UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/bh4
BH4Bournemouth, England
House prices in BH4, Bournemouth
Homes in BH4 sold for a median of £265,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 351 standard sales.
That is 22% below the £338,000 median for the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 38 | £894,000 | £669,000 to £1,241,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 301 | £250,000 | £200,000 to £300,000 |
Most homes sold here were flats and maisonettes, at 86% of sales.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.6 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
Compare an asking price
- Check a home for its floor area
- How much to offer, then how to put the offer in writing
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Where prices are higher in BH4
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in BH4 8, around Bournemouth and Westbourne, with a median of £275,000, and lowest in BH4 9, around Bournemouth, at £247,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in BH4 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 49 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| BH4 9NL | £1,500,000 | 5 |
| BH4 8JW | £970,000 | 3 |
| BH4 9LP | £750,000 | 3 |
| BH4 8BB | £510,000 | 3 |
| BH4 8AA | £425,000 | 3 |
| BH4 8EG | £370,000 | 4 |
| BH4 8JA | £366,000 | 11 |
| BH4 8AD | £361,500 | 6 |
| BH4 8BE | £350,000 | 6 |
| BH4 8ER | £344,000 | 4 |
| BH4 9LT | £311,000 | 4 |
| BH4 8DB | £305,000 | 3 |
| BH4 8BQ | £300,000 | 10 |
| BH4 9HN | £300,000 | 3 |
| BH4 8HB | £295,000 | 3 |
| BH4 8BU | £285,000 | 10 |
| BH4 8BL | £280,000 | 3 |
| BH4 9JY | £280,000 | 7 |
| BH4 8DY | £277,000 | 3 |
| BH4 8AJ | £275,000 | 3 |
| BH4 8DX | £275,000 | 3 |
| BH4 8HR | £275,000 | 5 |
| BH4 8BT | £272,000 | 3 |
| BH4 8AY | £267,500 | 6 |
| BH4 8HG | £265,000 | 5 |
| BH4 8DD | £255,000 | 5 |
| BH4 8FP | £255,000 | 3 |
| BH4 8JF | £255,000 | 6 |
| BH4 8DF | £253,000 | 5 |
| BH4 8AZ | £250,000 | 3 |
| BH4 9HS | £250,000 | 9 |
| BH4 8BX | £241,000 | 6 |
| BH4 9JS | £241,000 | 6 |
| BH4 8BY | £240,000 | 6 |
| BH4 9HT | £239,500 | 5 |
| BH4 8BZ | £238,000 | 5 |
| BH4 9HR | £235,000 | 9 |
| BH4 8JG | £223,500 | 5 |
| BH4 8HX | £215,000 | 5 |
| BH4 9HW | £214,000 | 5 |
| BH4 9HL | £186,500 | 4 |
| BH4 8HY | £185,500 | 5 |
| BH4 9JN | £185,000 | 9 |
| BH4 9HP | £173,000 | 3 |
| BH4 9HE | £145,000 | 3 |
| BH4 9DD | £140,000 | 4 |
| BH4 9DH | £136,500 | 4 |
| BH4 8DN | £130,000 | 6 |
| BH4 9ES | £78,000 | 5 |
Prices over time
The median rose 14%, from £232,500 in 2016 to £265,000 in 2025, the fourth smallest rise of the 249 districts in the South West.
Leasehold homes
86% of sales in BH4 were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales. Most are flats, so ask for the years left on the lease and the service charge, and read how long a lease should be and what to check about cladding.
Flats here sold for a median of £250,000, 16% more than the £215,500 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.
Postcode districts in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area
Median sale price of the 18 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. BH4 is the fourth cheapest. BH4 and the 14 districts nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- BH14 Poole£442,500
- BH7 Bournemouth£425,000
- BH23 Christchurch£420,000
- BH6 Bournemouth£400,000
- BH9 Bournemouth£350,000
- BH10 Bournemouth£345,000
- BH15 Poole£320,000
- BH17 Poole£320,000
- BH12 Poole£319,500
- BH11 Bournemouth£315,000
- BH8 Bournemouth£300,000
- BH4 Bournemouth, this district£265,000
- BH5 Bournemouth£225,000
- BH1 Bournemouth£221,500
- BH2 Bournemouth£200,000
All 18 districts in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, ranked
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £115,000 for a flat on Poole Road to £825,000 for a detached house on Benellen Gardens.
The latest standard sales recorded in BH4. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 18 Netherhall GardensSold for £580,000
- Flat 15, Stevenson Lodge, 39 Poole RoadSold for £115,000
- Flat 1, 46 Alumhurst RoadSold for £235,000
- Flat 23, The Pantechnicon, 2 Seamoor RoadSold for £287,500
- Flat 12, Farrington, 54 West Cliff RoadSold for £507,775
- Flat 3, Grosvenor Lodge, 7 Grosvenor RoadSold for £227,000
- Flat 6, 18 Alumdale RoadSold for £215,000
- 8 Benellen GardensSold for £825,000
- 3 Blenheim MewsSold for £510,000
- Flat 9, Burnaby Court, 37 Burnaby RoadSold for £223,500
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Surrey Road, Bournemouth£220,00033 sales
- Portarlington Road, Westbourne£252,50032 sales
- Branksome Wood Road, Bournemouth£216,50028 sales
- West Cliff Road, Bournemouth£285,00023 sales
- Alumhurst Road, Westbourne£243,50017 sales
Living in BH4
Crime
51 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 67 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 92% of homes can get it
Higher than 64 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
No postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 73 in 100 postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,436 a year in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for 2026 to 2027
Near the middle of all council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of BH4, from the sales in BH4, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Westbourne & West Cliff 261 sales£265,000
- Talbot & Branksome Woods 105 sales£260,000
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 36 | |
| C | 214 | |
| D | 136 | |
| E | 38 | |
| F | 8 | |
| G | 3 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | ||
| 79 | ||
| 64 | ||
| 23 | ||
| 135 | ||
| 45 | ||
| 76 | ||
| 9 |
Coal mining
None of the 234 live postcodes in BH4 is in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, although 10% of postcodes in the South West are.
About these figures
The figures come from 351 standard sales in BH4, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.