The BH postcode area, also known as the Bournemouth postcode area, is a group of postcode districts around Bournemouth

Bournemouth

Bournemouth is a large coastal resort town in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. According to the 2001 Census the town has a population of 163,444, making it the largest settlement in Dorset. It is also the largest settlement between Southampton and Plymouth...

, Broadstone

Broadstone, Dorset

Broadstone is a town and suburb of Poole in Dorset, England. It is located from Hamworthy railway station and from Bournemouth International Airport. The town has a population of 10,256 according to the 2001 Census....

, Christchurch

Christchurch, Dorset

Christchurch is a borough and town in the county of Dorset on the south coast of England. The town adjoins Bournemouth in the west and the New Forest lies to the east. Historically in Hampshire, it joined Dorset with the reorganisation of local government in 1974 and is the most easterly borough in...

, Ferndown

Ferndown

Ferndown is a town and civil parish in the East Dorset district of Dorset in southern England, situated immediately to the north of unitary authorities of Poole and Bournemouth. The parish, which until 1972 was called Hampreston, includes the communities of Hampreston, Longham, Stapehill and...

, New Milton

New Milton

New Milton is a market town in south west Hampshire, England. The town has a high street and holds a market every Wednesday. Situated on the edge of the New Forest, the town is about 6 miles west of Lymington town centre and 12 miles east of Bournemouth town centre.-History:New Milton dates back...

, Poole

Poole

Poole is a large coastal town and seaport in the county of Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester, and Bournemouth adjoins Poole to the east. The Borough of Poole was made a unitary authority in 1997, gaining administrative independence from Dorset County Council...

, Ringwood

Ringwood

Ringwood is a historic market town and civil parish in Hampshire, England, located on the River Avon, close to the New Forest and north of Bournemouth. It has a history dating back to Anglo-Saxon times, and has held a weekly market since the Middle Ages....

, Swanage

Swanage

Swanage is a coastal town and civil parish in the south east of Dorset, England. It is situated at the eastern end of the Isle of Purbeck, approximately 10 km south of Poole and 40 km east of Dorchester. The parish has a population of 10,124 . Nearby are Ballard Down and Old Harry Rocks,...

, Verwood

Verwood

Verwood is a town and civil parish in Dorset, England. The town lies north of Bournemouth and north of Poole. The town has a population of 14,820 according to latest figures from Dorset County Council, making it the largest town in Dorset without an upper school in terms of population.-Early...

, Wareham

Wareham, Dorset

Wareham is an historic market town and, under the name Wareham Town, a civil parish, in the English county of Dorset. The town is situated on the River Frome eight miles southwest of Poole.-Situation and geography:...

 and Wimborne

Wimborne Minster

Wimborne Minster is a market town in the East Dorset district of Dorset in South West England, and the name of the Church of England church in that town...

 in England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

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Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
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! BH1
| BOURNEMOUTH
| Town Centre

Bournemouth

Bournemouth is a large coastal resort town in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. According to the 2001 Census the town has a population of 163,444, making it the largest settlement in Dorset. It is also the largest settlement between Southampton and Plymouth...

, Springbourne

Springbourne

Springbourne is a suburb of Bournemouth. It occupies the north-east part of the main built-up area, north of Boscombe. Its formal boundaries are Windham Road to the west, the Wessex Way to the north, Ashley Road to the East and the railway line to the south.Its main road, Holdenhurst Road, was...

, East Cliff, Boscombe

Boscombe

Boscombe is a suburb of Bournemouth. Located to the east of Bournemouth town centre and west of Southbourne, It developed rapidly from a small village as a seaside resort alongside Bournemouth after the first Boscombe pier was built in 1888...

| Bournemouth Borough Council
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! BH2
| BOURNEMOUTH
| Bournemouth Central, West Cliff
| Bournemouth Borough Council
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! BH3
| BOURNEMOUTH
| Talbot Woods, Winton

Winton, Dorset

Winton is a suburb of Bournemouth in Dorset, England. It lies approximately north of Bournemouth town centre, along Wimborne Road .-History:...

| Bournemouth Borough Council
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! BH4
| BOURNEMOUTH
| Westbourne

Westbourne, Dorset

Westbourne is an affluent residential and shopping area of Bournemouth, Dorset. It is located in between Branksome, Poole and the centre of Bournemouth, just off the main A338. Poole Road, mainly full of specialised shops and small cafes, runs though the centre Westbourne with Seamoor Road curving...

