 2025£1,358
Jun 2025£1,358
May 2025£1,354
Apr 2025£1,351
Mar 2025£1,349
Feb 2025£1,347
Jan 2025£1,343
Dec 2024£1,331
Nov 2024£1,315
Oct 2024£1,302
Sept 2024£1,293
Aug 2024£1,289
Jul 2024£1,286
Jun 2024£1,283
May 2024£1,280
Apr 2024£1,268
Mar 2024£1,253
Feb 2024£1,237
Jan 2024£1,227
Dec 2023£1,216
Nov 2023£1,206
Oct 2023£1,193
Sept 2023£1,183
Aug 2023£1,172
Jul 2023£1,164
Jun 2023£1,157
May 2023£1,151
Apr 2023£1,147
Mar 2023£1,142
Feb 2023£1,136
Jan 2023£1,129
Dec 2022£1,123
Nov 2022£1,118
Oct 2022£1,114
Sept 2022£1,104
Aug 2022£1,097
Jul 2022£1,089
Jun 2022£1,087
May 2022£1,086
Apr 2022£1,086
Mar 2022£1,084
Feb 2022£1,079
Jan 2022£1,077
Dec 2021£1,076
Nov 2021£1,075
Oct 2021£1,072
Sept 2021£1,069
Aug 2021£1,064
Jul 2021£1,061
Jun 2021£1,057
May 2021£1,053
Apr 2021£1,044
Mar 2021£1,033
Feb 2021£1,021
Jan 2021£1,010
Dec 2020£1,003
Nov 2020£997
Oct 2020£997
Sept 2020£996

Average house price

£310,094Latest observed month · Jul 2026

Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026Monthly values from £286,921 to £345,134. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£345.1k£316k£286.9k202020232026
Jul 2026£310,094

Aug 2020 to Jul 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking price or valuation.

How to read these figures

The UK House Price Index uses a geometric mean for this local authority. It differs from the sector sale median above in geography, period and calculation. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026
MonthAverage
Jul 2026£310,094
Jun 2026£312,689
May 2026£312,766
Apr 2026£313,542
Mar 2026£310,298
Feb 2026£308,022
Jan 2026£310,323
Dec 2025£308,983
Nov 2025£310,213
Oct 2025£310,144
Sept 2025£315,162
Aug 2025£316,448
Jul 2025£316,236
Jun 2025£317,278
May 2025£318,735
Apr 2025£318,998
Mar 2025£314,393
Feb 2025£314,155
Jan 2025£316,854
Dec 2024£324,413
Nov 2024£323,774
Oct 2024£324,237
Sept 2024£321,735
Aug 2024£321,577
Jul 2024£320,575
Jun 2024£321,464
May 2024£322,906
Apr 2024£322,361
Mar 2024£317,394
Feb 2024£314,173
Jan 2024£312,621
Dec 2023£318,322
Nov 2023£322,687
Oct 2023£324,528
Sept 2023£323,215
Aug 2023£323,966
Jul 2023£327,798
Jun 2023£327,431
May 2023£328,116
Apr 2023£327,380
Mar 2023£332,251
Feb 2023£339,885
Jan 2023£342,831
Dec 2022£345,134
Nov 2022£344,600
Oct 2022£342,792
Sept 2022£340,430
Aug 2022£335,276
Jul 2022£332,501
Jun 2022£329,088
May 2022£324,191
Apr 2022£319,386
Mar 2022£316,452
Feb 2022£315,276
Jan 2022£315,459
Dec 2021£308,509
Nov 2021£306,922
Oct 2021£301,220
Sept 2021£298,243
Aug 2021£299,811
Jul 2021£298,703
Jun 2021£300,143
May 2021£293,304
Apr 2021£292,327
Mar 2021£290,969
Feb 2021£291,979
Jan 2021£291,639
Dec 2020£291,844
Nov 2020£289,762
Oct 2020£288,824
Sept 2020£288,849
Aug 2020£286,921
Everyday life

Connections and nearby services

Service distances are straight lines from an approximate sector centre. They do not measure a route or journey time.

Broadband and mobile

  • Gigabit availability across postcodesEstimate97.3%Mean across 194 residential postcode percentages · January 2026
  • 4G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole; 202,389 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
  • 5G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole; 202,389 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
Sources and limits
  • Gigabit availability across postcodesMean across 194 residential postcode percentages · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataUnweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole; 202,389 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataPredicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole; 202,389 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataHigh-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.

Broadband is a mean of residential postcode percentages, not a sector premises rate. Mobile figures describe outdoor coverage from at least one operator across the named local authority. Check your network and address.

Transport and amenities

Scale: 0 to 5 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest train station3.3 km
  • Nearest supermarket0.5 km
  • Nearest post office0.6 km
  • Nearest GP practice1.1 km
  • Nearest hospital4.4 km
  • Nearest gym1.8 km
  • Nearest restaurant0.8 km
  • Nearest community centre0.5 km
  • Nearest mapped free parking1.5 km
  • Nearest Waitrose3.3 km
  • Mapped pubs in sectorUnknownInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest train stationStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap rail stationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarketStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap supermarketsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post officeStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap post officesDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practiceStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government GP practice locationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospitalStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government hospital locations in EnglandDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gymStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap gymsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurantStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap restaurantsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centreStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap community centresDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parkingStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parkingDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest WaitroseStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location dataDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sectorInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap pubsA mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.

