The BH postcode area, also known as the Bournemouth postcode area,Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) is a group of 26 postcode districts in southern

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

, within eleven

post town A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system.Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) Including the correct post town in the address increases ...

s. These cover east

Dorset Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset. Covering an area of , ...

(including Bournemouth, Poole, Broadstone,

Christchurch Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon Rive ...

, Ferndown, Swanage, Verwood, Wareham and

Wimborne Wimborne Minster (often referred to as Wimborne, ) is a market town in Dorset in South West England, and the name of the Church of England church in that town. It lies at the confluence of the River Stour and the River Allen, north of Poole ...

) and part of south-west

Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English cities on its south coast, Southampton and Portsmouth, Hampshire ...

(including New Milton and Ringwood). __TOC__

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The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: , - ! BH1 , BOURNEMOUTH ,

Bournemouth Town Centre Bournemouth Town Centre is an area of Bournemouth, Dorset. The town centre is the central business district and is located near the coast between West Cliff and East Cliff. History In 1908 a tramway accident killed 7 people in the Town Cent ...

, East Cliff, Springbourne,

Boscombe Boscombe is a suburb of Bournemouth, England. Historically in Hampshire, but today in Dorset, it is located to the east of Bournemouth town centre and west of Southbourne. Originally a sparsely inhabited area of heathland, from around 1865 B ...

town centre ,

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Dorset, England. It was created on 1 April 2019 by the merger of the areas that wer ...

, - ! BH2 , BOURNEMOUTH ,

, West Cliff , Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole , - ! BH3 , BOURNEMOUTH , Talbot Woods, Winton south , Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole , - ! BH4 , BOURNEMOUTH , Westbourne,

Branksome Woods Branksome may refer to: * Branksome, County Durham, England, a suburb of Darlington * Branksome, Dorset, England, a suburb of Poole * Branksome Hall, a private school for girls in Toronto, Ontario, Canada ** Branksome Hall Asia, a private school for ...

, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole , - ! BH5 , BOURNEMOUTH ,

, Pokesdown , Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole , - ! BH6 , BOURNEMOUTH , Southbourne,

Tuckton Tuckton is a suburb of Bournemouth, situated on the River Stour in the eastern part of the borough. First recorded in 1271, this was a hamlet in the tithing of Tuckton and Wick until 1894, when the Local Government Act replaced all tithings in ...

Wick Wick most often refers to: * Capillary action ("wicking") ** Candle wick, the cord used in a candle or oil lamp ** Solder wick, a copper-braided wire used to desolder electronic contacts Wick or WICK may also refer to: Places and placename ...

, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole , - ! BH7 , BOURNEMOUTH , Littledown, Iford , Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole , - ! BH8 , BOURNEMOUTH , Bournemouth railway station, Malmesbury Park,

Richmond Park Richmond Park, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, is the largest of London's Royal Parks, and is of national and international importance for wildlife conservation. It was created by Charles I in the 17th century as a deer park ...

, Queens Park, Charminster, Strouden Park,

Townsend Townsend (pronounced tounʹ-zənd) or Townshend may refer to: Places United States *Camp Townsend, National Guard training base in Peekskill, New York *Townsend, Delaware *Townsend, Georgia *Townsend, Massachusetts, a New England town ** Townsend ...

, Holdenhurst, Throop , Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole , - ! BH9 , BOURNEMOUTH , Winton, Moordown, Throop, Muscliff , Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole , - ! BH10 , BOURNEMOUTH ,

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. There were two electoral wards containing the name Kinson (North & South). The ...

, East Howe, Northbourne, Redhill, Ensbury Park, Slades Farm, Talbot Village, Wallisdown , Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole , - ! BH11 , BOURNEMOUTH ,

Bear Cross Bear Cross is a suburb on the north-western edge of Bournemouth, Dorset, taking its name from the crossroads made by the main road ( A348) between Poole and Ringwood and the Wimborne Road/Magna Road ( A341). Etymology Long prior to any settlemen ...

, West Howe, Wallisdown, Bearwood , Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole , - ! BH12 , POOLE , Branksome, Alderney, Upper Parkstone, Newtown, Bournemouth University , Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole , - ! BH13 , POOLE ,

Canford Cliffs Canford Cliffs is a suburb of Poole in Dorset, England. The neighbourhood lies on the English Channel coast midway between Poole and Bournemouth. To the southwest is Sandbanks which has some of the highest property values in the world; with Canf ...

Sandbanks Sandbanks is an affluent neighbourhood of Poole, Dorset, on the south coast of England, situated on a narrow spit of around 1 km2 or 0.39 sq mi extending into the mouth of Poole Harbour. It is known for its high property prices and for it ...

, Branksome Park,

Brownsea Island Brownsea Island is the largest of the islands in Poole Harbour in the county of Dorset, England. The island is owned by the National Trust with the northern half managed by the Dorset Wildlife Trust. Much of the island is open to the public and ...

, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole;

, - ! BH14 , POOLE , Lower Parkstone, Lilliput, Penn Hill , Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole , - ! BH15 , POOLE ,

Poole Town Centre Poole Town Centre is an area of Poole, Dorset. It is just to the west of Poole Park. Poole Old Town is home to many historic buildings like the 15th-century Scaplen's Court, the 18th-century Custom House and the Victorian St James' Church. H ...

, Hamworthy,

Longfleet Longfleet is a small district of Poole, Dorset centred on Longfleet Road. It is situated directly north of the town centre and lies to the east of Oakdale and to the south and west of Parkstone. History The area of Longfleet was originally par ...

, Oakdale,

Poole Harbour Poole Harbour is a large natural harbour in Dorset, southern England, with the town of Poole on its shores. The harbour is a drowned valley (ria) formed at the end of the last ice age and is the estuary of several rivers, the largest being t ...

minor islands , Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole; Dorset , - ! BH16 , POOLE , Upton, Turlin Moor, Lytchett Minster,

Lytchett Matravers Lytchett Matravers is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England. The 2011 census recorded the parish as having 1,439 households and a population of 3,424. History The name comes from the Brittonic ''litchet'' meaning "grey wood" and the ...

, Holton Heath , Dorset; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole , - ! BH17 , POOLE , Canford Heath, Creekmoor, Waterloo , Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole , - ! BH18 , BROADSTONE , Broadstone , Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole , - ! BH19 , SWANAGE , Swanage, Studland, Langton Matravers,

Worth Matravers Worth Matravers () is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. The village is situated on the cliffs west of Swanage. It comprises limestone cottages and farm houses and is built around a pond, which is a regular feature on pos ...

, Dorset , - ! BH20 , WAREHAM , Wareham, Arne,

Corfe Castle Corfe Castle is a fortification standing above the village of the same name on the Isle of Purbeck peninsula in the English county of Dorset. Built by William the Conqueror, the castle dates to the 11th century and commands a gap in the P ...

, West Lulworth,

Wool Wool is the textile fibre obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids. The term may also refer to inorganic materials, such as mineral wool and glass wool, that have properties similar to animal wool. ...

, Bovington Camp,

Bere Regis Bere Regis () is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated north-west of Wareham. In the 2011 census the civil parish had a population of 1,745. The village has one shop, a family-owned cheese barn, a post office, and two pubs ...

, Dorset , - ! BH21 , WIMBORNE ,

, Corfe Mullen,

Sturminster Marshall Sturminster Marshall is a village and civil parish in east Dorset in England, situated on the River Stour between Blandford Forum and Poole. The parish had a population of 1,895 at the 2001 census, increasing to 1,969 at the 2011 Census and ...

, Cranborne, Merley, Oakley, Three Legged Cross, Knowlton , Dorset; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole , - ! BH22 , FERNDOWN , Ferndown, West Moors,

West Parley West Parley is a village and civil parish in south-east Dorset, England, situated on the River Stour between Bournemouth and Ferndown and off of the B3073 road. The parish of West Parley covers an area of . It is also about to the closest majo ...

, Dorset , - ! BH23 , CHRISTCHURCH ,

Highcliffe Highcliffe-on-Sea (usually simply Highcliffe) is a seaside town in Dorset in England, administered since April 2019 as part of the unitary authority of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. It forms part of the South East Dorset conurbation alo ...

, Burton, Sopley,

Bransgore Bransgore is a village and civil parish within the New Forest District, Hampshire, England. The village developed in the 19th century when a church and a school were built. It is technically classified as an urban area, although in some respects ...

Hurn Hurn is a village and civil parish in the historic county of Hampshire and the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. Situated between the River Stour and River Avon, administratively Hurn is part of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole uni ...

Bournemouth Airport Bournemouth Airport (previously known as Hurn Airport and Bournemouth International Airport) is an airport located north-northeast of Bournemouth, in southern England. The site opened as RAF Hurn in 1941, but was transferred to civil contr ...

, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole;

New Forest The New Forest is one of the largest remaining tracts of unenclosed pasture land, heathland and forest in Southern England, covering southwest Hampshire and southeast Wiltshire. It was proclaimed a royal forest by William the Conqueror, fea ...

, - ! BH24 , RINGWOOD , Ringwood,

St Leonards St Leonards may refer to: Places Australia *St Leonards, New South Wales **St Leonards railway station *St Leonards, Tasmania, suburb of Launceston *St Leonards, Victoria Canada *St. Leonard's, Newfoundland and Labrador New Zealand * St L ...

, Ashley Heath, Burley, Holmsley , New Forest; Dorset , - ! BH25 , NEW MILTON , New Milton,

Barton on Sea Barton on Sea (often hyphenated as Barton-on-Sea) is a cliff-top village in Hampshire, England with close connections, physical, governmental and commercial, to the inland town, New Milton which is its civil parish to the north. As a settlemen ...

, Bashley, Wootton, Ossemsley , New Forest , - ! BH31 , VERWOOD , Verwood , Dorset

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