BH23 1DS

a postcode in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Introduced in January 1992

BH23 1DS	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with BH23 1DS

Ducking Stool Lane - 11 properties, USRN 7500079

Priory Mews - 1 property, USRN 7500938

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 50.7345 / 50°44'4"N

Longitude: -1.7752 / 1°46'30"W

UTM Reference: 30U 586430 5621021

OS Easting: 415958

OS Northing: 92794

OS Grid: SZ159927

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 55B.VBT

Mapcode Global: FRA 7754.G7F

Open Location Code: 9C2WP6MF+RW

Maidenhead Locator System: IO90cr66

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

urban city or town
a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 6b1

Baseline UK
Legacy Industrial and Coastal Communities
Retired Seniors

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 27253 / 32844

9th decile
much less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for BH23 1DS on Saturday 20 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:58
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:07
Sunrise	04:53
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:08
Sunset	21:23
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:09
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:19

Hours of daylight today	04:23 to 21:53
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:53 to 04:23
Moon Phase	Waxing Crescent
Moon Rises	10:20
Moon sets	23:45

For a full sun and moon calendar for BH23 1DS, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in BH23 1DS

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
17 December 2021	18 Ducking Stool Lane, Christchurch BH23 1DS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£490,000
23 February 2021	1 Ducking Stool Lane, Christchurch BH23 1DS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£315,000
18 November 2016	Ducking Stool Tea Rooms, Ducking Stool Lane, Christchurch BH23 1DS	Other property type	Freehold	£280,000
22 July 2016	1 Ducking Stool Lane, Christchurch BH23 1DS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£250,000
17 December 2015	17 Ducking Stool Lane, Christchurch BH23 1DS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£450,000
24 September 2014	Ducking Stool House, Ducking Stool Lane, Christchurch BH23 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£575,000
31 March 2010	19 Ducking Stool Lane, Christchurch BH23 1DS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£382,500
18 December 2009	18 Ducking Stool Lane, Christchurch BH23 1DS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£375,000
4 September 2009	17 Ducking Stool Lane, Christchurch BH23 1DS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£420,000
25 April 2007	Kingfisher Place, Ducking Stool Lane, Christchurch BH23 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£112,500
1 November 2005	1 Ducking Stool Lane, Christchurch BH23 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£215,000
25 June 2004	15 Ducking Stool Lane, Christchurch BH23 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£239,950
19 April 2002	1 Ducking Stool Lane, Christchurch BH23 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£158,700
31 July 1997	1 Ducking Stool Lane, Christchurch BH23 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£85,000
6 June 1996	Ducking Stool House, Ducking Stool Lane, Christchurch BH23 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£185,000
8 February 1996	1 Ducking Stool Lane, Christchurch BH23 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£44,000
15 February 1995	Ducking Stool House, Ducking Stool Lane, Christchurch BH23 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£167,500

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for BH23 1DS

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Christchurch

MP

Christopher Chope Conservative

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council

Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Christchurch Town

Councillors

Mike Cox Liberal Democrats

Michael Tarling Liberal Democrats

BH23 1DS also falls within the Civil Parish of Christchurch, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for BH23 1DS

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00103207		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01020367	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 031D	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02004241	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 031	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04012814	Christchurch	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 April 2019	DLUHC
E05012658	Christchurch Town	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	2 May 2019	DLUHC
E06000058	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	Unitary Authorities	Administrative	1 April 2019	DLUHC
E12000009	South West	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001171	Christchurch	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000039	Dorset	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000175	Bournemouth	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33046387		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000009	Dorset	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	7 July 2011	BEIS
E38000045	NHS Dorset CCG	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2015	ODS
E40000006	South West	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2018	ODS
E54000041	Dorset	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2016	NHS
E56000016	Wessex	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 September 2016	NHS England
E63013839	Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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