BH23 2JB

a postcode in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Introduced in January 1980

BH23 2JB	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 2JB

Darwin Avenue - 23 properties, USRN 7500235

Normanton Close - 1 property, USRN 7500234

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 50.7478 / 50°44'52"N

Longitude: -1.7961 / 1°47'45"W

UTM Reference: 30U 584936 5622470

OS Easting: 414484

OS Northing: 94264

OS Grid: SZ144942

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 559.2Q4

Mapcode Global: FRA 7743.D3X

Open Location Code: 9C2WP6X3+4H

Maidenhead Locator System: IO90cr49

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2c2

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Ageing Communities
Ageing Independent Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 13815 / 32844

5th decile
slightly more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for BH23 2JB on Tuesday 9 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	03:02
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:09
Sunrise	04:54
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:06
Sunset	21:18
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:03
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:10

Hours of daylight today	04:24 to 21:48
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:48 to 04:24
Moon Phase	Waning Crescent
Moon Rises	00:40
Moon sets	13:31

For a full sun and moon calendar for BH23 2JB, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in BH23 2JB

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
22 July 2022	Flat 2, Darwin Court, 40, Darwin Avenue, Christchurch BH23 2JB	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£195,000
30 June 2022	Flat 6, Darwin Court, 40, Darwin Avenue, Christchurch BH23 2JB	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£179,000
29 June 2022	Flat 4, Darwin Court, 40, Darwin Avenue, Christchurch BH23 2JB	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£179,000
29 June 2022	Flat 1, Darwin Court, 40, Darwin Avenue, Christchurch BH23 2JB	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£239,950
29 June 2022	Flat 5, Darwin Court, 40, Darwin Avenue, Christchurch BH23 2JB	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£179,000
29 June 2022	Flat 3, Darwin Court, 40, Darwin Avenue, Christchurch BH23 2JB	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£184,950
19 June 2020	40 Darwin Avenue, Christchurch BH23 2JB	Detached	Freehold	£330,000
12 June 2020	40 Darwin Avenue, Christchurch BH23 2JB	Detached	Freehold	£330,000
24 January 2019	26 Darwin Avenue, Christchurch BH23 2JB	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£150,000
30 October 2018	10 Darwin Avenue, Christchurch BH23 2JB	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£155,000
16 August 2010	32 Darwin Avenue, Christchurch BH23 2JB	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£110,000
16 April 2010	10 Darwin Avenue, Christchurch BH23 2JB	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£112,000
26 March 2010	26 Darwin Avenue, Christchurch BH23 2JB	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£129,000
30 January 2007	16 Darwin Avenue, Christchurch BH23 2JB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£183,000
24 July 2006	16 Darwin Avenue, Christchurch BH23 2JB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£179,500
3 September 2004	24 Darwin Avenue, Christchurch BH23 2JB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£179,000
16 May 2003	8 Darwin Avenue, Christchurch BH23 2JB	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£92,000
10 May 2001	16 Darwin Avenue, Christchurch BH23 2JB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£105,000
8 December 2000	18 Darwin Avenue, Christchurch BH23 2JB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£25,000
26 May 2000	6 Darwin Avenue, Christchurch BH23 2JB	Semi-detached	Freehold	£118,000
12 February 1999	8 Darwin Avenue, Christchurch BH23 2JB	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£44,000
13 November 1998	6 Darwin Avenue, Christchurch BH23 2JB	Semi-detached	Freehold	£77,500
14 April 1997	10 Darwin Avenue, Christchurch BH23 2JB	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£36,000
17 January 1997	24 Darwin Avenue, Christchurch BH23 2JB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£56,000
10 October 1996	40 Darwin Avenue, Christchurch BH23 2JB	Detached	Freehold	£77,000

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 2JB

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Christchurch

MP

Christopher Chope Conservative

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council

Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Commons

Councillors

Margaret Phipps Christchurch Independents

Vanessa Ricketts Christchurch Independents

BH23 2JB 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 2JB

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00103120		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01020353	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 014C	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02004237	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 014	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04012814	Christchurch	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 April 2019	DLUHC
E05012659	Commons	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
E33049350		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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