BH postcode area

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Bournemouth postcode area
Postcode area	BH
Postcode area name	Bournemouth
Post towns	11
Postcode districts	26
Postcode sectors	103
Postcodes (live)	15,443
Postcodes (total)	20,257
Statistics as at October 2006 [1]

The BH postcode area, also known as the Bournemouth postcode area^[2], is a group of postal districts around Bournemouth, Broadstone, Christchurch, Ferndown, New Milton, Poole, Ringwood, Swanage, Verwood, Wareham and Wimborne in England.

Contents 1 Coverage 2 Adjacent areas 3 References 4 See also

[edit] Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postal districts:

Postal district	Post town	Coverage	Local authority
BH1	BOURNEMOUTH
BH2	BOURNEMOUTH
BH3	BOURNEMOUTH
BH4	BOURNEMOUTH
BH5	BOURNEMOUTH
BH6	BOURNEMOUTH
BH7	BOURNEMOUTH
BH8	BOURNEMOUTH
BH9	BOURNEMOUTH
BH10	BOURNEMOUTH
BH11	BOURNEMOUTH
BH12	POOLE
BH13	POOLE
BH14	POOLE
BH15	POOLE
BH16	POOLE
BH17	POOLE
BH18	BROADSTONE
BH19	SWANAGE
BH20	WAREHAM
BH21	WIMBORNE
BH22	FERNDOWN
BH23	CHRISTCHURCH
BH24	RINGWOOD
BH25	NEW MILTON
BH31	VERWOOD

[edit] Adjacent areas

The adjacent postcode areas are (clockwise from east) - SO (Southampton) - DT (Dorchester) - SP (Salisbury) .

Adjacent postcode areas SP DT BH SO

[edit] References

1. ^ National Statistics, Postcode Directory Version Notes, (2006)
2. ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)

[edit] See also

• List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom