BH23 2QL

a postcode in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Introduced in January 1980

BH23 2QL	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 2QL

River Way - 24 properties, USRN 7500058

Old Barn Road - 1 property, USRN 7500097

River Glade - 1 property, USRN 7500407

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 50.7545 / 50°45'16"N

Longitude: -1.8055 / 1°48'19"W

UTM Reference: 30U 584259 5623200

OS Easting: 413817

OS Northing: 95003

OS Grid: SZ138950

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 553.LC5

Mapcode Global: FRA 7732.VVX

Open Location Code: 9C2WQ53V+QR

Maidenhead Locator System: IO90cs31

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 1c1

Retired Professionals
Established Mature Families
Affluent Mature Families

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 30841 / 32844

10th decile
least deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for BH23 2QL on Monday 22 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:58
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:08
Sunrise	04:54
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:09
Sunset	21:24
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:10
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:20

Hours of daylight today	04:24 to 21:54
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:54 to 04:24
Moon Phase	First Quarter
Moon Rises	12:57

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

Residential Property Sales in BH23 2QL

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
4 August 2023	149 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£500,000
17 December 2021	157 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£785,000
30 June 2021	145 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£772,500
25 June 2021	129a River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£640,000
12 April 2021	167 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£550,000
13 March 2020	129a River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£560,000
28 February 2020	169 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£470,000
22 March 2019	135 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£350,000
30 November 2017	133 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£338,000
13 October 2017	157 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£395,000
15 August 2017	145 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£372,000
3 November 2015	169 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£330,000
11 September 2015	145 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£345,000
11 February 2014	159 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£325,000
9 January 2013	165 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£400,000
10 February 2012	167 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£345,000
19 October 2010	151 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£433,000
9 January 2008	157 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£136,750
18 September 2007	129a River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£338,000
11 May 2007	151 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£307,500
27 February 2007	129 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£320,000
8 September 2006	165 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£377,500
27 April 2006	133 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£250,000
26 April 2006	129 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£340,000
17 September 2005	129 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£350,000
30 August 2005	133 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£250,000
14 April 2000	165 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£155,000
3 September 1999	129 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£180,000
3 September 1999	147 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£135,000
22 January 1999	139 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£145,000
10 July 1998	129 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£175,000
13 October 1997	139 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£110,000
13 October 1997	139 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£93,000
25 July 1997	141 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£86,000
15 December 1995	165 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£79,950
21 July 1995	133 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£75,000
28 March 1995	147 River Way, Christchurch BH23 2QL	Detached	Freehold	£86,000

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 2QL

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 2QL 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 2QL

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00103196		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01020366	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 014E	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
E33049352		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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