Bacteriostatic water in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Local facts for Bournemouth

Bournemouth sits in the BH1 postcode district (BH area), within Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West, England.

BH1 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Bournemouth go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• University of Southampton, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 41.3 km
• The University of Bath, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 79.7 km
• University of Bristol, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 96.3 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Nearby: Poole (7.3 km), Ferndown (9 km), Dorset Council (9.1 km), Broadstone (9.5 km), Hayes (10.2 km).

Regional hub: Bath.

Bournemouth lies south-east of Bath, about 81 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the BH postcode area (14 of the 236 we list for South West):

• Bournemouth, BH1, 0 km
• BH, 1.2 km
• Wimborne Minster, BH21, 11.7 km
• St Leonards, BH24, 12.4 km
• Swanage, BH19, 13.7 km
• Wareham, BH20, 16.9 km
• Verwood, BH31, 17.9 km
• Romford, BH31, 18.2 km

Postcode districts in the BH area covered by our South West location pages: BH1, BH15, BH18, BH19, BH20, BH21, BH22, BH24, BH31.

More nearby location pages in South West (up to 150 km, as few lie within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (5 location pages): Bournemouth 0 km, BH 1.2 km, Poole 7.3 km, Broadstone 9.5 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Bournemouth: north, Ferndown (9 km); east, BH (1.2 km); south, Swanage (13.7 km); west, Poole (7.3 km).

Location pages in South West within 10 km of Bournemouth: 6; within 25 km: 13; within 50 km: 26.

Map reference: 50.7210, -1.8767 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074553958).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.