BH23 3HY

a postcode in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Introduced in January 1980

BH23 3HY	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 3HY

Howard Close - 32 properties, USRN 7500367

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 7500610

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 50.732 / 50°43'55"N

Longitude: -1.7474 / 1°44'50"W

UTM Reference: 30U 588400 5620770

OS Easting: 417925

OS Northing: 92518

OS Grid: SZ179925

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 55K.317

Mapcode Global: FRA 7774.M31

Open Location Code: 9C2WP7J3+Q3

Maidenhead Locator System: IO90dr05

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2a1

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
Younger Suburban Family Renters

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 19400 / 32844

6th decile
slightly less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for BH23 3HY on Thursday 25 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:59
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:09
Sunrise	04:55
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:09
Sunset	21:24
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:10
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:19

Hours of daylight today	04:25 to 21:54
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:54 to 04:25
Moon Phase	Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets	00:37
Moon Rises	16:41

For a full sun and moon calendar for BH23 3HY, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in BH23 3HY

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
2 August 2024	1 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£352,000
25 July 2022	12 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£365,000
21 June 2021	32 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£313,000
20 July 2020	25 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£285,000
29 May 2020	5 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£266,000
27 July 2018	1 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£310,000
2 May 2018	3 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£268,000
8 February 2018	38 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£303,500
29 August 2017	32 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£284,950
9 May 2017	12 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£269,950
17 October 2016	6 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£270,000
8 September 2016	25 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£240,000
30 April 2014	36 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£213,500
7 February 2013	9 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£168,000
4 October 2011	10 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£193,000
26 May 2011	32 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£180,000
1 April 2011	44 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£185,000
9 January 2009	1 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£161,000
14 March 2008	36 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£215,000
25 May 2006	32 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£179,000
20 January 2006	28 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£165,000
2 December 2005	1 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£180,000
1 July 2005	36 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£167,000
10 June 2004	30 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£173,000
9 April 2003	6 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£151,000
17 January 2003	16 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£163,000
13 December 2002	14 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£171,000
16 September 2002	16 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£157,500
15 March 2002	14 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£136,000
8 March 2002	22 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£131,950
24 August 2001	28 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£104,950
18 May 2001	28 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£87,000
27 April 2001	32 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£97,000
16 March 2001	34 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£128,000
27 November 2000	34 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£90,000
18 September 2000	11 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£95,500
3 August 2000	8 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£104,000
31 March 2000	19 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£84,000
8 November 1999	15 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£85,950
17 September 1999	12 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£85,000
13 September 1999	38 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£72,000
8 May 1998	2 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Detached	Freehold	£84,950
14 March 1997	30 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£60,000
20 December 1995	5 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£57,750
23 March 1995	21 Howard Close, Christchurch BH23 3HY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£51,000

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 3HY

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Christchurch

MP

Christopher Chope Conservative

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council

Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Mudeford, Stanpit & West Highcliffe

Councillors

Lesley Dedman Christchurch Independents

Paul Hilliard Christchurch Independents

BH23 3HY 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 3HY

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00103132		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01020354	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 033A	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02004242	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 033	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04012814	Christchurch	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 April 2019	DLUHC
E05012668	Mudeford, Stanpit & West Highcliffe	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
E33049375		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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