# BH23 6BS

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 50.780316, -1.854797
- **Open Location Code:** 9C2WQ4JW+43
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO90bs
- **Qibla:** 116.4°
- **Grid reference:** SZ 10333 97871
- **UTM:** 30U 580736 5626020
- **Elevation:** 11m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** South West (E12000009)
- **Admin district:** Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (E06000058)
- **Ward:** Commons (E05012659)
- **Constituency:** Christchurch (E14001171)
- **Parish code:** E04012816
- **Travel to work area:** E30000175
- **Police force area:** E23000039
- **Built-up area:** E63013792
- **European electoral region:** South West (E15000009)
- **Date introduced:** 2025-07

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01020365
- **2021 MSOA:** Burton & Airport (E02004236)
- **2021 output area:** E00180447
- **2011 LSOA:** E01020365
- **2011 MSOA:** E02004236
- **2011 output area:** E00103199
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33046382
- **Rural/urban classification:** Smaller rural: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1C1)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 20410
- **Postcode user type:** Large

## Health (England)

- **NHS region:** E40000006
- **ICB location:** E38000045
- **Integrated Care Board:** E54000041
- **Cancer Alliance:** E56000038

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Pokesdown | 5851 |
| Hospital | Royal Bournemouth Hospital | 4376 |
| GP | James Fisher Medical Centre | 2213 |
| School | Portfield School | 645 |
| Airport | Bournemouth Airport | 1070 |
| Bus stop | Loewy House | 128 |
| Food bank | Ferndown | 3632 |
| Defibrillator | NA | 380 |
| Pharmacy | Parley Cross Pharmacy | 1931 |
| Post office | Parley Cross Post Office | 1928 |
| Library | Castlepoint Library | 3313 |
| Coast | — | 5936 |
| Central London | — | 145090 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (region H, MPAN 20)
- **Water:** South West Water
- **Sewerage:** Wessex Water
- **Broadband:** 0% gigabit, 100% superfast, 0% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [BH23 6BE](https://openpostcodes.uk/BH23%206BE)
- [BH23 6HG](https://openpostcodes.uk/BH23%206HG)
- [BH23 6EW](https://openpostcodes.uk/BH23%206EW)
- [BH23 6BL](https://openpostcodes.uk/BH23%206BL)
- [BH23 6ED](https://openpostcodes.uk/BH23%206ED)
- [BH23 6BD](https://openpostcodes.uk/BH23%206BD)
- [BH23 6BP](https://openpostcodes.uk/BH23%206BP)
- [BH23 6BB](https://openpostcodes.uk/BH23%206BB)

## Boundary

A MultiPolygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/BH23%206BS.json).

## Data

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