Map of the BH postcode area
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Overview
This page brings together mapped and statistical information for the BH postcode area, also known as the Bournemouth postal area.
The BH postcode area covers Bournemouth and nearby parts of South West England.
The postcode area borders the following neighbouring postcode areas: SO - Southampton, SP - Salisbury and DT - Dorchester. It also borders Poole Harbour and The English Channel.
The postcode area falls within the following counties: Dorset (90.38%), Hampshire (9.62%).
Quick facts
| Width east to west | 29.46 mi |
|---|---|
| Height north to south | 26.67 mi |
| Area | 383.79 mi² |
| Maximum width | 33.11 mi |
| Perimeter | 185.88 mi |
| Postcode districts | 26 |
| Postcode sectors | 100 |
| Post towns | 11 |
| Postcodes | 15,201 |
| Population | 551,987 |
The BH postcode area has a population of 551,987 and covers 975,764 hectares. Roughly 0.85% of the population of Great Britain lives here.
Post towns and postcode districts
Where is the BH postcode area?
How built up is the postcode area?
This compares building footprint coverage against the total land area across each postcode district. The least urban district is BH20 and the most urban is BH1.
| Postcode district | Total area (m²) | Footprint area (m²) | Built percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| BH20 | 265,679,113 | 1,727,114 | 0.65% |
| BH24 | 148,738,850 | 1,870,971 | 1.26% |
| BH21 | 229,433,861 | 3,284,132 | 1.43% |
| BH19 | 43,521,733 | 787,917 | 1.81% |
| BH16 | 34,170,874 | 933,515 | 2.73% |
| BH23 | 82,383,309 | 3,248,527 | 3.94% |
| BH25 | 29,942,904 | 1,534,799 | 5.13% |
| BH31 | 14,646,847 | 795,618 | 5.43% |
| BH22 | 23,995,933 | 1,710,715 | 7.13% |
| BH13 | 6,911,125 | 574,226 | 8.31% |
| BH18 | 7,350,244 | 723,358 | 9.84% |
| BH11 | 8,221,602 | 893,869 | 10.87% |
| BH17 | 9,940,109 | 1,116,060 | 11.23% |
| BH8 | 8,906,276 | 1,159,946 | 13.02% |
| BH4 | 2,634,144 | 350,382 | 13.30% |
| BH6 | 6,794,339 | 916,357 | 13.49% |
| BH10 | 6,258,630 | 851,969 | 13.61% |
| BH7 | 4,222,656 | 594,383 | 14.08% |
| BH3 | 1,649,084 | 264,305 | 16.03% |
| BH15 | 10,261,460 | 1,727,211 | 16.83% |
| BH12 | 9,983,476 | 1,701,360 | 17.04% |
| BH14 | 6,995,984 | 1,194,171 | 17.07% |
| BH2 | 2,023,778 | 348,583 | 17.22% |
| BH9 | 5,928,305 | 1,084,889 | 18.30% |
| BH5 | 1,760,015 | 378,651 | 21.51% |
| BH1 | 3,251,833 | 772,348 | 23.75% |
| Total | 975,606,484 | 30,545,376 | 3.13% |
Area measurements
| Hectares | 975,764 |
|---|---|
| Square miles | 3,767.44 |
| Square feet | 105,030,261,196.00 |
| Square kilometres | 9,757.64 |
Postal delivery offices
- 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
Tourist attractions within the area
We found 16 visitor attractions within the Bournemouth postcode area.
| The Tank Museum |
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| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Wareham Town Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Corfe Castle |
| Historic Properties |
| Castle / Fort |
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| Kingston Lacy Estate |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic House / House and Garden / Palace |
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| Walford Mill Crafts |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Scaplen's Court Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Poole Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Brownsea Island |
| Wildlife |
| Nature Reserve / Wetlands / Wildlife Trips |
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| Durlston Country Park National Nature Reserve |
| Country Parks |
| Country Park |
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| Swanage Museum and Heritage Centre |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| 6D Cinema |
| Other |
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| Discover Dorset Tours |
| Historic Properties |
| Other Historic / Scenic Transport Operator |
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| Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Go Ape! High Wire Forest Adventure - Moors Valley |
| Country Parks |
| Country Park |
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| Moors Valley Country Park |
| Country Parks |
| Country Park |
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| Red House Museum and Gardens Heritage Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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Towns and villages within the area
- Acton — village
- Ashley — village
- Ashley — village
- Ashley Heath — village
- Avon — village
- Avon Castle — otherSettlement
- Barton on Sea — village
- Bashley — village
- Beacon Hill — village
- Bearwood — village
- Bere Regis — village
- Binnegar — village
- Blashford — village
- Bloxworth — village
- Bournemouth — town
- Bransgore — village
- Burley — otherSettlement
- Burley Street — village
- Canford Magna — village
- Chalbury Common — village
- Christchurch — town
- Church Knowle — village
- Corfe Castle — village
- Corfe Mullen — village
- Cranborne — village
- Creech — otherSettlement
- Cripplestyle — village
- Crow — village
- East Lulworth — village
- East Morden — village
- East Stoke — otherSettlement
- Edmondsham — village
- Ferndown — town
- Furzehill — village
- Gaunt's Common — village
- Gussage All Saints — village
- Gussage St Michael — village
- Hampreston — village
- Hangersley — village
- Harman's Cross — village
- Haythorne — otherSettlement
- Henbury — village
- Hightown — village
- Hinton — village
- Hinton Martell — village
- Holt — village
- Holt Wood — village
- Holton Heath — village
- Horton — village
- Hurn — village
- Kingston — village
- Kingston — otherSettlement
- Langton Matravers — village
- Linwood — otherSettlement
- Lodge Copse Estate — village
- Long Crichel — village
- Longham — village
- Lulworth Cove — village
- Lytchett Matravers — village
- Lytchett Minster — village
- Mannington — village
- Manswood — village
- Matchams — otherSettlement
- Merley — village
- Mockbeggar — village
- Neacroft — village
- New Milton — town
- New Town — village
- Poole — town
- Ridge — village
- Ringwood — town
- Ripley — village
- Rockford — otherSettlement
- Sandford — village
- Sopley — village
- St Ives — village
- St Leonards — otherSettlement
- Stoborough — village
- Stoborough Green — village
- Stone — village
- Studland — village
- Sturminster Marshall — village
- Swanage — town
- Thorney Hill — village
- Three Legged Cross — otherSettlement
- Trickett's Cross — village
- Upton — village
- Verwood — town
- Wareham — town
- West Lulworth — village
- West Moors — village
- West Parley — village
- Whitmore — village
- Wimborne Minster — town
- Wimborne St Giles — village
- Winkton — village
- Witchampton — village
- Woodlands — village
- Wool — village
- Wootton — village
- Worgret — village
- Worth Matravers — village