BH4 postcode: council tax bands, what homes pay and house prices in Bournemouth
The BH4 postcode district covers 5,810 homes across 234 live postcodes in Bournemouth. The most common council tax band is Band C (24% of homes), which Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole charges £2,165 for 2026/27.
Council tax bands in BH4
| Band | Homes | Share | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2026/27 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | 868 | 15% | £1,624 |
| Band B | 1,182 | 20% | £1,894 |
| Band C | 1,413 | 24% | £2,165 |
| Band D | 1,061 | 18% | £2,436 |
| Band E | 593 | 10% | £2,977 |
| Band F | 323 | 5.6% | £3,518 |
| Band G | 345 | 5.9% | £4,059 |
| Band H | 26 | 0.4% | £4,871 |
Weighting every band by how many homes sit in it, the typical council tax bill in BH4 is about £2,361 a year (£197 a month) at Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole’s 2026/27 charges — Band D itself is £2,436, up 7.5% on 2025/26. Bands were set from 1 April 1991 values in England and Wales (2003 values in Wales) and only change on a revaluation or a successful challenge, so the mix below shifts slowly.
Across England and Wales 22% of homes are Band C, so BH4 is heavier than average in that band; 35% of homes here are Band A or B (43% nationally) and 22% are Band E or above (20% nationally).
These are the Valuation Office Agency’s counts for the statistical areas that make up BH4, not a look-up of your address — for the exact band of one property use the VOA band search. Charges include the adult social care precept and police, fire and parish precepts where Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole reports them in its Band D figure; single-person and other discounts come off afterwards.
House prices in BH4
HM Land Registry recorded 167 standard sales in BH4 in the twelve months to 31 July 2026. The median price paid was £263,000; half of sales fell between £207,000 and £330,000, with the cheapest at £65,000 and the dearest at £1,425,000. That is down 0.8% on the previous twelve months (median £265,000 from 104 sales).
| Type | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | 13 | £855,000 |
| Terraced | 4 | £447,500 |
| Flat / maisonette | 148 | £251,000 |
Gross yield at the BH4 median
ONS puts the average private rent in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole at £1,399 a month (July 2026). Against the BH4 median sale price of £263,000 that is a gross yield of 6.4% before void periods, agent fees, repairs and tax. The Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole rent and prices page breaks rent down by bedrooms, and the rental yield calculator takes your own purchase price and rent.
How old the homes are
| Built | Homes | BH4 | England & Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1900 | 1,441 | 25% | 15% |
| 1900–1939 | 866 | 15% | 20% |
| 1945–1972 | 1,277 | 22% | 26% |
| 1973–1999 | 1,253 | 22% | 21% |
| 2000–2008 | 661 | 11% | 6.3% |
| 2009 onwards | 242 | 4.2% | 12% |
40% of homes in BH4 were built before 1939, against 35% across England and Wales. Older stock usually means lower EPC ratings and higher heating bills — relevant because privately rented homes need EPC C by 1 October 2030, and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole’s EPC page shows how far the local stock is from that line.
If you let a home in BH4
- Empty between tenants: the landlord is liable for council tax during a void, and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole sets its own empty-home discount or premium — see Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council tax 2026/27 and council tax in void periods as a deductible expense.
- Second homes and long-term empties: a 100% premium can apply from April 2025 — the premium tracker lists each council’s decision.
- HMOs: since 1 December 2023 a licensed HMO is banded as one dwelling in England, with the landlord liable — check licensing rules by council.
- Buying to let here: run the second-home stamp duty and buy-to-let stress test at the BH4 median, then the rental income tax calculator.
Other BH postcodes
BH1 · BH2 · BH3 · BH5 · BH6 · BH7 · BH8 · BH9 · BH10 · BH11 · BH12 · BH13 · BH14 · BH15 · BH16 · BH17 · all BH districts
Sources
Open data this page is built from; figures are recomputed each time the site is rebuilt.
- Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax: stock of properties, 2025 — table CTSOP4.1, dwellings by band and build period at 31 March 2025, weighted from statistical areas into postcode districts
- HM Land Registry — Price Paid Data — standard sales registered to 31 July 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0
- ONS — Postcode Directory, August 2026 — live postcodes, statistical areas and local authorities. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
- Council tax charges 2026/27 — MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax levels, as used on this site’s council pages
- VOA — check your council tax band — the official per-address lookup
Asked about this postcode
Band C — 24% of the 5,810 homes the VOA lists in BH4. Bands A–D together cover 78% of homes here.
Band D in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is £2,436 a year; Band C, the most common band in BH4, is £2,165. Weighted across every band the typical bill is about £2,361.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole — 100% of live postcodes in BH4 fall in that authority.
The median price paid in the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was £263,000 across 167 standard sales registered with HM Land Registry; a quarter of sales were below £207,000 and a quarter above £330,000.
Use the Valuation Office Agency’s free search (linked above) — it returns the band for any address in England and Wales. If you think the band is wrong you can ask the VOA to review it; a successful challenge is backdated.