BH2 6HU

a terminated postcode in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Introduced in January 1980, terminated in November 2001

BH2 6HU	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.

Coordinates

Latitude: 50.7227 / 50°43'21"N

Longitude: -1.879 / 1°52'44"W

UTM Reference: 30U 579125 5619590

OS Easting: 408635

OS Northing: 91463

OS Grid: SZ086914

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR X73.GJ

Mapcode Global: FRA 67Y5.HSK

Open Location Code: 9C2WP4FC+39

Maidenhead Locator System: IO90br43

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 3a3

Multicultural and Educated Urbanites
Student Living and Professional Footholds
Urbanite Mix

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 11627 / 32844

4th decile
somewhat more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for BH2 6HU on Friday 5 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	03:06
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:12
Sunrise	04:57
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:06
Sunset	21:15
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	21:59
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:05

Hours of daylight today	04:27 to 21:45
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:45 to 04:26
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	08:21
Moon Rises	23:59

For a full sun and moon calendar for BH2 6HU, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in BH2 6HU

	Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
	20 December 1996	3 Richmond Hill Drive, Bournemouth BH2 6HU	Detached	Freehold	£140,000

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 BH2 6HU

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Bournemouth West

MP

Jessica Toale Labour

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council

Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Bournemouth Central

Councillors

Hazel Allen Conservative

Jamie Martin Labour

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for BH2 6HU

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00077263		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E00172763		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	31 December 2011	ONS
E01015284	Bournemouth 017B	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E01033285	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 038D	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	31 December 2011	ONS
E02003188	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 038	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05012653	Bournemouth Central	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
E14001116	Bournemouth West	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
E33048149		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
E43000298	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	1 January 2024	DLUHC
E54000041	Dorset	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2016	NHS
E56000016	Wessex	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 September 2016	NHS England
E63013847	Bournemouth	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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