, Branksome Woods
| Bournemouth Borough Council
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! BH5
| BOURNEMOUTH
| Boscombe

Boscombe

Boscombe is a suburb of Bournemouth. Located to the east of Bournemouth town centre and west of Southbourne, It developed rapidly from a small village as a seaside resort alongside Bournemouth after the first Boscombe pier was built in 1888...

, Pokesdown

Pokesdown

Pokesdown is a small area of Bournemouth, a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Dorset. It lies just east of the suburb of Boscombe and west of Southbourne.-History:Evidence of human occupation in the area dates back to the Bronze Age...

| Bournemouth Borough Council
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! BH6
| BOURNEMOUTH
| Southbourne

Southbourne, Dorset

Southbourne is a suburb of Bournemouth. It is the most easterly part of the borough, between Boscombe and Christchurch, Dorset. The area was previously known as Stourfield....

, Tuckton, Wick
| Bournemouth Borough Council
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! BH7
| BOURNEMOUTH
| Littledown, Iford
| Bournemouth Borough Council
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! BH8
| BOURNEMOUTH
| Malmesbury Park, Charminster, Queens Park, Strouden Park, Townsend
| Bournemouth Borough Council
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! BH9
| BOURNEMOUTH
| Winton

Winton, Dorset

Winton is a suburb of Bournemouth in Dorset, England. It lies approximately north of Bournemouth town centre, along Wimborne Road .-History:...

, Moordown, Throop, Muscliff
| Bournemouth Borough Council
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! BH10
| BOURNEMOUTH
| Kinson

Kinson

Kinson is a former village which has been absorbed by the town of Bournemouth in the county of Dorset in England. The area became part of Bournemouth on 1 April 1931....

, Northbourne, Redhill, Ensbury Park, Wallisdown

Wallisdown

Wallisdown is a residential and commercial area situated partly in Bournemouth and partly in Poole, in southern England.- Geography :Wallisdown is situated on the border between Bournemouth and Poole...

| Bournemouth Borough Council
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! BH11
| BOURNEMOUTH
| Kinson

Kinson

Kinson is a former village which has been absorbed by the town of Bournemouth in the county of Dorset in England. The area became part of Bournemouth on 1 April 1931....

, Bear Cross

Bear Cross

Bear Cross is a suburb on the edge of Bournemouth, Dorset named after the crossroads made by the main road between Poole and Ringwood and the Wimborne Road/Magna Road...

, West Howe, Wallisdown

Wallisdown

Wallisdown is a residential and commercial area situated partly in Bournemouth and partly in Poole, in southern England.- Geography :Wallisdown is situated on the border between Bournemouth and Poole...

| Bournemouth Borough Council
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! BH12
| POOLE
| Branksome

Branksome, Dorset

Branksome is a suburb of Poole in Dorset, England. The area consists of mainly residential properties but also has a small commercial area. It borders Parkstone, another small Poole suburb, to the west and north, Branksome Park to the south and Westbourne to the east.Until the early part of the...

, Alderney, Upper Parkstone

Parkstone

Parkstone is an area of Poole, Dorset. It is divided into 'Lower' and 'Upper' Parkstone. Upper Parkstone - "Up-on-'ill" as it used to be known in local parlance - is so-called because it is largely on higher ground slightly to the north of the lower-lying area of Lower Parkstone - "The Village" -...

, Newtown
| Borough of Poole
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! BH13
| POOLE
| Canford Cliffs

Canford Cliffs

Canford Cliffs is an affluent suburb of Poole in Dorset, England. The neighbourhood lies on the English Channel coast midway between Poole and Bournemouth...

, Sandbanks

Sandbanks

Sandbanks is a small peninsula or spit crossing the mouth of Poole Harbour on the English Channel coast at Poole in Dorset, England. It is well-known for the highly regarded Sandbanks Beach and property value; Sandbanks has, by area, the fourth highest land value in the world...

