Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area · BH5 1 postcode sector
Explore recorded housing and local services for postcode sector BH5 1 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Check the data sources, coverage and nearby sectors.
Gigabit availability averages 97.0% across 144 residential postcode records in BH5 1, using Ofcom's January 2026 snapshot. This gives each postcode equal weight, not each home. Check the exact address for service.
What stands out in the records
Mapped parks nearby
The nearest mapped park is 0.3 km from the BH5 1 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.
Station and supermarket distances
From the BH5 1 sector centre, the nearest mapped station is 1.1 km away and supermarket 0.3 km away in a straight line. These are not journey times.
Recorded sales
BH5 1 has a recorded sale median of £203,500 from 112 sales. These 2025 transactions do not establish a price trend or current asking price.
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.
The map comes from OpenStreetMap and loads only when you choose to show it. Attribution appears on the map.
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.
Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026
Month
Average
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
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.
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%
Mean across 144 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 144 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 station1.1 km
Nearest supermarket0.3 km
Nearest post office0.3 km
Nearest GP practice0.3 km
Nearest hospital2.9 km
Nearest gym0.3 km
Nearest restaurant0.4 km
Nearest community centre0.5 km
Nearest mapped free parking4 km
Nearest Waitrose3.5 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 park0.3 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
3.49 km
Tesco
1.31 km
Sainsbury's
0.32 km
Aldi
0.49 km
Lidl
0.44 km
M&S
4.81 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.
Listed buildings
Recorded listed buildings
6
Grade II
6
Recorded points inside this sector. The dataset covers England.
About these records
SourceHistoric England listed-building points
Recorded points inside this sector. The source covers England; absence of this block does not establish that there are no listed buildings.
Mapped bathing-water site
Bournemouth Manor Steps
0.53 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.
0Primaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.7 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Secondaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset1.7 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Grammarrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset10.5 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Independentrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset1 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.
These are raw counts, not population-adjusted risk rates. Coverage is not fully verified and counts depend on reporting and police recording practices.
829recorded incidents in the available dataset
Violence and sexual offences
284
Anti-social behaviour
227
Other theft
69
Vehicle crime
51
Criminal damage and arson
48
Public order
42
Shoplifting
27
Burglary
26
Drugs
22
Other crime
14
Theft from the person
8
Robbery
5
Possession of weapons
4
Bicycle theft
2
Current listings
See what is on the market
These links open live searches on external property sites. They search the wider BH5 postcode district, which contains other sectors. Listing availability and prices change on those sites.
These are evidence matches from across the nationwide postcode sector dataset. Some may be far from BH5 1. Compare the recorded measures and distance before deciding which guides to open.
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.
Explore neighbouring sectors
Nearby sector centres, for a local comparison. Boundaries may not touch.
This guide covers postcode sector BH5 1, 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 144 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.
Check the property’s current listing, broadband and mobile availability, school admissions, routes and journey times. Sector averages and centre points cannot describe every street.
