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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.
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Map of the BH Bournemouth Postcode Area
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Quick Facts about the BH Postcode
| 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 |
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
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.
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.
| 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% |
A map showing the boundary of BH in relation to other areas
There are 10 towns within the Bournemouth 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
We found 16 visitor attractions within the Bournemouth postcode area
| The Tank Museum |
|---|
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
| View The Tank Museum on Google Maps |
| Wareham Town Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
| View Wareham Town Museum on Google Maps |
| Corfe Castle |
| Historic Properties |
| Castle / Fort |
| View Corfe Castle on Google Maps |
| Kingston Lacy Estate |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic House / House and Garden / Palace |
| View Kingston Lacy Estate on Google Maps |
| Walford Mill Crafts |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
| View Walford Mill Crafts on Google Maps |
| Scaplen's Court Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
| View Scaplen's Court Museum on Google Maps |
| Poole Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
| View Poole Museum on Google Maps |
| Brownsea Island |
| Wildlife |
| Nature Reserve / Wetlands / Wildlife Trips |
| View Brownsea Island on Google Maps |
| Durlston Country Park National Nature Reserve |
| Country Parks |
| Country Park |
| View Durlston Country Park National Nature Reserve on Google Maps |
| Swanage Museum and Heritage Centre |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
| View Swanage Museum and Heritage Centre on Google Maps |
| 6D Cinema |
| Other |
| View 6D Cinema on Google Maps |
| Discover Dorset Tours |
| Historic Properties |
| Other Historic / Scenic Transport Operator |
| View Discover Dorset Tours on Google Maps |
| Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
| View Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum on Google Maps |
| Go Ape! High Wire Forest Adventure - Moors Valley |
| Country Parks |
| Country Park |
| View Go Ape! High Wire Forest Adventure - Moors Valley on Google Maps |
| Moors Valley Country Park |
| Country Parks |
| Country Park |
| View Moors Valley Country Park on Google Maps |
| Red House Museum and Gardens Heritage Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
| View Red House Museum and Gardens Heritage Museum on Google Maps |
Councils within the BH Area
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