This section of the site is all about the BH Postcode area, also known as the Bournemouth Postal Area. Explore links to the next level to learn more about specific postcode districts such as BH1.

Detailed map of the BH Postcode Area — Detailed map showing districts and posttowns in the BH Bournemouth Postcode Area

The BH postcode area represents a group of postal districts in the Bournemouth area of the United Kingdom. The area code BH stands for the letters b and h in BournemoutH. BH has a population of 551,987 and covers an area of 975,764 hectares. Fun fact: 0.85% of the population of Great Britain lives in this area.

The postcode area falls within the following counties: Dorset (90.38%), Hampshire (9.62%).

Post Towns and Postcode Districts for the BH Postcode

BOURNEMOUTH

POOLE

BROADSTONE

SWANAGE

WAREHAM

WIMBORNE

FERNDOWN

CHRISTCHURCH

BH23 Dorset (90%), Hampshire (9%)

RINGWOOD

BH24 Dorset (25%), Hampshire (74%)

NEW MILTON

BH25 Hampshire

VERWOOD

BH31 Dorset

Where is the BH Postcode Area?

The BH Bournemouth Postcode is in the South West England. The postal area borders the following neighbouring postal areas: SO - Southampton, SP - Salisbury and DT - Dorchester, It also borders Poole Harbour and The English Channel.

Map of the BH Bournemouth Postcode Area

Explore the BH Bournemouth postcode area by using our interactive map.

Map Showing Location of the BH postcode area — Where is the BH Postcode Area

A word cloud for the BH postcode area — A word cloud for the BH Postcode Area

Postcode Districts within the BH Bournemouth Postcode Area

There are 26 postcode districts within the Bournemouth postcode area

A map showing the boundary of in relation to other areas

There are 10 towns within the Bournemouth postcode area.

Area of the BH postcode area
Unit	Area²
Hectares	975,764²
Miles	3,767²
Feet	105,030,261,196²
Kilometres	9,758²

Postal Delivery Offices serving the BH Bournemouth Postcode Area

Alder Hills Delivery Office
Bournemouth Delivery Office
Broadstone Delivery Office
Christchurch Delivery Office
Corfe Castle Scale Payment Delivery Office
Ferndown Delivery Office
New Milton Delivery Office
Parkstone Delivery Office
Poole Delivery Office
Ringwood Delivery Office
Swanage Delivery Office
Verwood Delivery Office
Wareham Delivery Office
Westbourne Delivery Office
Wimborne Delivery Office
Winton Delivery Office
Wool Scale Payment Delivery Office

Postcode Areas Closest to BH

Councils with Postcodes in BH

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (9463 postcodes)

Dorset (4181 postcodes)

New Forest District (1557 postcodes)

BH Postcode Area for the Bournemouth Region