Postcode sector · Poole

BH14 4 area guide

Who lives in BH14 4, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region: South West
Population: 2,101 (2024)

BH14 4Postcode sector · Poole

At a glance

What BH14 4 is like

The BH14 4 postcode sector in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole covers 14 live postcodes and is home to about 2,101 people in 952 households. 59.1% of households own their home, 35.7% rent privately and 4.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 62.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How BH14 4 compares

Headline figures for BH14 4, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 17.7 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 50 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

No schools found nearby.

Household incomeMore

£60,353

Average annual income before tax, higher than 68% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where BH14 4 differs most from the national average.

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A big private rental marketPositive
35.7% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.

Questions

BH14 4 FAQs

Is BH14 4 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 17.7 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is BH14 4 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year around BH14 4, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in BH14 4?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 9.1% of residents. 59.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (41.4%).

Which council covers BH14 4?

The local authority for BH14 4 is Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

BH14 4 comes under Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in the South West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is BH14 4?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 50 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Parkstone (Dorset) Rail Station, 0.2 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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