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What can I build, and will it pay? The planning rules, what neighbours have built, planning decisions, energy upgrades, and whether extending pays.
| East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcodes in a conservation area | 2% | 10% | 10% |
| Postcodes under an Article 4 direction | 0% | 8% | 16% |
| Listed buildings | 16 | 5 | 12 |
| Postcodes in a tree preservation order zone | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Flats | 35% | 36% | 22% |
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Briar-Patch | II | 300 m |
| Sterlings | II | 360 m |
| Tuckton Public Library | II | 410 m |
| Church of St Katherine | II | 470 m |
| St Katherine'S Church Hall | II | 530 m |
| Nos 7, 9 and 9a (Stourcliffe House) and Nos 11 and 11a | II | 590 m |
| Water Tower | II | 700 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
planning.data.gov.uk (OGL), Historic England. The rules at one address are on its postcode's Improving page. General guidance, not planning advice.
| Home | Work | Seen | Space added | Rooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5, Southlands Avenue | Extension | 2026 | +14 m² | 5 → 6 |
| 22, Broadlands Avenue | Extension | 2026 | +17 m² | 4 → 4 |
| 293, Belle Vue Road | Extension | 2026 | +10 m² | 3 → 4 |
| 81, Broadway | Extension | 2026 | +30 m² | – |
| 5, Warren Lodge, 1, Warren Edge Road | Extension | 2026 | +15 m² | – |
| 11, Glendale Road | Extension | 2026 | +126 m² | 5 → 7 |
| 22, Braemar Avenue | Extension | 2026 | +64 m² | 4 → 5 |
| 19, Braemar Avenue | Extension | 2026 | +107 m² | 4 → 6 |
| 3, Malcomb Close | Extension | 2026 | +57 m² | – |
| 6, Ferry Road | Extension | 2026 | +34 m² | – |
Planning applications outside London aren't published as open data yet, so search the council's own register: the drawings, the decision and the agent are there. Find the council's planning register on GOV.UK ↗
| East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rated A or B | 12% | 9% | 12% |
| Rated E, F or G | 18% | 13% | 16% |
| Homes on mains gas | 90% | 88% | 86% |
| Gas use per home (kWh a year) | 11,334 | 10,096 | 11,043 |
| Households in fuel poverty | 8% | 9% | 10% |
| Homes built before 1919 | 9% | 18% | 20% |
A home's own recommended upgrades and their costs are on its energy certificate, shown on its page.
MHCLG energy certificates; DESNZ fuel poverty.
Across England and Wales, homes extended by a typical 30 m² and then resold rose about 11.1% more than similar homes nearby over the same years (124,884 resales); in South West, 11.9% (13,549 resales).
Rough build costs and resale evidence, not quotes or a valuation. How extensions pay off by size, type and region.
The money you don't get back either way, for the same extra space in East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head.
| Stamp duty on the new home | £21,000 |
|---|---|
| Estate agent on yours 1.2% + VAT | £7,488 |
| Solicitors, buying and selling | £3,000 |
| Survey | £600 |
| Removals | £1,500 |
| Money gone | £33,588 |
| Building, plus 15% for design, planning and contingency | £57,500 |
|---|---|
| Less what it adds to your home's value 60% of the local price | −£60,000 |
| Money gone | −£2,500 |
On these figures, extending loses about £36,088 less. Moving also changes the area, the schools and the commute; extending means months of building work and depends on planning.
Building costs vary a lot (a single-storey rear extension is often £2,000–£3,000 per m², more in London). How much space adds depends on the home and street: what extensions added to resale prices. A guide, not advice; nothing you type leaves this page.
Where people extend most, and where the planning rules are tighter.
| 6, Duncliff Road | Extension | 2026 | +13 m² | 5 → 6 |
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| 59, Harland Road | Extension | 2026 | +35 m² | 7 → 7 |
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| 16, Ken Road | Extension | 2026 | +37 m² | 6 → 6 |
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| 274, Iford Lane | Extension | 2026 | +19 m² | 5 → 5 |
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| 3, Verwood Crescent | Extension | 2026 | +78 m² | 3 → 6 |
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| 117, Carbery Avenue | Extension | 2026 | +101 m² | 5 → 5 |
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| 24, Cranleigh Close | Extension | 2026 | +28 m² | 5 → 6 |
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| 7, Elmsway | Extension | 2026 | +19 m² | – |
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| 31, Tuckton Road | Extension | 2026 | +41 m² | 6 → 7 |
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| 73, Hengistbury Road | Extension | 2025 | +61 m² | 7 → 6 |
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| 14, Viking Way | Extension | 2025 | +47 m² | 5 → 7 |
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| 31, Brightlands Avenue | Extension | 2025 | +51 m² | 6 → 6 |
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| 7a, Foxholes Road | Extension | 2025 | +45 m² | 6 → 7 |
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| 32, Foxholes Road | Extension | 2025 | +33 m² | – |
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| 9, Rowena Road | Extension | 2025 | +120 m² | 2 → 8 |
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| 84, Broadway | Extension | 2025 | +36 m² | – |
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| 11, Malcomb Close | Extension | 2025 | +80 m² | 4 → 6 |
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| 4, Ferry Road | Extension | 2025 | +22 m² | 3 → 4 |
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| 10, Twynham Road | Extension | 2025 | +30 m² | 9 → 10 |
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| 6d, St Catherines Road | Extension | 2025 | +41 m² | – |
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Not every extension shows here. We only see building work when a new energy certificate is lodged, which happens when a home is sold, let or newly built. A loft or extension added since then won't appear, even with planning permission and building control sign-off, because those records aren't published as open data outside London. Missing work doesn't mean missing paperwork.
From energy certificates: an extension where a later certificate shows more floor space, a loft conversion where roof rooms appear.
Sort by any column; open a neighbourhood for the same view.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.3% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 87.7% | 85.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 10.8% | 11.7% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 1.4% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.