| Postcode | BH2 6YX | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Bournemouth | 
| Nearest station | Bournemouth (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | Merlewood Close (E) Wimborne Road (N) Marks and Spencer (E) Top of Richmond Hill (SW) Hampshire Court (SE) Bourne Avenue (NW) | 
| Known addresses | 
                          No addresses found
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| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 50.72566 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.881528 | |
| Easting | 408459 | |
| Northing | 91789 | |
| Grid reference | SZ084917 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 578943 5619914 | |
| what3words | open.sports.nature | |
| FixPhrase | crewmate lying shopper upright | |
| Plus code | 9C2WP4G9+79 | |
| Altitude | 24 metres (80 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:58 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:46 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 1.3 KMs (0.8 miles) | 
| Parish | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, unparished area | E43000298 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Bournemouth Central | E05012653 | 
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | E06000058 | 
| County | Dorset | E10000009 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Bournemouth West | E14001116 | 
| MP | Jessica Toale | Labour | 
| Police force | Dorset | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | South West | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | May 2000 | 
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | September 2000 | 
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink initiative - last known ONS postcode grid reference | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
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| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Bournemouth | E63013847 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00077251 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 2C1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 038C | E01033242 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Bournemouth 017F | E01033242 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Central Bournemouth | E02003188 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Central Bournemouth | E02003188 | 
| Travel to work area | Bournemouth | E30000175 | 
| Average property price in Bournemouth | £359,376 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 1.6% |