BH6 5BL maps, stats, and open data
BH6 5BL lies on Irving Road in Bournemouth. BH6 5BL is located in the West Southbourne electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and the English Parliamentary constituency of Bournemouth East. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Dorset ICB - 11J and the police force is Dorset. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
BH6 5BL maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
BH6 5BL geodata
| Easting | 413826 |
| Northing | 92473 |
| Latitude | 50.731711 |
| Longitude | -1.805461 |
Where is BH6 5BL?
| Street | Irving Road |
| Town/City | Bournemouth |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | BH6 |
BH6 5BL Elevation
Elevation or altitude of BH6 5BL as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 10m | 33ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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Politics
| Ward | West Southbourne |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Bournemouth East |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in BH6 5BL
98, IRVING ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BL 2025 12 DEC £400,000 |
2025 28 MAR £425,000 |
2025 21 MAR £500,000 |
2023 27 OCT £650,000 |
153, IRVING ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 5BL 2023 5 JUN £665,000 |
2022 9 AUG £265,000 |
2022 3 FEB £450,000 |
2021 25 JUN £490,000 |
2020 20 NOV £310,000 |
2019 13 DEC £445,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to BH6 5BL
| Irving Road (Cranleigh Road) | West Southbourne | 103m |
| Irving Road (Cranleigh Road) | West Southbourne | 109m |
| Seafield Road (Cranleigh Road) | West Southbourne | 254m |
| Stourfield School (Cranleigh Road) | West Southbourne | 269m |
| Stourfield School (Beaufort Road) | West Southbourne | 277m |
Nearest railway stations to BH6 5BL
| Pokesdown Station | 1.4km |
| Christchurch Station | 1.6km |
| Bournemouth Station | 4.2km |
Broadband
Broadband access in BH6 5BL (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in BH6 5BL (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 63.1Mbps |
| Average download speed | 69.7Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 19.3Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 13.0Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 27.17Mbps |
Broadband limitations in BH6 5BL (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
BH6 5BL gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in BH6 5BL by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 343,575 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 32 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 10,737 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 8,880 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 109,845 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 34 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,231 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 2,868 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in BH6 5BL, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in BH6 5BL.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
47.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than BH6 5BL:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to BH6 5BL (metres)
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Nearest post box to BH6 5BL
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Cranleigh Road P.o. | 17:15 | 11:30 | 113m |
| Beaufort Road | 17:45 | 11:45 | 280m |
| Cranleigh Road | 17:30 | 11:45 | 357m |
BH6 5BL ITL and BH6 5BL LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for BH6 5BL:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLK | South West (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLK2 | Dorset and Somerset |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLK24 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E06000058 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
BH6 5BL census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for BH6 5BL:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00077678 | |
| LSOA | E01015361 | Bournemouth 014C |
| MSOA | E02003185 | Bournemouth 014 |
Nearest postcodes to BH6 5BL
| BH6 5BN | Heytesbury Road | 53m |
| BH6 5NA | Dukes Close | 63m |
| BH6 5DZ | Burleigh Road | 82m |
| BH6 5JL | Cranleigh Road | 84m |
| BH6 5JN | Cranleigh Road | 88m |
| BH6 5EA | Burleigh Road | 92m |
| BH6 5JU | Cranleigh Road | 105m |
| BH6 5DW | Arnewood Road | 115m |
| BH6 3LX | Watcombe Road | 129m |
| BH6 5BW | Boreham Road | 156m |
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