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 Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

, within eleven

post town A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, Ireland, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system.Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) Including the correct post town in t ...

s. These cover east

Dorset Dorset ( ; Archaism, archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north and the north-east, Hampshire to the east, t ...

(including

Bournemouth Bournemouth ( ) is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole unitary authority area, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. At the 2021 census, the built-up area had a population of 196,455, making it the largest ...

Poole Poole () is a coastal town and seaport on the south coast of England in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole unitary authority area in Dorset, England. The town is east of Dorchester, Dorset, Dorchester and adjoins Bournemouth to the east ...

, Broadstone,

Christchurch Christchurch (; ) is the largest city in the South Island and the List of cities in New Zealand, second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand. Christchurch has an urban population of , and a metropolitan population of over hal ...

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

Swanage Swanage () is a coastal town and civil parish in the south east of Dorset, England. It is at the eastern end of the Isle of Purbeck and one of its two towns, approximately south of Poole and east of Dorchester, Dorset, Dorchester. In the Unit ...

Verwood Verwood is a town and civil parish in eastern Dorset, England. The town lies north of Bournemouth and north east of Poole as the crow flies. The civil parish comprises the town of Verwood together with the extended village of Three Legged Cr ...

, 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 Pool ...

) and part of south-west

Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, ...

(including

New Milton New Milton is a market town and civil parish in the New Forest District, New Forest district, in southwest Hampshire, England. To the north is in the New Forest and to the south the coast at Barton-on-Sea. The town is equidistant between Lymi ...

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The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: , - ! BH1 , BOURNEMOUTH , Bournemouth Town Centre, East Cliff, Springbourne, Boscombe 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 in 2019 and covers much of the area of the South Ea ...

, - ! BH2 , BOURNEMOUTH , Bournemouth Town Centre, West Cliff , Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole , - ! BH3 , BOURNEMOUTH , Talbot Woods, Winton south , Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole , - ! BH4 , BOURNEMOUTH , Westbourne, Branksome Woods , Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole , - ! BH5 , BOURNEMOUTH , Boscombe,

Pokesdown Pokesdown is a suburb of Bournemouth, in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole districts, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. It lies just east of Boscombe and west of Southbourne, Dorset, Southbourne. History It is believed that Pokes ...

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

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 placenames ...

, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole , - ! BH7 , BOURNEMOUTH , Littledown, Iford , Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole , - ! BH8 , BOURNEMOUTH ,

Bournemouth railway station Bournemouth railway station serves the seaside town of Bournemouth, in Dorset, England. It was known previously as Bournemouth East (1885 to 1899) and then Bournemouth Central (1899 to 1967). It has long been treated as an obligatory princip ...

, Malmesbury Park,

Richmond Park Richmond Park, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, is the largest of Royal Parks of London, London's Royal Parks and is of national and international importance for wildlife conservation. It was created by Charles I of England, Cha ...

, Queens Park, Charminster, Strouden Park, 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 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. The area became part of Bournemouth on 1 April 1931. There were two ...

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

, Bear Cross, West Howe, Wallisdown, Bearwood , Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole , - ! BH12 , POOLE , Branksome,

Alderney Alderney ( ; ; ) is the northernmost of the inhabited Channel Islands. It is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependencies, Crown dependency. It is long and wide. The island's area is , making it the third-largest isla ...

, Upper Parkstone, Newtown,

Bournemouth University Bournemouth University is a public university in Bournemouth, England, with its main campus situated in neighbouring Poole. The university was founded in 1992; however, the origins of its predecessor date back to the early 1900s. The universi ...

, 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 C ...

, Sandbanks, 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 for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, National Trust with the northern half managed by the Do ...

, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole;

, - ! BH14 , POOLE , Lower Parkstone, Lilliput, Penn Hill , Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole , - ! BH15 , POOLE , Poole Town Centre, Hamworthy, Longfleet, 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 th ...

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

, Studland, Langton Matravers, Worth Matravers , Dorset , - ! BH20 , WAREHAM , Wareham, Arne,

Corfe Castle Corfe Castle is a fortification standing above the Corfe Castle (village), 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 ...

West Lulworth West Lulworth is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the England, English county of Dorset, situated on the English Channel beside Lulworth Cove. In the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census the civil parish—which includ ...

Wool Wool is the textile fiber 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 some properties similar to animal w ...

Bovington Camp Bovington Camp () is a British Army military base in Dorset, South West England. Together with Lulworth Camp it forms part of Bovington Garrison. The garrison is home to The Armour Centre and contains two barracks complexes and two forest and ...

, Bere Regis , Dorset , - ! BH21 , WIMBORNE ,

Corfe Mullen Corfe Mullen is a village in Dorset, England, on the north-western urban fringe of the South East Dorset conurbation. The community had a population of 10,133 at the 2011 Census. It is served by six churches, four pubs, five schools, a libra ...

, Sturminster Marshall, Cranborne, Merley, Oakley, Three Legged Cross, Knowlton , Dorset; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole , - ! BH22 , FERNDOWN ,

West Moors West Moors is a village in Dorset, England, on the northern fringe of the Poole-Bournemouth conurbation, just outside the larger settlements of Ferndown and Verwood. The parish of West Moors had an estimated population of 7,400 in 2004, incre ...

, West Parley , Dorset , - ! BH23 , CHRISTCHURCH ,

Highcliffe Highcliffe or Highcliffe-on-Sea is a seaside town in the civil parish of Highcliffe and Walkford, in the unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, in the ceremonial county of Dorset in Englan ...

, Burton, Sopley,

Bransgore Bransgore is a village and civil parishes in England, 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 ...

, Hurn,

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

, 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, featu ...

, - ! BH24 , RINGWOOD , Ringwood, St Leonards,

Ashley Heath Ashley Heath is a village in Dorset, England, adjacent to the villages of St Leonards and St Ives, with which it forms the civil parish of St Leonards and St Ives. Ashley Heath is located north-east of Bournemouth Bournemouth ( ) is ...

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

Barton on Sea Barton on Sea (often hyphenated as Barton-on-Sea) is a cliff-top village in Hampshire, England close to the town of New Milton to the north. Barton lies within the civil parish of New Milton. As a settlement, Barton has a history dating back to ...

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

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