, Branksome Park

Branksome Park

Branksome Park is a suburb of Poole in Dorset, which adjoins Branksome, Dorset. The area covers approximately , mostly occupied by housing, and includes Branksome Chine which leads to the award-winning blue-flagged beaches of Poole.-Description:...

| Borough of Poole
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! BH14
| POOLE
| Lower Parkstone

Parkstone

Parkstone is an area of Poole, Dorset. It is divided into 'Lower' and 'Upper' Parkstone. Upper Parkstone - "Up-on-'ill" as it used to be known in local parlance - is so-called because it is largely on higher ground slightly to the north of the lower-lying area of Lower Parkstone - "The Village" -...

, Lilliput

Lilliput, Poole

Lilliput is a district of Poole, Dorset. It borders on Lower Parkstone, Whitecliff, Canford Cliffs, and Sandbanks, and has a shoreline within Poole Harbour. Lilliput also has a sub area called Salterns Marina, which has views of Sandbanks, Brownsea Island, and in the distance, Whitecliff...

, Penn Hill

Penn Hill

Penn Hill is an electoral ward of Poole in Dorset, England, bordering on Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs, Sandbanks, Lilliput and Parkstone. It is effectively part of Parkstone.-Overview:* 10,293 people live in Penn Hill....

| Borough of Poole
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! BH15
| POOLE
| Town Centre

Poole

Poole is a large coastal town and seaport in the county of Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester, and Bournemouth adjoins Poole to the east. The Borough of Poole was made a unitary authority in 1997, gaining administrative independence from Dorset County Council...

, Hamworthy

Hamworthy

Hamworthy is a parish and inner suburb of Poole in Dorset, England. Hamworthy lies on a peninsula of approximately and is bounded by Upton to the north, Poole Harbour to the west and Holes Bay to the east. Poole Bridge, the southern terminus of the A350 road, connects the suburb with the town centre...

, Oakdale

Oakdale, Dorset

Oakdale is a suburb of Poole in Dorset, England with a population of 10,949. It is adjacent to Fleetsbridge, Poole town centre, Sterte, Longfleet and Parkstone....

| Borough of Poole
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! BH16
| POOLE
| Upton

Upton, Dorset

Upton is a village in south east Dorset, England. It is the second largest village in Purbeck-Geography:The village is built around a road junction where the Blandford to Hamworthy road crosses the main Poole to Dorchester road. The Poole suburbs of Hamworthy and Turlin Moor adjoin the village to...

, Turlin Moor, Lytchett Minster, Lytchett Matravers
| Purbeck District Council, Borough of Poole, East Dorset District Council
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! BH17
| POOLE
| Canford Heath

Canford Heath

Canford Heath is a suburb and area of heathland in Poole, Dorset with a population of just under 14,500.-Geography:Canford Heath has also given its name to a housing development built on the heathland during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s...

, Creekmoor

Creekmoor

Creekmoor is a large village and suburb of Poole in Dorset, England, with a population of 9,257. Bordered by the Upton Heath nature reserve and Upton Country Park, the area is mainly populated by families.-Facilities:...

| Borough of Poole
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! BH18
| BROADSTONE
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| Borough of Poole
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! BH19
| SWANAGE
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| Purbeck District Council
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! BH20
| WAREHAM
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| Purbeck District Council
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! BH21
| WIMBORNE
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| East Dorset District Council
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! BH22
| FERNDOWN
| West Moors

West Moors

West Moors is a village in East Dorset, England, on the northern fringe of the Poole-Bournemouth conurbation, just outside the larger settlements of Ferndown and Verwood...

| East Dorset District Council
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! BH23
| CHRISTCHURCH
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| Christchurch Borough Council

Christchurch, Dorset

Christchurch is a borough and town in the county of Dorset on the south coast of England. The town adjoins Bournemouth in the west and the New Forest lies to the east. Historically in Hampshire, it joined Dorset with the reorganisation of local government in 1974 and is the most easterly borough in...

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! BH24
| RINGWOOD
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| New Forest District Council

New Forest

The New Forest is an area of southern England which includes the largest remaining tracts of unenclosed pasture land, heathland and forest in the heavily-populated south east of England. It covers south-west Hampshire and extends into south-east Wiltshire....

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! BH25
| NEW MILTON
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| New Forest District Council

New Forest

The New Forest is an area of southern England which includes the largest remaining tracts of unenclosed pasture land, heathland and forest in the heavily-populated south east of England. It covers south-west Hampshire and extends into south-east Wiltshire....

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! BH31
| VERWOOD
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| East Dorset District Council
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