BH Postcode Area for the Bournemouth Region

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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
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Map of the BH Bournemouth Postcode Area

Explore the postcode area by using our interactive map.

Quick Facts about the BH Postcode

BH Area Statistics
Width from East to West 29.46 mi
Height from North to South 26.67 mi
Area of BH 383.79 mi²
Maximum Width 33.11 mi
Perimeter of Postcode Area 185.88 mi
Number of Postcode Districts 26
Number of Postcode Sectors 100
Number of Post Towns 11
Number of Postcodes 15,201
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The BH postcode area represents a group of 26 postal districts in the Bournemouth area of the United Kingdom. The area code stands for the letters b and h in BournemoutH. The area 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

BOURNEMOUTH
BH1 DorsetBH2 DorsetBH3 DorsetBH4 DorsetBH5 DorsetBH6 DorsetBH7 DorsetBH8 DorsetBH9 DorsetBH10 DorsetBH11 Dorset
POOLE
BH12 DorsetBH13 DorsetBH14 DorsetBH15 DorsetBH16 DorsetBH17 Dorset
BROADSTONE
BH18 Dorset
SWANAGE
BH19 Dorset
WAREHAM
BH20 Dorset
WIMBORNE
BH21 Dorset
FERNDOWN
BH22 Dorset
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 Showing Location of the postcode area
Where is the postcode area?
A word cloud for the postcode area
A word cloud for the area

How built up is the Postcode Area?

I've calculated the total area covered by building footprints within the postcode area.
By analyzing this against the total area, I've determined the percentage of the area that's developed, this will give you an idea of how urban or rural the postcode region is.
The higher the percentage the more urban the area is. For example the least urban district is BH20 and the most urban is BH1.

Building Area Summary
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 (m²) 30,545,376 (m²) 3.13%
Map of the BH Postcode Area

A map showing the boundary of BH in relation to other areas

There are 10 towns within the Bournemouth postcode area.

Map of Posttowns in the BH
Map of Posttowns in the BH Postal 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 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

Tourist Attractions within the Area

Nearby Postcodes

SO
SP
DT

Councils within the BH Area

Councils within the BH area
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (9463 postcodes)
Dorset (4181 postcodes)
New Forest District (1557 postcodes)

Towns and Villages within the Area

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