BH6 postcode area

The BH6 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Area Scores range from 25 to 94 across them.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the BH6 district: Littledown scores 94 out of 100 (#389 of 6,856 nationally) while East Cliff sits at 25 — neighbours on the map, 69 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £220,000 in East Cliff to £570,000 in Littledown — a 2.6× gap within the BH6 district.

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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
LittledownBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 38994 £570,000
East Southbourne & Hengistbury HeadBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 77389 £502,500
Southbourne WestBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,24067 £340,000
IfordBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,56962 £413,000
WestbourneBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 3,51549 £226,500
Boscombe EastBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 4,20039 £285,000
East CliffBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 5,13225 £220,000

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BH6.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.