Outdoor access

Scale: 0 to 5 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest park0.4 km
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km0 weighted haWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
  • Parks within 1 km16 parksWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest parkStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parksDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsWeighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsCounts mapped parks near the sector centre.
Local details

Places in the records

Explore named places in the available records. Map links appear only where the source includes a location.

Supermarket brand distances

Waitrose
3.31 km
Tesco
1.13 km
Sainsbury's
2.10 km
Aldi
1.30 km
Lidl
0.47 km
M&S
3.89 km

Straight-line distance from the sector centre. A nearby shop may be outside the sector.

About these records

SourceStored supermarket brand locations, mainly OpenStreetMap; Waitrose also uses a brand location file

Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. A value under 1 km does not prove a shop is inside the boundary. Locations and opening status are undated.

Mapped bathing-water site

Bournemouth Durley Chine
5.30 km

Nearest mapped bathing-water site, not necessarily the nearest beach. No current water-quality claim.

About these records

SourceEnvironment Agency bathing-water locations in England

Nearest site in this dataset, measured in a straight line from the sector centre. It is not necessarily the nearest beach. The stored classification has no verified year, so no current water-quality claim is made.

Schools

School evidence

Recorded school locations, not catchment areas or a promise of admission.

1Primaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.3 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
Historical inspection ratings

100% of rated schools in the source dataset were rated Good or better. The rated-school denominator and inspection dates are unknown, so this is not a current rating for the schools counted above.

0Secondaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.6 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Grammarrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset4.3 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Independentrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.9 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre

This dataset does not establish school coverage outside England. A school inside the sector or nearby does not establish admission eligibility. Check current inspection reports and admissions rules with the school or local authority.

Recorded crime

Undated crime records

The observation period is unknown. These figures cannot tell you current crime levels or personal safety.

For a current picture, check police information for the address. Services and coverage vary across the UK.

View undated recorded incidents

These are raw counts, not population-adjusted risk rates. Coverage is not fully verified and counts depend on reporting and police recording practices.

1,441recorded incidents in the available dataset
Violence and sexual offences
516
Anti-social behaviour
233
Shoplifting
198
Criminal damage and arson
153
Public order
77
Other theft
70
Burglary
69
Vehicle crime
52
Drugs
22
Other crime
17
Possession of weapons
12
Robbery
9
Bicycle theft
7
Theft from the person
6

Current listings

See what is on the market

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Places to compare

These are evidence matches from across the nationwide postcode sector dataset. Some may be far from BH11 8. Compare the recorded measures and distance before deciding which guides to open.

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Postcode sectorSale median (2025)Sales in sampleFrom BH11 8Shared evidence
BH11 8BournemouthThis area · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
£292,000
96
This area
Reference sector
LS7 4LS7 4 in Leeds area guideLeeds
£290,000£2,000 lower than this area
110
341.8 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest station3.3 km3.3 km
Nearest supermarket0.5 km0.5 km
LS8 4LS8 4 in Leeds area guideLeeds
£298,750£6,750 higher than this area
56
341.8 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest park0.4 km0.4 km
Gigabit availability97%96%
Nearest station3.3 km3.5 km
BH17 8BH17 8 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area guideBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
£291,000£1,000 lower than this area
121
3.1 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest supermarket0.5 km0.5 km
Gigabit availability97%98%
LE3 8LE3 8 in Blaby area guideBlaby
£293,000£1,000 higher than this area
151
216.1 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest park0.4 km0.4 km
Gigabit availability97%99%

Recorded sales cover 2025; these medians are not current asking prices. Distances are straight lines between approximate sector centres, not travel routes. Missing values remain unknown.

How these comparisons were made

Sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. Suggestion reasons use the available sale medians, Ofcom January 2026 residential broadband availability, calculated as an unweighted mean of postcode percentages and undated OpenStreetMap station, supermarket and park locations. Distances to mapped places are also straight lines from approximate sector centres. A suggestion shares several measures with this sector; it is not a suitability score.

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About the evidence

Sources and limits

This guide covers postcode sector BH11 8, not the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. 6 of 6 evidence categories are available. Missing values mean unknown.

See metric sources and dates

Sector sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. The guide shows standard residential transactions for 2025, grouped by property type, with at least five sales per published median. School locations were processed from Get Information about Schools with OpenStreetMap fallback where needed. Check current English school inspection reports with Ofsted. Recorded crime counts use Police.uk open data; the processed sector file does not retain an observation period.

  • Gigabit availability across postcodes. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Mean across 194 residential postcode percentages. Unweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole; 202,389 premises; at least one operator. Predicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole; 202,389 premises; at least one operator. High-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.
  • Nearest train station. OpenStreetMap rail stations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarket. OpenStreetMap supermarkets; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post office. OpenStreetMap post offices; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practice. Government GP practice locations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospital. Government hospital locations in England; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest park. OpenStreetMap parks; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gym. OpenStreetMap gyms; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurant. OpenStreetMap restaurants; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centre. OpenStreetMap community centres; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parking. OpenStreetMap parking; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest Waitrose. Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location data; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sector. OpenStreetMap pubs; Undated snapshot; Inside postcode sector boundary. A mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Weighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Counts mapped parks near the sector centre.

Housing figures are recorded sale medians. Service distances, where shown, are straight lines from an approximate postcode-sector centre. School ratings may have changed. Crime figures are raw recorded counts with no verified period in this model.

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